House Of Games
MGM / UA (1987)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In Collection
#6311
0*
Seen ItYes
027616855572
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 41 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Joe Mantegna Mike
Lindsay Crouse Margaret Ford
Mike Nussbaum Joey
Lilia Skala Dr. Littauer
J.T. Walsh The businessman
Willo Hausman Girl with book
Karen Kohlhaas Prison ward patient
Steven Goldstein Billy Hahn
Jack Wallace Bartender, House of Games
Ricky Jay George/Vegas Man
G. Roy Levin Poker player
Bob Lumbra Poker player
Andy Potok Poker player
Allen Soule Poker player
Ben Blakeman Bartender, Charlie's Tavern
Director
David Mamet
Producer Michael Hausman
Writer David Mamet
Jonathan Katz
Cinematography Juan Ruiz Anchia
Musician Alaric Jans


"Entertaining Good Fun." -Variety

It's the shrink vs. the shark in the ultimate mind game! Starring Oscar nominee Lindsay Crouse (The Insider) and Joe Mantegna (Godfather III) as an unlikely team of con artists, this "witty and devious" (Time) psychological thriller is Oscar nominee David Mamet's directorial debut. It's an "extraordinary" (Newsweek) and "thrilling funhouse" (New York Post) of mental gamesmanship that will keep you guessing until its exciting end!

When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Crouse) enters into the shadowy underground world of gaming to help him out. At a seedy casino, she boldly confronts Mike (Mantegna), the con man who holds her patients markers. Duped into a high-stakes poker match, Margaret becomes intoxicated by Mike's mastery, as he both cheats at the game and charms her. She quickly falls for him, turning a blind eye to the fact that he's a swindler who can't be trusted. And before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match of the heart...with deadly consequences!
Edition Details
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Chapters 24
Release Date 12/19/2000
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Original Theatrical Trailer