The Game: What Happened to David Fincher’s Most Underrated Movie?

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Over the past three decades, few filmmakers have mastered their craft better than David Fincher. With a fastidious eye for framing and a deep focus on directorial details, Fincher has fashioned some of the most precisely orchestrated cinematic outings since his big screen debut in 1992. Yet, for most avid cinephiles and casual movie fans alike, Fincher will almost always be most associated with Se7en and Fight Club in the 90s and perhaps The Social Network and Gone Girl in the 2010s. If that’s an accurate assessment, then it begs the question - what is David Fincher’s all-time most underrated movie? While the recent release of The Killer is a worthy candidate, and a serious case can be made for Zodiac, The Game continues to be a criminally unheralded psychological thriller that, upon repeat viewings, toys and torments the audience with devious plotting and duplicitous tricks as only Fincher can forge.
Often considered the first post-modern mainstream movie on record, The Game has deservingly garnered a lot more love in the past 25 years than when it was released in 1997. With that in mind, there are a ton of fascinating factoids and interesting tidbits behind the scenes of The Game that even hardcore fans of the film may not be privy to, including the movie’s origin, the inspiration for the project, major casting, and character changes, filming locations, on-set injuries and mishaps, alternate endings, Fincher’s ultimate displeasure with the result, and a lot more, let’s leap off the roof and find out What Happened to David Fincher’s The Game!
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@ThomasBryant 2 месяца назад

Man, I dunno how people couldn't appreciate a movie like this. I loved it. Still love it. And I watch it probably once or twice a year. Its definitely a cult classic.

@MrJacksspleen 2 месяца назад

The idea that a 1997 audience wasn't sophisticated enough to appreciate it is silly. Plenty of people appreciated it then. It's not like later audiences who were raised on reality TV or tik tok have some sort of higher level of sophistication.

@stornkolson 2 месяца назад

Saw that one in the theater way back when. My girl straight jumped on my junk for most of it. Hellz yeh

@youtubedj9298 2 месяца назад

Once or twice a year? How many times have you seen this movie?

@seancorrigan7448 2 месяца назад

I do the same. Completely agree. Great film with a great performance from Michael Douglas. One of Fincher's best.

@soldatheero Месяц назад

@@MrJacksspleen i agree, def seems more like the opposite esp since so many movies today are shallow and dumb. ei) popularity of super hero movies

@debbierussell1495 2 месяца назад

As soon as you start thinking of The Game as a dark psychological fantasy rather than a thriller it makes a whole lot more sense. Great movie. 👍

@Cotton_Eyed_Joe 2 месяца назад

I thought Michael Douglas brought the essence of his Wall Street character to this part and was perfect for this movie and the feel and the vibe of if. It's always been a favourite movie of mine.

@davidgalinat4257 2 месяца назад

Yes! The alternate title could have been "Gordon Gekko Gets His."

@ArtVandelayOfficial 2 месяца назад

Ditto

@MrScratch69 2 месяца назад

Absolutely! Such a great, entertaining film.

@deborahblackvideoediting8697 2 месяца назад

11:03 - What? Some people really thought the whole thing was a practical joke? At the beginning of the movie, Nicolas - despite his financial success - is a broken man haunted by the suicide of his father. He has no friends, no girlfriend or wife and only socializes with others when he has to. He is terribly unhappy and heading towards the fate of his father. His brother, Conrad, loves him and that's why he gives him the gift of participating in The Game for his birthday - to help change the trajectory of his life. It was never a practical joke. How anyone could see it that way is beyond me.

@bloodydominations992 2 месяца назад

Not sure why people think the ending is contrived but the rest of the movie gets a pass. I remember the first time I watched this, you didn’t know what was real and what was part of the game. The ending lets you know that everything was carefully orchestrated and was part of the game. Anyhow, loved this in 1997 and still love it today…

@Omar-wq9dz 2 месяца назад

I think David Fincher admitted the ending was underwhelming, saying he couldn’t figure out how to pull it off

@Nickster292 2 месяца назад

@@bloomtikbloom9593 Agreed!

@mrsam0496 2 месяца назад

Only Usual Suspects tops this movies end twist

@creigcoogan5363 2 месяца назад

“Discovering the object of the Game…is the object of the Game.”

@alisdairmckenzie Месяц назад

"First rule of Fight Club - don't talk about Fight Club"

@wstine79 2 месяца назад

The ending felt like an Thriller version of April Fool's Day.

