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Surviving the Game

The Rules are Simple: Kill or Be Killed.
1994 | 96m | English

(14004 votes)

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Popularity: 2 (history)

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Eric Bernt
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A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Release Date: Apr 15, 1994
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Eric Bernt
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Keywords death game
Production Companies New Line Cinema, Permut Presentations, David Permut Productions
Box Office Revenue: $7,690,013
Budget: $7,400,000
Updates Updated: Jul 30, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Ice-T Jack Mason
Rutger Hauer Thomas Burns
Charles S. Dutton Walter Cole
Gary Busey Doc Hawkins
John C. McGinley John Griffin
F. Murray Abraham Wolfe Sr.
William McNamara Wolfe Jr.
Jeff Corey Hank
Bob Minor Security Guard
George Fisher Taxi Driver
Victor Morris Homeless Father
Steven Lambert 1st Trophy Hunted
Lawrence C. McCoy Hotel Clerk
Sheila Scott Bag Lady
Frederic Collins Jr. Homeless Child
Jacqui Dickerson Taxi Passenger
Name Job
Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer
Sam Pollard Editor
Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
Steven Lambert Stunts
Ernest R. Dickerson Director
Bojan Bazelli Director of Photography
Eric Bernt Writer
Madlyne Marcom Art Direction
Jodi Rothfield Casting
George Toomer Jr. Set Decoration
Vonda K. Morris Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Richard Connell Short Story
Christiaan Wagener Production Design
Donna Berwick Costume Design
John Robotham Stunts
Name Title
David Permut Producer
Kevin J. Messick Executive Producer
Fred C. Caruso Co-Producer
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