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"Reindeer Games" is the first All Talking Killer picture. After the setup, it consists mostly of characters explaining their actions to one another. I wish I'd had a stopwatch, to clock how many minutes are spent while one character holds a gun to another character's head and gabs. Charlize Theron and Gary Sinise between them explain so much they reminded me of Gertrude Stein's line about Ezra ...
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Commentators: John Frankenheimer (director) Miramax 1.Test screenings resulted in audience feedback that was “not bad, but not what the producers had expected,” and it led to immediate pressure on Frankenheimer to cut the film. The distributors believed the issue was entirely due to length. “In retrospect, I should not have cut the movie.” He belie...
“I feel that the preview process hurt this movie.”“Those buildings were all put in by the computer.”“I usually don’t like characters talking to themselves.”“We had an NC-17 version, but we couldn’t put that on this videodisc and still release it with an R.”Look, Reindeer Games has its issues and it’s impossible not to see it as Shane Black-lite, but that doesn’t make it any less entertaining. The cast is having fun, the script is twisty, and it’s just a wonderfully ridiculous little crime thriller. Frankenheimer’s commentary track is an apparent edit of two commentaries ‐ most likely an original trac...
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With: Ben Affleck (Rudy), Gary Sinise (Gabriel), Charlize Theron (Ashley), Dennis Farina (Jack Bangs), James Frain (Nick), Danny Trejo (Jumpy), Donal Logue (Pug) and Clarence Williams III (Merlin). 'Reindeer Games' is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It includes violence, nudity and profanity best suited to thugs.
Just released from prison, all Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) wants is to start a new life with Ashley (Charlize Theron), the girl of his dreams, whom he met through pen pal letters in prison. But ...
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Behind bars, Nick and Rudy objectify women, calling them “merchandise” and boasting about casual encounters. Referring to his prison experience, Rudy makes a snide comment about sodomy. A greedy woman prostitutes herself with a complete lack of self-respect or moral conscience. Violent Content: Pretty constant and often intense.
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Box office. $32.2 million [1] Reindeer Games (alternatively titled Deception) [2] is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer in his final feature directorial outing before his 2002 death. It stars Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Dennis Farina, James Frain, Donal Logue, Danny Trejo, and Clarence Williams III.
Feb 22, 2000 · With: Rudy Duncan - Ben Affleck Gabriel - Gary Sinise Ashley - Charlize Theron Jack Bangs - Dennis Farina Nick - James Frain Pug - Donal Logue Jumpy - Danny Trejo Zook - Isaac Hayes Old Governor ...