@riccee5242 2 месяца назад

One of the most intriguing aspects of the game was the company/business that created it and Conrad's convincing ability to sell the lie they wanted him to sell to his own brother. When the business just up and disappears overnight, it was like a conspiracy within a conspiracy. (And also no doubt had the audience questioning the authenticity of actual "businesses" out there in real life) Very very surreal

@davecool42 2 месяца назад

Until this moment, I thought Michael Douglas played his own father in the flashback scenes.

@anadraham2995 2 месяца назад

Right ⁉️⁉️⁉️ I woulda bet money on it...

@Labyrinth1010 2 месяца назад

Same.

@bubububnever 2 месяца назад

Hell no. The ending is perfect and hysterical. The t-shirt was the cherry on top.

@anthonymerchant2597 2 месяца назад

This is when Fincher was on top of his game in making memorable films that you thought about long after watching them. I still want to find that T-shirt he gets at the end of the film.

@chasehedges6775 2 месяца назад

Exactly. 💯💯💯

@youtubedj9298 2 месяца назад

I mean, it's just text. Can't you just get one made?

@sylviamueller7365 2 месяца назад

Loved it. Loved the ending.

@salvatronprime9882 2 месяца назад

I rented this randomly one night from Blockbuster on VHS. I was blown away! Great cult classic!!

@user-mg5cm4vs3m 2 месяца назад

Honestly, I loved this movie at the time. Well made, solid acting and just fun to watch. I'm definitely going to give it a rewatch in the next week. Thanks for reminding me of it.

@baronvg 2 месяца назад

You know you’ve got quite the oeuvre when people just casually forget about The Game, Panic Room, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE 2 месяца назад

Always love showing this movie to people for the first time.

@al5068 2 месяца назад

Hands down one of my favorite films. I always have it in a library of some sort.

@markmccarthy7887 2 месяца назад

Oh man the game was my real introduction to Fincher …come on Douglas and Penn absolutely love this movie. Seven is a great film but in my experience a lot of people recoil from the subject matter and can’t see the greatness past the horror movie type vibe.

@blatherskite3009 2 месяца назад

It would be interesting to see the original 1991 script for "The Game" because I've always suspected that the idea was "borrowed" from a little-known 1988 UK TV mini-series called "The One Game" - which has a very similar concept, with a successful businessman finding himself forced into a "reality game" designed to mess with his business and personal life, and to make him think about his life-choices. The mini-series made a lot more sense (imho) because in that version the protagonist - the Michael Douglas figure - is the boss of a successful video game company, and the antagonist is his former business partner who he forced out of the company just as it hit the big-time. The antagonist is literally a game designer, so taking his revenge on the person who betrayed him by putting him through a "reality game" designed especially for him makes a lot more sense than it being just some joke birthday present. Anyway, I guess it's _possible_ that "The Game" was independently conceived and by total coincidence happened to have a similar name and concept to an obscure mini-series that aired in the UK two or three years before the spec script for "The Game" was submitted.

@astrostar49 2 месяца назад

I'm a bay area native, I like going back to this film just to see how cool San Francisco was in the 90's. The city is a shell of it's glory days now. BTW for any football fans out there, former 49ers linebacker Keena Turner plays a beat cop in this film.

@MrMegatron85 2 месяца назад

I can't even tell you how many times I've watched this masterpiece

@ArtVandelayOfficial 2 месяца назад

This film has always lingered in my consciousness

@danthsmith 2 месяца назад

It's basically a Christmas Carol updated. A night of horror gives obnoxious rich person some experience of humanity etc

@thecunninlynguist 2 месяца назад

He failed to show up to court and now owes millions

@thedudeabides3138 2 месяца назад

My willing suspension of disbelief was pushed to breaking point by the denouement. Too much “had to happen” to Douglas’ character for me to buy the “HaHa! Gotcha!” moment at the end. I remember being bitterly disappointed, because I’d bought into so much of what had gone before. The casting was really good throughout though, and Douglas in particular, knocked it out of the park.

@WilliamHaisch 2 месяца назад

I saw the movie in the theater about a million years ago. I liked the twist ending, the psychological aspect, and the funny t-shirt. I thoroughly enjoyed the ending and I’m not sorry. 😊

@Alexvander10 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie when i first saw it in theaters. Engrossing and well shot.

