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Surviving the Game

  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
13K
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Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham, Gary Busey, Charles S. Dutton, Ice-T, John C. McGinley, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
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A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is the... Read allA homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.

  • Director
    • Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Writer
    • Eric Bernt
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Ice-T
    • Charles S. Dutton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
    • Writer
      • Eric Bernt
    • Stars
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Ice-T
      • Charles S. Dutton
    • 80User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Surviving The Game
    Trailer 0:31
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    Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham, Charles S. Dutton, John C. McGinley, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Gary Busey in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey, Charles S. Dutton, Ice-T, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
    F. Murray Abraham, Gary Busey, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Gary Busey and Ice-T in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Ice-T in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Ice-T in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham, and Gary Busey in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey, and Ice-T in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham, Gary Busey, Charles S. Dutton, Ice-T, John C. McGinley, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
    Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham, and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)
    F. Murray Abraham and William McNamara in Surviving the Game (1994)

    Top cast20

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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Thomas Burns
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Jack Mason
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • Walter Cole
    • (as Charles Dutton)
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Doc Hawkins
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Wolfe Sr.
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • John Griffin
    William McNamara
    William McNamara
    • Derek Wolfe Jr.
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Hank
    Bob Minor
    Bob Minor
    • Security Guard
    Lawrence C. McCoy
    • Hotel Clerk
    George Fisher
    George Fisher
    • Taxi Driver
    Jacqui Dickerson
    • Taxi Passenger
    Victor Morris
    Victor Morris
    • Homeless Father
    Frederic Collins Jr.
    • Homeless Child
    Steven King
    • Mercedes Driver
    Sheila Scott
    • Bag Lady
    Steven Lambert
    Steven Lambert
    • 1st Trophy Hunted
    Kevin Harris
    • Homeless Man
    • Director
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
    • Writer
      • Eric Bernt
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey wrote his entire dinner monologue about the origin of his scar himself. The script had several scenes of Hauer's character Burns establishing his natural leadership by reminding the other hunters to abide by his rules. Originally, the dinner scene would be the moment where he puts Busey's character Doc back in his place. However, on the day of rehearsals, Busey came up with a two-page monologue about his dog that he wanted to try out. Hauer felt that Busey was obviously trying to steal his scene away by not giving him a chance to intervene in his monologue. So during the actual filming, Hauer improvised a quick response to the story by calling it "bullshit", which greatly confused Busey. However, Busey's delivery so impressed the director and the other actors that his monologue was kept in the final film, and Hauer's retort wasn't used.
    • Goofs
      Soon after Doc Hawkins is killed we see him in the background riding his ATV with the rest of the group. A huge crowd of the production crew can also be seen in this very same shot.
    • Quotes

      Jack Mason: [last lines, while aiming Burns' own custom-modified hunting rifle at him] BANG! Game over.

      [He unloads the gun and discards the bullets, then drops the rifle and turns away. As Mason walks off, Burns gets up and recovers his gun]

      Burns: [reloading his weapon] This is my lucky day. Hey, Mason...!

      [Mason doesn't even look back]

      Jack Mason: Burns, there's one thing you should do first, when you find a gun.

      [a closeup of Burns' hunting rifle reveals that Mason has jammed it with a tightly-wadded cigarette]

      Burns: ...Say cheese.

      [He pulls the trigger and his rifle backfires explosively, killing him instead of Mason]

      Jack Mason: ALWAYS check the barrel.

      [He continues walking off into the moonlit evening, as the credits roll]

    • Connections
      Edited into Dominion (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      The Goldberg Variations
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as Bach)
      Performed by Harry Cohen

    User reviews80

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    Don't Mess With the Homeless
    Beverage guy Ice T plays a down and out "bum" that is given a job to help a group of guys at a hunting lodge...or so he thinks. In reality, he is to be the prey. Surviving the Game is a reworking of the timeless classic story by Richard Connell "The Most Dangerous Game." Ice T ends up running from this group of selfish, arrogant, and sadistic killers that feel no remorse or shame for killing this man because he is a homeless vagrant. He matches wits with his opponents and then some. This film can best be described as entertainment. It isn't full of great acting..the acting is acceptable with a few good performances out of Rutger Hauer(Man this guy can be scary) and Charles Dutton. The rest are merely adequate...a means to develop the plot and move things along. The story is pretty good but has some flaws, but the film is full of action and suspense.
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    4
    • BaronBl00d
    • Jul 24, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гра на виживання
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Wenatchee State Airport, Washington, USA(cabin and landing strip)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • New Line Productions
      • David Permut Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,727,256
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,907,468
      • Apr 17, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,727,256
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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