Funny Games U.S. (2007)

Réalisateur:

Michael Haneke

Scénariste:

Michael Haneke (written by)

Date de sortie:

27 mars 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Horreur | Thriller

Accroche:

Shall we begin?

Intrigue:

Two psychotic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Death | Hostage | Remake | Serial Killer

Récompenses:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Entertaining, Infuriating and very, very sick

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 5

4:00 AM

HBO

Ensemble

Naomi Watts	...	Ann Farber
Tim Roth	...	George Farber
Michael Pitt	...	Paul
Brady Corbet	...	Peter
Devon Gearhart	...	Georgie Farber
Boyd Gaines	...	Fred Thompson
Siobhan Fallon	...	Betsy Thompson (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Robert LuPone	...	Robert
Susanne C. Hanke	...	Betsy's Sister-in-Law (as Susanne Hanke)
Linda Moran	...	Eve

Réalisé par
Michael Haneke

Scénaristes
Michael Haneke		(written by)

Produit par
Rene Bastian	....	co-producer
Christian Baute	....	producer
Adam Brightman	....	co-producer
Chris Coen	....	producer
Skady Lis	....	associate producer
Hamish McAlpine	....	producer
Pascal Metge	....	line producer
Linda Moran	....	co-producer
Hengameh Panahi	....	executive producer
Valerie Romer	....	line producer
Jonathan Schwartz	....	co-producer
Andro Steinborn	....	producer
Douglas C. Steiner	....	executive producer
Naomi Watts	....	executive producer

Image
Darius Khondji

Montage
Monika Willi

Distribution des rôles
Kerry Barden
Elaine Grainger
Billy Hopkins
Johanna Ray
Paul Schnee
Suzanne Smith

Création des décors
Kevin Thompson

Direction artistique
Hinju Kim

Décorateur de plateau
Rebecca Meis DeMarco

Création des costumes
David C. Robinson

Maquillage
Thom Gonzales	....	key hair stylist
Taurance F. Williams	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Nicola Westermann	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Jason Graham	....	second assistant director
Urs Hirschbiegel	....	first assistant director
Patrick Huber	....	second second assistant director
Justin Ritson	....	second second assistant director

Département Art
Pastor Alvarado III	....	assistant property master
Neil Driscoll Jr.	....	lead man
Samantha Feltus	....	construction office production assistant
Carl Ferrara	....	set dresser
Gerard J. Furey	....	set construction foreman
Alex Gorodetsky	....	charge scenic artist
Michael D. Harrell	....	props
Kevin Hayden	....	set dresser
Beth Kuhn	....	assistant art director
Leann Murphy	....	art department coordinator
Ken Nelson	....	construction coordinator
Monika Nguyen	....	art department intern
Quang Nguyen	....	scenic foreperson
Susan Perlman	....	set dressing shopper
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shopman
Duke Scoppa	....	property master
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens person
Theo Sena	....	on-set dresser
Christopher Weiser	....	scenic artist

Technicien du son
Edouard d'Heucqueville	....	sound mix technician
Dominique Eyraud	....	boom operator
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound mixer
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronization
Teferra McKenzie	....	second boom operator
Nadine Muse	....	sound editor
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer

Cascadeur
Chris Barnes	....	marine coordinator
Chris Barnes	....	water stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Galpin	....	safety diver
Kevin Rogers	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Olga Abramson	....	camera production assistant
Braden Belmonte	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip
Vincent Camuto	....	video playback technician
Paul Candrilli	....	best boy grip
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Peter Colavito	....	rigging electrician
Gene Engels	....	gaffer
Michael Gallart	....	lighting console operator
Dylan Goss	....	aerial director of photography
Chris Henry	....	rigging electric
Philip Kathrens	....	lamp operator
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head operator
Frances 'Buddy' McBride	....	rigging gaffer
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy rigging grip
John Milcetic	....	best boy electric
Felipe Reinheimer	....	assistant camera
Felipe Reinheimer	....	camera operator
Nicole Rivelli	....	still photographer
Lewis Sadler	....	electrician
Marshall Stief	....	assistant camera: aerial unit
Brian Stocklin	....	electrician

Département Casting
Jenny Jue	....	casting associate
Jessica Kelly	....	casting assistant
Kristen Paladino	....	extras casting
Paul Schnee	....	casting: New York

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Sandi Figueroa	....	costume supervisor
Lee Harper	....	assistant costume designer
Deirdre Wegner	....	wardrobe shopper

Dpartement Editorial
Justin Krohn	....	assistant editor
Willi Willinger	....	colorist