@tonybarnes2920 2 месяца назад

Loved it when I first saw it in 97, love it now. Will probably watch it again after this, now. It's good stuff Fincher.

@rogerwalker3969 2 месяца назад

A great movie indeed. , Defiantly underrated.

@crazygeorge6993 2 месяца назад

Ive always loved The Game my all time favourite Michael Douglas film

@VincentVonDudler 2 месяца назад

This movie was amazing. I wanna watch it again before watching this video. EDIT: Just watched it again and then watched this video. 'The Game' is pretty much a "what's in the *next* box?" meandering JJ Abram's movie *but* with a much better director. Psychological thrillers *should* be a bit meandering to maintain the audience's states of uncertainty, paranoia, anxiety, and dread. A bit disappointing that Fincher doesn't like it. I bet all it would take is him to make a few changes to the movie for him to be proud of the picture...because it's good. I like it - a lot.

@mtothejizzy 2 месяца назад

Loved it in ‘97 and still do. Great film! 👍😎

@DNOstalgia 2 месяца назад

I have loved this movie since it had me on the edge of my seat in the cinema when it came out. Classic.

@nicholasd3990 2 месяца назад

Fantastic movie I only watched for the first time a few months ago. HIGHLY recommend the Criterion Collection blu ray

@RainePhoenix 2 месяца назад

The fact that Charles Martinet played Nick's father blew my mind!

@jakestatefarm3477 Месяц назад

I remember The Game, picked it up at Hollywood Video, and enjoyed every minute of it.

@mirthenary 2 месяца назад

I have to say, blew it off when it came out. Then I happened to catch it on tv, liked it, then got the dvd😁 Same goes for Shawshank Redemption and Dark City

@glyph2011 2 месяца назад

09:32. Proscenium. Pronounced “Pro- see-nee-um” from the theatrical stage design “Proscenium Arch”. The traditional theatrical stage you would see in the theatre. Great video 👍 SUPERB movie. Love THE GAME. Great Criterion Blu-Ray too.

@deborahblackvideoediting8697 2 месяца назад

Lol, the pronunciation was pretty funny!

@thomasbechmann7548 2 месяца назад

I love a good thriller and «The Game» is an excellente thriller!

@chasehedges6775 2 месяца назад

Same here. Excellent film

@georgefuimaono3355 Месяц назад

Great video review 👍

@jb_makesgames2264 2 месяца назад

Great Video - this is one of my all time favorites and one of best Douglas's films

@WhiteScarsEmo 2 месяца назад

“The Game”, very atmospheric. But very murky as well. I never felt like I was ahead of the story. It took a few viewings for me to start to actually get it. (Or get it as much as I could.) Michael Douglas hits it out of the park. He's perfect for the playing the role of someone who is slowly unraveling and we get to see the process. He did similar slow burn into rage/madness "War of the Roses" and "Falling Down".

@jevinday 2 месяца назад

Ahh man, my brother and I were going to watch this recently but we didn't. I'm gonna watch it soon and then come back to this video

@Silentghos 2 месяца назад

So good and remember watching it on vhs from the local rental store. Was blown away

@jeffgaz 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie when it first came out. I was in high school taking a psychology class and the whole premise and idea behind the film fascinated me.

@youtubedj9298 2 месяца назад

This movie is why I don't trust anybody who wants me to take a psychological test.

@johannaverplank4858 2 месяца назад

I LOVE this film. I used to have it on DVD and I watched it all the time.

@ryanmarkley1979 2 месяца назад

Saw this in theaters when it came out, and loved it! I remember taking a few friends to watch it after just to get their reactions, never a disappointment. Thank you for the great content as always.

@gothicel 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie when it first came out so I don't know what the hate was like from the rest of the viewing public, I thought it was smart and was a great adventure for me.

@Ghaleon42 2 месяца назад

I saw this in theaters when I was a kid in the 90s! Loved it!

@kimrice394 2 месяца назад

It’s great! Edgy, scary, fun. Memorable!

@stephenrynerson5530 2 месяца назад

A great video for a great film! (I saw it twice in theaters when it was originally released.) My only major critique of it is that I would have preferred a more ambiguous finale that left you uncertain whether Douglas was still "playing" the Game in the end.

@jaynichols7932 Месяц назад

I never heard of or watched the movie until about 5 years ago - That being said this is an excellent thriller of a movie that I have watched several times now.

