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House of Games (Widescreen, Fullscreen)
- Starring: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum
- Director: David Mamet
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In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe Mantegna) as she attempts to help a patient who owes heavy gambling debts. When she herself is the victim of a con, she becomes intrigued by the psychological drama of the con game and joins in a complicated scam involving a suitcase of cash. Mamet directs his extremely complicated plot with skill and complete control until it is impossible to tell who is the con and who is the victim. The suspense builds to an amazing surprise ending which is both reasonable and believable but completely unpredictable. Crouse and Mantegna are outstanding as are all the supporting performances. Mamet and his cinematographer Juan Ruiz-Anchia create a visually stunning, compelling film that does justice to Mamet's superbly written screenplay Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Suspense & Thriller
- Category: Crime Thriller, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Psychological Thriller
- Theme: Cons and Scams, Mentors, Mind Games
- Release Date: December 19, 2000
- Rating: R (Restricted)Rating Opens in New Window - Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Violence
- Studio: MGM
- Lead Actors: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, J.T. Walsh
- Supporting Actors: John Pritchett, Jaqueline dela Chaume, Roberta Magure, Patricia Wolff, Johnny S.B. Willis, Ben Blakeman, Josh Conescu, Julie Mendenhall, Rachel Cline, William H. Macy, Meshach Taylor, Paul Walsh, Scott Zigler, Ricky Jay, Willo Hausman, Karen Kohlhaas, Steve Goldstein, Jack Wallace, G. Roy Levin, Bob Lumbra
- Director: David Mamet
- Picture Format: Pan & Scan, Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 41 min
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitle Language: French, Spanish
- Format: DVD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-00-2118
- ASIN: B002HWFSKQ
- Catalog #: 11327542
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.64 inches length x 5.44 inches width x 0.59 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.22 pound.
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David Mamet's dialogue has a particular rhythm. His best pieces, when delivered properly, are like music. House of Games is one of his best screenplays and allows Joe Mantegna and Lindsay Crouse the opportunity to duet for 90 minutes. Their performances bring to life a very psychologically complex relationship. There is much going on in the minds of these characters, and their performances maintain a perfect balance between revealing themselves to each other and the audience. In one scene, Mike teaches Margaret, as well as the audience, about "tells." Tells are physical actions which "tell" an observant person what the person performing the action is thinking. After demonstrating some examples, Mike takes Margaret's hand and places his fingertips against hers and tells her to, in her mind, choose a finger. He shows her what finger she was thinking of, and she informs him he was correct. He then asks her if she wants to sleep with him. The audience realizes that Mike, a master at reading tells, already knows the answer. But the real question is whether or not Margaret has learned enough to manipulate Mike. Slick, seductive, and compulsively watchable, House of Games succeeds in getting the audience inside the minds of con artists, but not until they have been put through a psychological and emotional wringer. Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
