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Browning, Mark. "It's Only a Game: The Game and Fight Club". David Fincher: Films That Scar. Praeger. ISBN 0313377723.

Screensaver?

I recall as part of the promotion of the movie, there was a screensaver download on its official site. The screensaver installed some (Windows) software that did some tricky things like pop up notepad with strange messages, put strange icons in different places on the computer, etc... to pull the user into a type of game. I'd like to add this info to the article but after a quick search online haven't found any information on it. Does anybody else remember this? -plexitox

The actual tie-in game you're thinking of was called "Majestic" and it folded without completing.

No, Majestic is unrelated to what the previous poster is talking about. I remember the game too... it was very unique when it came out. I remember it installing things on my computer, and basically acting like a virus. It would have come out right after the film, in 1997.

Yeah, there was a screen saver. I installed it too, and remember that it asked a couple of questions. Back then, i didn't qualify for the game, maybe things would be different now :D Anyway, you can read more about it at http://adage.com/article/news/polygram-intrigue-tease-game-debut-multimedia-blitz-includes-web-site-tv-roadblocks-outdoor-ads/70992/ or here http://discjunkie.se/index.php?page=viewdetails&id=292 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.171.190.241 (talk) 18:59, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

BBC

Am I the only one who remembers the BBC miniseries called "The One Game" of which the Michael Douglas film seems like a complete ripoff? -- Nick

At the time (1997) Empire magazine had an interview with the writer of that series. He seemed OK that they took his idea - he just wished they'd asked him. In any case, it could just be co-incidence since the film was based on the idea of real-life “Games”. Scott197827 26th November 2005

The One Game was an ITV series, not BBC. The similarities do seem interesting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.74.79.201 (talk) 11:04, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia

That whole trivia section is just copied from IMDB. Isn't that redundant, seeing there's a link there anyway? Oh yeah, and the whole copyright thing. -joseph blue

Might be worth noting that the Smallville Episode "Roulette" (s09e05) was a direct homage to this movie. DanWaigand —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.238.3.233 (talk) 01:49, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate ending

It seems there's an alternative ending to the lame revelation that it was really a game. It got shipped on DVD. Does anyone know what that one was about? It would probably give the storyline a deeper meaning. 136.199.212.221 22:50, 12 March 2006 (UTC)GK[reply]

Is there any reason why this is in Category:Films based on games? It doesn't seem to be. --Trevor Burnham 03:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 17:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

added what I feel is adequate reasoning. -Fearfulsymmetry 02:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Balding game employee

The last third of the film focuses on Douglas threatening a balding Game employee...not sure if this dude needs more info on him in the plot section. Lots42 (talk) 17:04, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate Reality Games?

Due to the influence the Beast exerted over the form of later ARGs and the willingness of its creators to talk about its development, its sources of inspiration are both particularly relevant to the evolution of the modern ARG and somewhat more verifiable than other possible antecedents. Elan Lee, one of its creative principals, cites the 1997 movie The Game as an inspiration, as well as the Beatles' "Paul Is Dead" phenomenon.

The above quote from the Alternate reality game article states that this movie was an inspiration for alternate reality games. I think a link to that article belongs in the See also section. 68.76.102.247 (talk) 05:04, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles

--to use with this article.--J.D. (talk) 17:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The very last moment

There seems to be some doubt whether the Douglas character himself has doubt if the game is over. If it can be confirmed the character, in the last moments of the film, has doubts if The Game is over, this should be added. Lots42 (talk) 13:26, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Nicholas wakes up to find himself entombed alive in a cemetery in Mexico. He sells his gold watch to return to San Francisco"

This makes no sense. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 08:21, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

They must have taken all his money when they buried him, so selling his watch was his only option. But seriously, you're right—HUGE hole in the plot. Koro Neil (talk) 04:34, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

the opening paragraph

The opening paragraph contains the (uncited) line

The scene in which protagonist Van Orton finds a life-size clown doll in his driveway was ranked #44 on Bravo's list of The 100 Funniest Movie Moments

Surely this must be vandalism. There is nothing even remotely funny about that moment. I deleted the line. If anyone can give it a citation, they may of course put it back.203.220.186.11 (talk) 17:23, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Add the missing final paragraph of the plot section that was deleted during the last few edits: Nicholas's life passes before his eyes as he falls. He smashes through a glass roof and lands on a giant air bag. Emergency medical technicians carefully remove him, and he finds himself in a ballroom full of his friends, family, and every figure involved in his Game; it had been just a game all along. Conrad is alive and well, and explains that he initiated the game to get his brother to embrace life and not to end up like their father. Nicholas bursts into tears, relaxes, and begins to enjoy the party once his shock has dissipated. When he sees that Christine has left the party, he follows her outside to her cab. He asks her to dinner, and she offers to share a coffee with him before her flight takes her to her next game assignment in Australia. Sketch12345 (talk) 13:28, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. MadGuy7023 (talk) 10:35, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 6 May 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. (non-admin closure) ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:21, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Game (1997 film) → The Game (film) – I think this film is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Sorry if the reason is invalid. If it is. Maybe move this to The Game. ErceÇamurOfficial (talk) 11:25, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose First, there's far too many "The Game" titles to consider even this work as the primary topic. As for "The Game (film)", while this may be the most well known of the 4-5 there, its not a very popular film and thus I don't think it qualifies for the primary topic of "The Game (film)" --Masem (t) 14:31, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Once an article has a disambiguator like '1997 film', there is no benefit to giving it a more generic disambiguator like 'film' over other film articles. For example, see Gettysburg (1993 film), which is a well-known film, versus Gettysburg (2011 film), which is a made-for-TV documentary. Gettysburg (film) still redirects to the 'Entertainment' section of the disambiguation page Gettysburg. As for moving to The Game, I agree with Masem that there are too many other options, and the 1997 film is not particularly popular anyway. –CWenger (^ • @) 15:56, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:NCFILM. 162 etc. (talk) 16:16, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:DISAMBIGUATION and speedy close In ictu oculi (talk) 18:25, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

can next editor please close. In ictu oculi (talk) 17:58, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose the nominator clearly doesn't think this is the primary topic, since the requested title is not a primary topic location. If it was a primary topic, the requestor would want "The Game", the alternative proposal. The nominator fails to demonstrate that this old film would be a primary topic. I see no reason why this forgettable film would be a primary topic -- 64.229.90.172 (talk) 07:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.