Surviving the Game

Name: Surviving the Game
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: April 15, 1994
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 41

1994

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: April 15, 1994 | R

Summary: 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.

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Richard Harrington

Dickerson keeps things moving along briskly and the ensemble manages to survive Eric Bernt's "script" (Connell gets no credit). As for the dreadlocked Ice-T, he avoids the rap trappings of his previous film roles and is generally effective in his survival schemes. Read full review

Jeff Shannon

While it has no real ambition beyond the standard tale of action-packed revenge, it's still pulsing with primitive energy and the thrill of the ultimate hunt. [16 Apr 1994, p.C5]

Ernest Tucker

Ice-T's streetwise humor saves this from an exercise in silliness. [16 Apr 1994, p.24]

David Landis

Yet another take on the human-as-prey-for-hunters theme seen most recently in last summer's Hard Target. [18 Apr 1994, p.3D]

Harper Barnes

Despite a solid cast and a few interesting visual moments, Surviving the Game is just a routine action picture. [21 Apr 1994, p.5G]

Owen Gleiberman

Essentially, the movie is Cliffhanger with one third the firepower. Ice-T, looking like a depressed lion in his thick Rasta braids, remains a charismatic camera subject, though he’s too much the snaggletoothed urban runt to make a convincing action dynamo. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

The biggest problem with Surviving the Game is that, after a rather lengthy and uninteresting buildup, the movie never delivers the action it promises. [19 Apr 1994, p.E2]

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mintlo

Feb 16, 2020

I really like this movie, a good take on the 'greatest game' story. Rutger Hauer, Garey Busier, and others makeup a great cast

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Rcavey92212

Jul 16, 2020

Before Hunger Games and the Hunt and during the same year as hard target this action thriller about a group of privileged douchebags lure a homeless black vet out to the middle of nowhere with promise of work and than hunt him. It's really fun and energetic and although it may be a sliverBefore Hunger Games and the Hunt and during the same year as hard target this action thriller about a group of privileged douchebags lure a homeless black vet out to the middle of nowhere with promise of work and than hunt him. It's really fun and energetic and although it may be a sliver under hard target its damn entertaining. Like that film there are lots of so bad it's good moments. Directed by Ernest Dickerson of Demon Knight the movie is stylish and intense with a surprising emotional punch.

Budget: $7.4M
Box Office: $7.7M

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