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House of Games

6.8

Released October 11, 1987Runtime 1h 42min

Human nature is a sucker bet.

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Filmhaus

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $2,585,639
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Lindsay CrouseDr. Margaret Ford

Joe MantegnaMike

Mike NussbaumJoey

Lilia SkalaDr. Maria Littauer

J. T. WalshThe Businessman

Steven GoldsteinBilly Hahn

Jack WallaceBartender

Ricky JayGeorge

William H. MacySgt. John Moran

Meshach TaylorMr. Dean

John PritchettHotel Desk Clerk

Scott ZiglerWestern Union Clerk

Jacqueline de La ChaumeWoman with Lighter

Willo HausmanGirl with Book

G. Roy LevinPoker Player

Allen SoulePoker Player

Johnny "Sugarbear" WillisHotel Doorman

Josh ConescuGarage Attendant

Patricia WolffPatient (Ford's Office)

Paul WalshMan in Restaurant

Roberta MaguireRestaurant Hostess

Karen KohlhaasPrison Ward Patient

Julie MendenhallLate Student

Rachel ClineStudent

Crew

David MametDirector

Michael HausmanSecond Assistant Director

Christine WilsonScript Supervisor

Ned DowdFirst Assistant Director

David MametScreenplay

Jonathan KatzScreenplay

David MametStory

Jonathan KatzStory

Cathy SarkowskyProduction Office Coordinator

Cyrena HausmanCasting

Ivan Passer Jr.Production Assistant

Lee R. MayesUnit Manager

Deborah PritchettProduction Office Coordinator

Alexa AlbertProduction Assistant

Scott ZiglerProduction Assistant

Patricia WolffProduction Assistant

Michael HausmanProducer

Peter HutchesonProduction Assistant

Kevin HymanProduction Accountant

Ron LynchLocation Manager

Lynn WegenkaKey Production Assistant

Jonathan SheinbergHead of Production

Susan Lee SmithPublicist

Erin LyonsHairstylist

J. Grey SmithLeadman

Martin BosworthGrip

Derek R. HillSet Decoration

Samara SchafferProperty Master

Laurent DelouyaHairstylist

Bill FlickGrip

Michael MerrittProduction Design

Michael F. BarrowGaffer

Geoffrey CoburnElectrician

Robert DiehlElectrician

Gregory VillamilHairstylist

Marc S. ShawADR Editor

Gregory W. AndersonDriver

Sheila ThompsonCraft Service

Pamela S. WestmoreMakeup Artist

Douglas AxtellBoom Operator

Anthony J. Ciccolini IIISupervising Sound Editor

John PritchettSound Mixer

Lars LarsonGrip

Sally RobertsAssistant Costume Designer

Mark LorgeElectrician

Robert McClureElectrician

Lorey SebastianStill Photographer

Suki BuchmanAssistant Sound Editor

Pam DeMetruis-ThomasAssistant Sound Editor

Thomas A. GulinoSound Editor

Robert G. WillardSpecial Effects

Henry ClineSecond Assistant Camera

George MooradianFirst Assistant Camera

Candace BlakeWardrobe Assistant

Susan McBrineCatering

Kathleen Earle KilleenAssistant Sound Editor

Gail ShowalterAssistant Sound Editor

Jacqueline TagerAssistant Sound Editor

Hugh McCallumBest Boy Grip

Suzana PericMusic Editor

Michael SudmeierElectrician

Nan CibulaCostume Design

Chris CentrellaDolly Grip

Greg White-WiegandElectrician

Trudy ShipEditor

Juan Ruiz AnchíaDirector of Photography

Sally RobertsWardrobe Assistant

Randall BalsmeyerTitle Designer

Dawn JohnsonCostumer

Barbara TulliverAssistant Editor

Jon McCarthyDriver

Jeff BalsmeyerStoryboard Artist

Jeffrey P. SoderbergSet Dresser

Jeffrey SternSound Editor

Marko CostanzoFoley Artist

Quintin WooElectrician

John MerrimanBest Boy Electric

Alaric JansOriginal Music Composer

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Reviews

"House of Games" has a major flaw at its heart: we are told much too early it is all about con men and the type of unscrupulous people who inhabit this shady and duplicitous world. This leaves you forewarned and on alert during the rest of the film so you are never in any real doubt about what is g...