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Gerard Butler in Gamer (2009)

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Gamer

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Edited into

    • "5 Second Movies" Gamer (TV Episode 2009)

      Edited into short comedic film

Featured in

    • "The Rotten Tomatoes Show" The Book of Eli/The Spy Next Door/Fish Tank (TV Episode 2010)

      New on DVD in the Weekend Peekend
    • "Bad Movie Beatdown" Gamer (TV Episode 2011)

      movie is reviewed
    • "Bad Movie Beatdown" The Condemned (TV Episode 2012)

      Film Brain recalls his review of the film
    • "WatchMojo" Top 10 Movies that Remind Us of The Hunger Games (TV Episode 2012)

      Gamer is #10.
    • "WatchMojo" Top 10 Fictional Video Games in Movies (TV Episode 2015)

      Slayers is #5.

Features

    • Galaxian (Video Game 1979)

      Humanz hideout/Listed in the end credits
    • Asteroids (Video Game 1979)

      Humanz hideout/Listed in the end credits
    • Battlezone (Video Game 1980)

      Humanz hideout/Listed in the end credits
    • Missile Command (Video Game 1980)

      Humanz hideout/Listed in the end credits
    • Centipede (Video Game 1981)

      Humanz hideout/Listed in the end credits

Referenced in

    • "Film Junk Podcast" Episode 234: Extract, Gamer and Halloween II (Podcast Episode 2009)

      Reviewed
    • "Trailer Failure" Jennifer's Body, Inception, Ninja Assassin, Power & Astro Boy (TV Episode 2009)

      "That's what you get for starring in Gamer, asshole."
    • "The Rotten Tomatoes Show" Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (TV Episode 2010)

      Listed as a bad movie starring Gerard Butler.
    • "Bad Movie Beatdown" The Ugly Truth (TV Episode 2010)

      referencing other Gerard Butler films of 2009
    • "Bad Movie Beatdown" Spy Kids 3D- Game Over (TV Episode 2011)

      Poster seen in the background

References

    • Pinocchio (1940)

      Hackman sings "I've Got No Strings"
    • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

      When Kable is being rescued from the rave, the girl that opens the van door is dressed as an Oompa Loompa.
    • Blade Runner (1982)

      When Gorge searches for a costume for Angie, one of the options is to make her look like Pris
    • The Running Man (1987)

      Gamer borrows themes and elements similar to those used in The Running Man (1987), in which the main character was named Ben Richards. In Gamer there's a character named Ben Richard.
    • Crank (2006)

      Simon wears a Crank t-shirt

Spoofs

    • Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (Video Game 1990)

      The janitor in the middle of the combat zone (played by John Leguizamo) is likely a reference to janitor Roger Wilco from the Space Quest games.
    • Half-Life (Video Game 1998)

      The man with the briefcase crossing the combat early in the movie is likely a reference to G-man from the Half-Life games.

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