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Funny Games (1997) -- Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
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Overview
User Rating:
7.7/10 12,750 votes
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Director:
Michael Haneke
Writer:
Michael Haneke (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Ein Alptraum. more
Plot:
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in
their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one
another for their own amusement. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Game | Vacation | Violence | Serial Killer | Disturbing more
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(34 articles)
Movie Deadpool To Break Fourth Wall, Talk To The Audience
(From /Film. 3 July 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)
The Seventh Continent
(From LateFilmFull. 25 June 2009, 2:00 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Excellent Examination of Media-Violence more
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)
Susanne Lothar
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Anna
Ulrich Mühe
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Georg
Arno Frisch
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Paul
Frank Giering
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Peter
Stefan Clapczynski
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Schorschi
Doris Kunstmann
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Gerda
Christoph Bantzer
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Fred
Wolfgang Glück
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Robert
Susanne Meneghel
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Gerdas Schwester
Monika Zallinger
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Eva
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Additional Details
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Austria
Language:
German | French | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Hungary:18 | Italy:T | Brazil:16 | France:-12 (DVD
rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 |
France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16
| New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | South
Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG
(re-rating)
Filming Locations:
Atelier Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria
Company:
Austrian Film Institute more
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Trivia:
Director Michael Haneke told producer 'Viet Heiduschka' during the
production that if the film was a success, it would be because
audiences had misunderstood the meaning behind it. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Anna and Georg are driving in their
car, a reflection of a microphone between the front seats can be seen
on the window. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[subtitled version]
Anna: Björling... Suliotis?
Georg: Almost. Björling is easy.
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Movie Connections:
References "Wetten, dass..?" (1981) more
Soundtrack:
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User Comments
(Comment on this title) 191 out of 218 people found the following
comment useful:- Excellent Examination of Media-Violence, 18 February
2000
Author: Oliver Blomqvist (oblomqvist@hotmail.com) from Helsinki,
Finland
I wasn't going to comment on this until i read some of the other
comments on this page. No, I'm not going to criticise any of them,
they are well motivated, and everyone has got a right to an opinion. I
just want a potential viewer to see more than one point of view on the
movie.
The movie is about media-violence, why it exists and why we should
think deeper about it. The two sociopaths in this movie are
representing the viewer, as are the victims. "Why are you doing this
to yourselves?", the torturers constantly ask. Why are they
entertaining themselves by killing and torturing people? Why we are
watching it, is the real question.
This doesn't just go for this movie, as a matter of fact it goes for
almost everything, the movie shows that you can find vicious violence
everywhere, in PG-13 action movies, in kids cartoons, and people
constantly watch it, maybe not even noticing it. Not only does the
movie show the sickness and perversity of this, but also it has the
impact on the viewer that violence should have. It's masterfully
directed throughout, the actors are good, I think I'd be sobbing and
blobbering most of the time too, if I was in the same situation. As
for the torturers, they're cold as ice, representing the modern
TV-consumer, numbed by the senseless amount of violence they are
presented with.
The claiming that the scenario is implausible is simply irrelevant,
because this movie works mainly on a deeper level, everything is just
symbolic, and the plot isn't the essence here, it's the message. As
for the unrealistically feelingless sociopaths, I don't think anyone
watches James Bond or Lethal Weapon with a pack of handkerchiefs
because so many people get killed. No, we sit and enjoy it just like
the sociopaths in the movie. That realisation is the most scary thing
in the movie. I don't understand how people can say this movie is
sick, it's actually very humanistic, it's just a bit more difficult
than your standard GOOD vs. EVIL-crap.
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