Would You Rather (2012)

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

Director:

David Guy Levy

Writer:

Steffen Schlachtenhaufen

Stars:

Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brittany Snow	...	Iris
Jeffrey Combs	...	Shepard Lambrick
Jonny Coyne	...	Bevans
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Dr. Barden
Enver Gjokaj	...	Lucas
Sasha Grey	...	Amy
John Heard	...	Conway
Charlie Hofheimer	...	Travis
Eddie Steeples	...	Cal
June Squibb	...	Linda
Robin Lord Taylor	...	Julian
Robb Wells	...	Peter
Logan Miller	...	Raleigh
Larry Cedar	...	Driver
Ptolemy Slocum	...	Shift Manager

Storyline

A young woman, desperate to help her sickly brother, accepts a dinner invitation to what seems to be easy money. As soon as she arrives to dinner, she realizes that playing the "game" is deadly for its losers. She and several others spend the night being terriorized in a game of would you rather.

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Plot Keywords:

game | eye slitting | shock | whip | slit eye | 

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Taglines:

Tell yourself it's just a game.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A játék

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Periscope Entertainment,Social Construct,Dreamher Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Enver Gjokaj, Logan Miller, and Robin Lord Taylor have all appeared on "The Walking Dead".

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Goofs

During end title credits, the character "Travis" is listed twice, once portrayed by Enver Gjokaj and again by Charlie Hofheimer. Enver Gjokaj played "Lucas", a role not listed in the end title credits at all.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Shift Manager: You're available to start right away?
Iris: Yes.
Shift Manager: I'm not really seeing a lot of restaurant experience on the, uh, resume.
Iris: I've always had, um, summer jobs, but... yeah, mostly retail.
Shift Manager: So, did you drop out of school, or... Why'd you come all the way back here?
Iris: Oh, no, um... Well, this is my home, and there was an accident, so I have to take care of my brother.
Shift Manager: Well, I'll tell you what I can do, um... I'll talk to the owner. Uh, I know they were looking for, uh, wait staff with experience,...
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Crazy Credits

During initial credits the production company is misspelled as Perisicope.

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Connections

Referenced in The Darkest Nothing: Paraphrenia (2018)

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Soundtracks

Midnight, the Stars and You
(uncredited)
Written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
Performed by Ray Noble and His Orchestra (as Ray Noble Orchestra) with Al Bowlly

User Reviews

Loved this low budget horror movie with suspense

So rare to see a low budget horror movie this successful. If you like horror that makes you think you should enjoy this. It is suspenseful from the outset and has lots of twists and turns to keep you jumping. I like the way they created a real world in that crazy house with all the dynamics of family and servants. Extremely creepy.

The girl was a good little actress. Combs was suitably crazy as the administrator of the game. He definitely made the movie. I was surprised with some of the actors they got to fill out the game. I think I recognized each one, including the ex porn star and the drunk John Heard.