Lindsay Crouse
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Oct 31, 1999 · It stars Crouse as a best-selling therapist whose patient has been threatened with broken legs by a gambler. She goes one night to the House of Games, crossing a street that is an Edward Hopper landscape, to confront the gambler (Mantegna). Through an open doorway, she sees a card game in progress.
Summaries. 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. A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a gambling debt. She visits the bar where Mike, to whom the debt is owed, runs ...
Advertisement. Crouse walks through lonely night streets to the neon signs of the House of Games, a bar where she thinks she can find the gambler who has terrorized her client. She wants to talk him out of enforcing the debt. The gambler ( Joe Mantegna) has never heard anything like this before.
House of Games. The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet sat in the director’s chair for the first time for this sly, merciless thriller. Lindsay Crouse stars as a best-selling author and therapist who wants to help a client by making restitution for the money he owes to a gambler.
House of Games (1987) R 10/11/1987 (US) Crime , Thriller 1h 42m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Human nature is a sucker bet. Overview. 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. David Mamet. Director, Screenplay.
1987. Distribution Company. Orion Pictures. Location. Seattle, Washington, USA. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 42m. TCM Emails. A psychological thriller about a successful and well known psychologist who falls under the spell of a mysterious con man. A romance ensues, as do innumerable plot twists.
Directed By: David Mamet. Written By: Jonathan Katz, David Mamet. House of Games. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews. 78. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings. 7.5. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Prime Video (Subscription required) All Watch Options. View All.
