Taglines: The ultimate manhunt.
Surviving the Game movie storyline. Mason, who lives on the streets, wants to cease his life when on the same day his two best friends die: His dog and an older man with whom he shared his food and roof. Just in time Cole, from a charity organization, can prevent his suicide and also offers him a quite well paid job as servant for a hunting party in the Rocky Mountains.
Mason accepts the job and flies with them to a hut in the wilderness where they prepare everything for the four rich businessmen who want to hunt something special. Mason does not yet know that he is the victim of their sports that should lead to the basic insticts of man, but they did not count with his cleverness.
Surviving the Game is a 1994 action thriller film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, starring Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, and Gary Busey. It is loosely based on the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Although not successful during its theatrical release, it has since developed a cult following.
Surviving the Game (1994)
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Ice-T, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, F. Murray Abraham, William McNamara, Jeff Corey, George Fisher, Victor Morris
Screenplay by: Eric Bernt
Production Design by: Christiaan Wagener
Cinematography by: Bojan Bazelli
Film Editing by: Samuel D. Pollard
Costume Design by: Donna Berwick, Ruth E. Carter
Set Decoration by: George Toomer Jr.
Art Direction by: Madlyne Marcom
Music by: Stewart Copeland
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: April 15, 1994
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