Funny Games (2007)

Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.

Director:

Michael Haneke

Writer:

Michael Haneke

Stars:

Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Naomi Watts	...	Ann
Tim Roth	...	George
Michael Pitt	...	Paul
Brady Corbet	...	Peter
Devon Gearhart	...	Georgie
Boyd Gaines	...	Fred
Siobhan Fallon Hogan	...	Betsy
Robert LuPone	...	Robert
Susi Haneke	...	Betsy's Sister-in-Law (as Susanne Haneke)
Linda Moran	...	Eve

Storyline

In this English-language remake of a deconstruction in the way violence is portrayed in the media, a family settles into its vacation home, which happens to be the next stop for a pair of young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an excursion through the neighborhood.

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Plot Keywords:

home invasion | tied up while barefoot | tied feet | hit with a golf club | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

Let the games begin

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

16

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second time that Michael Pitt has played a character inspired by the real life murder committed by Leopold and Loeb in 1924, the other role was the character Justin Pendleton in 'Murder By Numbers.'

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Goofs

When Paul "rewinds" the film he presses the Volume Down (-) button on the remote control rather than the Rewind button.

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Quotes

Paul: You must admit, you brought this on yourself.

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Connections

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Soundtracks

CARE SELVE, OMBRE BEATE
from "Atalanta"
Written by George Frideric Handel (as G. F. Händel)
Performed by Beniamino Gigli
(P: 1950 EMI Records Ltd
digital remastering (P: 1999 EMI Records
Courtesy of EMI Music France

User Reviews

Horrifyly, chillingly good psychodrama

I saw this movie yesterday and on the whole really liked it. Whew ... I don't know when last I've been to a horror movie / psychodrama that was so relentlessly scary ... in a lean, bleak, psychologically devastating way.

I thought the acting and scripting and directing and editing were all really excellent throughout. Everything but everything in this movie works together to draw you into an utterly horrifying experience.

What really captivated me was this understated but relentless tension that just grips and chokes and overwhelms from beginning to end.

This is the kind of movie that really, really makes you *feel* like you're there, going through what this unfortunate family went through.

If you haven't seen it yet and like good, chilling, judiciously bloody psychodrama, hey, check this movie out ... it's really scary psychodrama at its very best.

Charles Delacroix

Details

Country:

USA France UK Austria Germany Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 2008 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Funny Games U.S.

Filming Locations:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$544,833, 16 March 2008

Gross USA:

$1,294,919

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,938,872

Company Credits

Production Co:

Celluloid Dreams, Halcyon Pictures, Tartan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1