Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet first sat in the director’s chair for this sly, merciless thriller. Mamet’s witty tale of a therapist and best-selling author (Lindsay Crouse) who must confront her own obsessions when she meets an attractive cardsharp (Joe Mantegna) is as psychologically acute as it is full of twists and turns, a rich character study told with the cold calculation of a career criminal.
Cast
| Mike Mancuso | Joe Mantegna |
| Dr. Margaret Ford | Lindsay Crouse |
| Joey | Mike Nussbaum |
| Dr. Maria Littauer | Lilia Skala |
| The businessman | J.T. Walsh |
| Girl with book | Willo Hausman |
| Murderess | Karen Kohlhaas |
| Billy Hahn | Steven Goldstein |
| Bartender, House of Games | Jack Wallace |
| George | Ricky Jay |
| Sgt. John Moran | William H. Macy |
Credits
| Director | David Mamet |
| Producer | Michael Hausman |
| Screenplay | David Mamet |
| Story | Jonathan Katz and David Mamet |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Editing | Trudy Ship |
| Music | Alaric Jans |
| Costume design | Nan Cibula |
| Production Design | Michael Merritt |
Disc Features
SPECIAL DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Juan Ruiz Anchia
- Audio commentary by director David Mamet and consultant and actor Ricky Jay
- New video interviews with actors Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna
- David Mamet on "House of Games," a short documentary shot on location during the film’s preparation and production
- Storyboard detail
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones and excerpts from Mamet’s introduction to the published screenplay
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House of Games: On Your Mark
by Aug 20, 2007In 1987, nothing else looked or sounded quite like House of Games. David Mamet’s debut film was a welcome throwback to the primacy of character and careful story construction, at a time when narrative intricacy was in short supply on American movie screens. On the one hand, we were seeing an . . .
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