@Myrdden71 14 часов назад

Loved it the first time I saw it, and it's still great. I'm a huge Hitchcock fan, so this was right up my alley in trying to figure out if it was real or just a game. The actors for the three main characters were spot-on in their portrayals. I can't imagine anyone but Douglas and Penn playing those brothers. And Debra Unger was perfect in her role.

@zqrahll 2 месяца назад

The Game was wonderful and I'm so glad I got to see it in the theater all those years ago. And I love the third act, even with the odd, black comedy aspect.

@DevilDogMuNky 2 месяца назад

My Junior year H.S. teacher had us watch this film for theme analysis, and I've loved this film ever since! Just like in the movie when he's at the country club and speaks with the previous players, "I envy you, I wish I could go back and do it for the first time all over again."

@snipppa 2 месяца назад

Always loved it.👍👍

@bazza5699 2 месяца назад

one of my all time favourite films.

@AliensInc. 2 месяца назад

Love it and seen it more than 30 times, usually once a year

@simonwoodthrillerwriter 2 месяца назад

Love this film. There are so issues with the ending but the rest of the film is good that I can forgive its shortcomings. This film looks great and the casting is awesome. Deborah Kara Unger really stands out in the role. Fincher might not like it but it's still a banger.

@thefunshow2024 2 месяца назад

Give Fincher lemons and you'll get the best movie of the year.

@tomlichnofsky.7048 2 месяца назад

Another True David Fincher Masterpiece! 👍😊👌 The Awesomeness Continues! ✊😊👊🍁♈🍁

@uhok2584 2 месяца назад

I just lost The Game

@TreyIM22 2 месяца назад

I'm just now finding out that Fincher did this flick. I honestly knew nothing about Fincher until well after Seven, which I actually didn't like...until the end. That ending just made the whole movie better to me, somehow. He went THERE!! Ha.. The Game is STILL my favorite flick of all time, and in crazy ironies, 2 separate but close friends of mine in 2 separate conversations about what our favorite movies are, years apart - Both said the same movie. My mind was blown but then again, oddly, these type of crazy ironies are par for the course for my life and have increased exponentially since then, which were up to 15 yrs ago. That said, I saw this in the theater, and the rollercoaster ride of a movie was one thing i loved was one thing but the other was the character and his being wealthy and living in that tyoe of "old money" mansion. I was nor had/have neither of those things, but I'm a sucker for stories of ppl growing as ppl and I always wanted that kind of money and home. I was dran to another movie of Douglas' around the same time where he was also wealthy, but another crazy irony was the fact his bday in The Game is the day before mine but his brother actually said my bday in error. My ex at the time looked at me innthe theater with a smile. Might be a part of the draw of the character because of Libra character traits. I will say I have gotten cynical in life which is obviously who Nick's character is but I'm not cold like he...or, well, that cold. Lol. I can be but rather not. Ha.

@stuartbagley2586 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie the first time I saw it back when it was in theaters. Still great.

@Dr3adKnight Месяц назад

I just saw it yesterday night. Very good movie. It worths your time.

@robertpesa4157 2 месяца назад

Downloaded rhis to watch on a flight to Italy, watched it on the way home also. Love this movie

@mizer9510 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie. It was an edge of your seat thriller. Extremely far fetched at times but still wildly entertaining. Michael Douglas was amazing as always.

@totallypreposterous 2 месяца назад

Saw this movie in theaters in my teens and I freaking loved it. Especially the ending! Idk what anyone not liking it is thinking. Do they want the same predictable outcome in every movie? I especailly liked how when Douglas takes the suicide dive you think “ok, now he’s done for. Nothing but glass and concrete beneath him.” Then a few minutes later one of the hired “actors” in the group said “you know if you didn’t jump, I was supposed to throw you over.” Brilliant!!

@CountryBwoy 2 месяца назад

This is one of my all time favorites! I recommend it to anyone whom I think might like it. This one, Spanish Prisoner and Bottle Rocket are in my top five

@sandboxsub333 2 месяца назад

I find it wierd nobody got the ending. I mean its laid out pretty straight forward. Is there even a twist? As far as Finchers best underrated work That would be the Billy idol video. Still think about the bed dance scene every time I hear it.

