Funny Games U.S. (2007)

Réalisateur:

Michael Haneke

Scénariste:

Michael Haneke (writer)

Release Date:

27 mars 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Accroche:

Shall we begin?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Sociopath | Pain | Remake | Random Violence | Social Commentary

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of the most disturbing movies ever made.

Ensemble

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

Réalisé par
Michael Haneke

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Michael Haneke		writer

Produit par
Rene Bastian	....	co-producer
Christian Baute	....	producer
Adam Brightman	....	co-producer
Chris Coen	....	producer
Skady Lis	....	associate producer
Hamish McAlpine	....	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

Distribution des rôles
Johanna Ray

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

Art Department
Pastor Alvarado III	....	assistant property master
Neil Driscoll Jr.	....	lead man
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
Susan Perlman	....	set dressing shopper
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shopman
Duke Scoppa	....	property master
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens person
Theo Sena	....	on-set dresser

Technicien du son
Edouard d'Heucqueville	....	sound mix technician
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

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	camera production assistant
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip
Vincent Camuto	....	video assist
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 (as Dylan M. Gross)
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

Casting Department
Elaine Grainger	....	casting: London
Jenny Jue	....	casting associate
Jessica Kelly	....	casting assistant
Kristen Paladino	....	extras casting
Paul Schnee	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa	....	costume supervisor
Lee Harper	....	assistant costume designer
Deirdre Wegner	....	wardrobe shopper

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

Divers
Lauren Barnhart	....	assistant: Naomi Watts
Mauro Bossi	....	stand-in
Jean Sebastien Brettes	....	assistant to director
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
Audra Gorman	....	location scout
Scott Matthew Harris	....	stand-in: Tim Roth
Jules Hartley	....	photo double
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	on set dialect coach
Diane Hounsell	....	script supervisor
Liz Huizinga	....	assistant accountant
Scotty Katzmann	....	stand-in
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
Robert Peters	....	stand-in
Christina Potter	....	animal trainer
Greg Staley	....	key production assistant
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	on-set teacher
Jan Uczkowski	....	stand-in
Brett Vanderbrook	....	stand-in: Brady Corbet
Antoine Wagner	....	assistant to director
Danielle Wilson	....	craft service
Craig T. Wood	....	production secretary
Tasha Zamsky	....	animal trainer

Production Companies

• Celluloid Dreams
• Celluloid Nightmares
• Dreamachine
• Halcyon Pictures
• Kinematograf
• Tartan Films
• X-Filme

Distributors

• First Distributors (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Bir Film (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Amuse Soft Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Halcyon Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Tartan Films (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tokyo Theaters Company (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (Australia) (VHS)
• 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)

Other Companies

• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• PostWorks, The Lab  processing

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Funny Games (USA)
Drôles de jeux (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for terror, violence and some language.

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

USA | France | UK | Austria | Germany | Italy

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Classification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 | Norway:15 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #43792) | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Head of the Harbor, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Celluloid Dreams

Anecdotes:

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

Guillemet:

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

Connexions De Film:

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

One of the most disturbing movies ever made.

Funny Games is not your average horror movie. It is about a family that gets terrorized by a two nihilistic men who just want to torture them for fun. Many people will see this and think that the movie is just "torture porn", but it is much more. Haneke has created a movie that is disturbing in many ways. One is the fact that Haneke is daring us to see this movie. He is telling us to come and sit through the most disturbing, nihilistic, and perverse movie that he has ever made. The trailer does make this movie look fun, but it is a total joke to get you to see the movie. Another disturbing thing about the movie is the story itself. These two nihilistic men just want to go as far as they can to make us, the audience, suffer. Yet, we suffer in a different way. The suffering is not like Saw or Hostel movies, but totally different. We get tortured and abused because of how much we want to see violence. He gives us the violence and makes us go through with the pain. Funny Games does torture us, but in a way that we have never been tortured or abused before. And for that, this movie is a unique and stylish horror movie.