Divers
Lauren Barnhart	....	assistant: Naomi Watts
Mauro Bossi	....	stand-in: Michael Pitt
Jean Sebastien Brettes	....	assistant to director
Gero Brugmann	....	legal counsel
Brian Cantaldi	....	production accountant
Andrew Cesana	....	additional production assistant
Beth Charlesworth	....	set intern
Leslie Collins	....	set nurse
Emma Cooper	....	unit publicist
Jeremy Crane	....	production coordinator
Blake Davis	....	production office assistant
Jason Dean	....	assistant coordinator
Joan Devilla	....	payroll accountant
Katie Dixon	....	production assistant
Kelly Meyer Douglas	....	housing coordinator
Nell Drake	....	accounting assistant
Justin Geisenberger	....	photo double: Georgie
Audra Gorman	....	location scout
Scott Matthew Harris	....	stand-in: Tim Roth (as Scott Harris)
Jules Hartley	....	photo double: Ann
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	on set dialect coach
Diane Hounsell	....	script supervisor
Liz Huizinga	....	assistant accountant
Scotty Katzmann	....	stand-in
Lodge Kerrigan	....	script consultant
Benjamin-Lew Klon	....	set intern
Bronson Lamb	....	production assistant
Kristina Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Skady Lis	....	production executive
Randy Manion	....	location manager
Rik Nagel	....	location scout
Elizabeth Newman	....	assistant: Tim Roth
Watari Nishida	....	talent wrangler
Mike O'Neill	....	location assistant
Cicely Osborne	....	stand-in: Naomi Watts (as Cicely Osbourne)
Matteo Peirone	....	production assistant
Robert Peters	....	stand-in
Christina Adkinson Potter	....	animal trainer
Greg Staley	....	key production assistant
Lucas Steele	....	stand-in: Michael Pitt
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	on-set teacher
Jan Uczkowski	....	stand-in: Devon Gearhart
Brett Vanderbrook	....	stand-in: Brady Corbet
Antoine Wagner	....	assistant to director
Danielle Wilson	....	craft service
Craig T. Wood	....	production secretary
Stephanie Wu	....	office production intern
Tasha Zamsky	....	animal trainer
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Companies de production

• Celluloid Dreams (presents)
• Halcyon Pictures
• Tartan Films
• X-Filme (as X-Filme International)
• Lucky Red
• Kinematograf
• Celluloid Nightmares (uncredited)

Distributeurs

• CP Classics (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• First Distributors (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Halcyon Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Tartan Films (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tokyo Theaters Company (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Amuse Soft Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Bir Film (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• California Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Twin Pics (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• LISTO Videofilm (visual effects)

Autres Companies

• Checkmark  funding
• Falco Ink.  publicity
• LISTO Videofilm  post-production
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• PostWorks, The Lab  processing

Autre(s) titre(s):

Funny Games (USA)
Funny Games U.S. (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror, violence and some language.

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

USA | France | UK | Autriche | Allemagne | Italy

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #43792) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | France:-16 (with warning) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Austria:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:18 | South Korea:18

Lieux de tournage:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Celluloid Dreams

Anecdotes:

The film is a shot-by-shot remake of the original.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When Paul "rewinds" the film he presses the Volume Down (-) button on the remote control rather than the Rewind button.

Guillemet:

Paul: You shouldn't have done that, Anne.

Connexions De Film:

figurer Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bande son:

HELLRAISER

Entertaining, Infuriating and very, very sick

The premise is not a thousand miles away from William Wyler's "Desperate Hours" but the distances here are measured in a different way. Michael Heneke the "author" of this horror thriller of sorts is at the service of his vision of himself. He's not the first "author" to suffer from the same malady but here it's so bloody obvious that becomes kind of funny. From the opening credits you know that "pretension" will permeate the whole movie and it does but, the funny thing is that it's riveting. I watched the whole nonsense with my mouth open. That's an achievement, isn't it? I haven't seen the original German version (a blow by blow account directed by Heneke himself)but, I must confess, I think I will, I think I want to. Don't ask me why. This is as empty as anything I've ever seen. A public act of obscenity and yet you can't, you just can't look away. Naomi Watts is terrific as the smart middle class wife and mother that will notice for first that Michael Pitt is not that good an actor. She sees through him - who wouldn't? - pretty much from the start. Michael Pitt plays the creep as a creep with good manners. So on the nose that doesn't manage to be frightening. He is shocking because of what he does but not for what he appears to be. He has no sexual presence. Tim Roth, as the weakling husband is disturbingly convincing and the young actor playing their son is truly wonderful. So here I am, talking about a film I kind of detested with unexpected respect. Michael Heneke may be one of those artists who are extraordinary self promoters, but he's an artist none the less and like real artist often do, divide, confront and provoke. So, did I like "Funny Games"? No. Will I see it again? Absolutely.