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Atari: Game Over

  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 6m
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6.7/10
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Atari: Game Over (2014)
A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.
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A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.
IMDb RATING
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5.9K
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  • Director
    • Zak Penn
  • Stars
    • Zak Penn
    • Joe Lewandowski
    • Robert Rentschler
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  • Director
    • Zak Penn
  • Stars
    • Zak Penn
    • Joe Lewandowski
    • Robert Rentschler
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    • 25User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Zak Penn
    Zak Penn
    • Self - Narratoras Self - Narrator
    Joe Lewandowski
    • Self - Waste Disposal Expert & Historianas Self - Waste Disposal Expert & Historian
    Robert Rentschler
    • Self - Former Mayor, Alamogordoas Self - Former Mayor, Alamogordo
    Paul Sanchez
    • Self - Mayoral Candidate, Alamogordoas Self - Mayoral Candidate, Alamogordo
    Manny Gerard
    • Self - Co-Chief Operating Officer, Warner Communications Inc.as Self - Co-Chief Operating Officer, Warner Communications Inc.
    Nolan Bushnell
    Nolan Bushnell
    • Self - Co-Founder, Atarias Self - Co-Founder, Atari
    Seamus Blackley
    • Self - Co-Creator, Xboxas Self - Co-Creator, Xbox
    Howard Scott Warshaw
    Howard Scott Warshaw
    • Self - Game Engineer, Atari Inc.as Self - Game Engineer, Atari Inc.
    Son Huffmon
    • Self - Construction Division Manager, Mese Verde Enterprisesas Self - Construction Division Manager, Mese Verde Enterprises
    Pat Magill
    • Self - Director of Engineering, Mese Verde Enterprisesas Self - Director of Engineering, Mese Verde Enterprises
    Mike Mika
    • Self - Game Designer & Preservationistas Self - Game Designer & Preservationist
    Susie Galea
    • Self - Mayor, Alamogordoas Self - Mayor, Alamogordo
    Andrew Reinhard
    • Self - Archaeologist, American School of Classical Studies at Athensas Self - Archaeologist, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
    Raiford Guins
    • Self - Associate Professor of Culture & Technology, Stony Brook Universityas Self - Associate Professor of Culture & Technology, Stony Brook University
    Ernest Cline
    Ernest Cline
    • Self - Screenwriter & Novelistas Self - Screenwriter & Novelist
    George R.R. Martin
    George R.R. Martin
    • Self - Writer, Game of Thronesas Self - Writer, Game of Thrones
    Gary Whitta
    • Self - Screenwriter & Former Game Journalistas Self - Screenwriter & Former Game Journalist
    Deb Lewandowski
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Zak Penn
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    • Trivia
      This was supposed to be the first episode of a six part documentary series called 'Signal to Noise', made by Xbox Entertainment Studios. However, in July 2014, it became apparent that mother company Microsoft was going to shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios. Because of this, no other episodes of 'Signal to Noise' were made.
    • Quotes

      Himself - Narrator: [Discussing the chances that the digging of the dump being successful] You're saying that there's a possibility that this could turn out to be a giant waste of time?

      Himself - Waste Disposal Expert & Historian: I think I've said it before: I'll bet the car, I won't bet the house.

    • Connections
      Features Pong (1972)

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    A waste of time
    So some guy finds out a legend on the Internet. And he wants to see if it is true. That is the basis of this documentary. The guy is a smart guy. So somebody else has already done all the research. This one is only about exploiting the situation and selling the movie. The research is pretty much we have a photo and we assume we have to dig in this area. Everything else is about bringing the boring cast of talking heads who can barf a lot of meaningless words. Like talking about how a crap game "killed the video game industry". Even if the video game industry was well and making billions at the time the film is made. So one to three minutes of information for over an hour. What a rip off!

    Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • German
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Atari
    • Filming locations
      • Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fuel Entertainment USA
      • GRAiNEY Pictures
      • Lightbox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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