@xXluluchanelXx 2 месяца назад

I cannot believe you just dropped the name of Filoli mansion without mentioning what that is or what the name means! XD it's the house from DYNASTY, the name of the mansion isn't a real name but a portmanteau of several words that are, basically, a cheesy Latin version of "live laugh love" (thanks Maggie Mae Fish)

@vespawasp 2 месяца назад

"Ladies and gentlemen my brother Nicholas Van Orton" Fades to black, Credits. Could have been one of the most solid thriller movies of the late 90s if it had ended 5 minutes earlier.

@Nothingmuch1039 2 месяца назад

Awesome movie! I remember the first time watching. So good!

@mattiereid77 Месяц назад

this movie kicked my ass....start to finish. Fincher is legend.

@borat656 Месяц назад

I'm trying to find mentions of John Fowles 1965 novel "The Magus" in connection to this film, and they are insanely sparse despite the premises and plots being so insanely similar. If The Magus were a minor, unheard of novel I could understand it, but it's on Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (in 1999). How is the connection between these two pieces of media not more discussed? Even the idea of art as an illusion upon the one who consumes it is right there, in 1965... I feel like I'm going crazy.

@pitpride1220 2 месяца назад

The Game is actually my favorite Fincher film. The ending was so surprising.

@suicidesamuraiz 2 месяца назад

This film was awesome when it came out, and I bought VHS copy as a teen, thinking it was so damn trippy.

@cheradenine1980 2 месяца назад

Not to mention the musical score was sensational

@gtaman2152 2 месяца назад

Se7en and fight club are his top tier films.

@onetwothreefourfivesixlemo638 2 месяца назад

Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, I was so hyped waiting for.... Panic Room....

@Jason-uw9ex 2 месяца назад

Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, Social Network and Gone Girl for me

@Nickster292 2 месяца назад

on all sites i saw this movie its always top rated and ppl watch it regularly, i think its very popular today

@wabash1581 2 месяца назад

I loved this movie!

@alleahsasseville 2 месяца назад

I LOVE this film!! ❤

@edvaira6891 2 месяца назад

Loved this movie!! Part of the reason it underperformed, though, is that it was released in Early September, for some reason…it probably would’ve done better as an Early October or late September release, as thrillers tend to also play well with horror-centric audiences (and, indeed that was where Se7en was released, as were other Michael Douglas thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Don’t Say a Word)

@carlredbird3054 2 месяца назад

In my opinion a perfect movie

@thewebstylist 2 месяца назад

I gotta see this one again

@bensneb360 2 месяца назад

This movie is kind like the dark version of It’s a Wonderful Life, and that’s what I like about it

@CornishCreamtea07 2 месяца назад

I think Panic Room, is Fincher's most underrated film.

@dibassarkar2898 Месяц назад

YES

@dnasty312 2 месяца назад

Calling the ending a practical joke by Conrad is a no-no. Conrad was rescuing Nicholas from the same fate as their late father. And like it is said at CRS, the game is different for everyone

@DanRobbinsUM 2 месяца назад

This movie is effing fantastic. Whenever people ask me to name a movie thats amazing that they probably have never seen this is usually in the top 5 movies I name.

@runningonemty8566 2 месяца назад

MASTERPICE

@andyzar1177 2 месяца назад

The ending is perfect! It’s called The Game after all. People are just dumb.

@steve_bisset 2 месяца назад

Sounds like Fincher is being an auteur about The Game. The ending was great. As soon as you think you finally have the movie sussed, there's a twist on top of another twist. Its a beautifully dark and brooding movie and keeps you constantly on edge. I would easily rate it higher than Seven.

@ckotcher1 2 месяца назад

Fincher + Walker = 🪄✨ 🌟

@bas6628 2 месяца назад

This is my second favourite Michael Douglas film after falling down

@baxterwilson368 2 месяца назад

This is my favorite Fincher movie.

@melissadavis7234 2 месяца назад

I Love The Game. An Excellent Movie 👍🏼

@stilelits 2 месяца назад

0:36 it does NOT beg the question. that is not what "begs the question" means. you mean "raises the question"

@superdimensionfoto 2 месяца назад

I caught the last half of this movie once on cable and absolutely hated the ending. "Hey bro it was all a sick and sadistic prank to make you a better person by making your life a nightmare." They convinced Michael Douglas that he killed his own brother to the point that he jumped off a building. If Sean Penn did this to me, I wouldn't have been so cool about as he was.

@davidgalinat4257 2 месяца назад

I think he was just relieved that the game was over, which is the whole point of the game: survival.