Gerald's Game (2017)

A couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free.

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writers:

Mike Flanagan (screenplay by), Jeff Howard (screenplay by)

Stars:

Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carla Gugino	...	Jessie
Bruce Greenwood	...	Gerald
Chiara Aurelia	...	Young Jessie
Carel Struycken	...	Moonlight Man
Henry Thomas	...	Tom
Kate Siegel	...	Sally
Adalyn Jones	...	Maddie
Bryce Harper	...	James
Gwendolyn Mulamba	...	Judge
James Flanagan	...	Court Clerk
Dori Lumpkin	...	Teenage Girl
Natalie Roers	...	Reporter #1
Nikia Reynolds	...	Reporter #2
Bill Riales	...	Reporter #3
Chuck Borden	...	Court Officer #1

Storyline

When a harmless game between a married couple in a remote retreat suddenly becomes a harrowing fight for survival, wife Jessie must confront long-buried demons within her own mind - and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | fight for survival | hallucination | survival | handcuffed to a bed | 

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Taglines:

Some games you play, some you survive.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the novel, the solar eclipse in question is the one of July 20, 1963, whose path of totality crossed Maine. In the movie, it is presumably the one of May 30, 1984, whose path of totality crossed New Orleans.

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Goofs

It is very unlikely that the car's airbags wouldn't deploy with such a hard crash.

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Quotes

Gerald Burlingame: Everybody's got a little corner in there somewhere; a button they won't admit they want pressed. Year after year, I barely gave you a glimpse of mine.

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Crazy Credits

In each of the main credits' screen, a letter G, O, C or N is styled with the bright half-circle of the eclipse, which defines the color of the fonts: Letters to the left of that one are "lit up" in yellow, less bright the farther they are; the other letters are red. The remaining credits also have an unusual lighting, scrolling over a bright circle so that some letters are suddenly clearer.

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Connections

References Cujo (1983)

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Soundtracks

Darling I Need Your Love
Written by L. Stuart & Joseph Newell
Performed by The Chips
Courtesy of Tru-Gems Records, LLC

User Reviews

Beautiful film!

This is a step up from your usual horror NetFlix productions and especially from other Stephen King translations. I mean it was a bomb! And in the good way.

So the movie itself has that 127 Hours touch, but far, far better than expected. And without spoiling it to you, I have to say Gerald's Game makes the most of everything. Not one detail is left untouched, the usage of the entire environment, memories makes for a terrific viewing experience.

You'll be fed tension, scares, confusion, hope and denial, a beautiful game indeed that you just have to be part of. And let me say one more thing, the ending, that was just brilliant. The cherry on the cake. The cold beer after a long hard day. Simply put: RECOMMENDED!

Cheers!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gerald's Game

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intrepid Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1