Gamer

Titolo originale: Gamer
Regia: Brian Taylor | Mark Neveldine |
Anno: 2009
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Thriller Fantascienza
Tag: mind control | prisoner | video game | dystopia | gun battle | wrongful imprisonment | wrongful conviction | online gaming | 2030s | death game | not too distant future |
Cast: Gerard Butler | Amber Valletta | Michael C. Hall | Kyra Sedgwick | Logan Lerman | Alison Lohman | Terry Crews | Ramsey Moore | Ludacris | Johnny Whitworth | Dylan Kenin | James Roday Rodriguez | Milo Ventimiglia | Aaron Yoo | John Leguizamo | Zoë Bell | Ashley Rickards | Brighid Fleming | Nikita Ramsey | Jade Ramsey | Mimi Michaels | Sadie Alexandru | David Scott Rubin | Michael Weston | Noel Gugliemi | Keith David | Maggie Lawson | Antoinette Antonio | Donnie Smith | Sam Witwer | Lloyd Kaufman | Jonathan Chase | Dan Callahan | Keith Jardine | Joseph D. Reitman | John de Lancie | Jarvis W. George | Jai Stefan | Eidan Hanzei | Med Abrous | Efren Ramirez | Stephanie Mace | Hayley Derryberry | Yvette Fazio-Delaney | Richard Machowicz | Ken Smith | Rebekah Tarin | Kate Mulligan | Ariana Scott | Cynthia Robertson | Adam Loeb | Fred Loeb |

In un futuro non troppo lontano il produttore di videogames Ken Castle ha ottenuto un grande successo con "Society"”. Si tratta di un gioco in cui si può ordinare a distanza a un essere umano, dietro compenso, di vivere una vita che obbedisce agli ordini del soggetto pagante. Non contento Castle ha realizzato "Slayer", game in cui chi può permetterselo paga per controllare dei condannati a morte che accettano missioni pericolosissime con la speranza di giungere alla fine del gioco vivi ed ottenere in premio la liberazione. L'eroe della prima edizione che appassiona miliardi di persone è Kable, un detenuto per omicidio il cui sogno è quello di potersi ricongiungere a moglie figlia. Kable è controllato da un diciassettenne abilissimo. Ma riuscirà ad arrivare vivo al termine dei 50 combattimenti previsti?

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In an unusual move, the film was actually shot for the 2.40:1 aspect ratio. However, the first edite [...] D
The Spencer Theater of the Performing Arts can be seen in a few scenes of the movie. The Spencer The [...] D
Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor wanted to make the film in 3D but it was scrapped due to b [...] D
This film shares several connections to Blade Runner (1982): When Gorge is scrolling through differe [...] D
Simon (Logan Lerman) tells Kable (Gerard Butler) he is 17. By the time this movie was released, Lerm [...] D
(at around 19 mins) The news anchors are played by Psych (2006) co-stars James Roday Rodriguez and M [...] D
(at around 1h 0 mins) Efren Ramirez makes a very brief cameo as the DJ at the Society rave. D
Keith David, who plays the detective in the interrogation scene with Simon (Logan Lerman), also did [...] D
Ekkehart Pollack: (at around 17 mins) The Director of Photography of the film plays the priest with [...] D
The opening montage of time-lapse shots and other scenes of the world where we see ads for Kable and [...] D
Was featured on the comedy podcast How Did This Get Made D
Michael C. Hall personally recommended actor Sam Witwer for his role after Witwer played "Neil Perry [...] D
One of the album covers shown in Simon's music library is Antithesis from a Kansas death metal band [...] D
Filmed before directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor made Crank: High Voltage (2009), but release [...] D
In the scene where Simon (Logan Lerman) is being interrogated he is wearing a t-shirt with "Crank" i [...] D
The film takes place in 2034. D
Was originally titled "Citizen Game" in screening tests. D
(at around 51 mins) The motorcycle driven by Trace is a Buell Firebolt. D