The Game Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

11 of the most interesting The Game easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Game movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Costumes Foreshadowing
The Game poster
The Game poster
The Game Plot

After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality.

Genre Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director David Fincher
Stars Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn
IMDB score 7.8

The Game Movie Trivia

1 - The movie changes from widescreen cinematic to 16:9 full resolution when Katniss enters the arena, to make it seem more surreal

The movie changes from widescreen cinematic to 16:9 full resolution when Katniss enters the arena, to make it seem more surreal

1 - Charles Martinet, the English voice of Mario in the video game franchise since 1992, appears briefly in "The Game" (1997) as the main character's father in 1950's home movies.

Charles Martinet, the English voice of Mario in the video game franchise since 1992, appears briefly in "The Game" (1997) as the main character's father in 1950's home movies.

The Game Movie Easter Eggs

1 - When Katniss and Peeta are about to face the crowd they enter a tunnel labeled PDL-736. This is a reference to a night club the cast went to while filming in Atlanta, located at 736 Ponce De Leon Ave.

When Katniss and Peeta are about to face the crowd they enter a tunnel labeled PDL-736. This is a reference to a night club the cast went to while filming in Atlanta, located at 736 Ponce De Leon Ave.

Costume details in The Game

1 - Beetee can be seen with copper wire attached to his glasses, this was to prevent them from falling off during The Games.

Beetee can be seen with copper wire attached to his glasses, this was to prevent them from falling off during The Games.

The Game Movie Foreshadowing

1 - You can see the girl (main lead) from Consumer Recreation Services (CRS) before Conrad (Sean Pen) even gives the voucher to Nicholas (Michael Douglas), indicating that The Game had already begun.

You can see the girl (main lead) from Consumer Recreation Services (CRS) before Conrad (Sean Pen) even gives the voucher to Nicholas (Michael Douglas), indicating that The Game had already begun.

The Game movie hidden details

1 - When Katniss is hallucinating/remembering we see all the coal miners have her father's face (sorry for the quality)

When Katniss is hallucinating/remembering we see all the coal miners have her father's face (sorry for the quality)

1 - Beetee used some of the wire from his spoil to hold his glasses on during the games

Beetee used some of the wire from his spoil to hold his glasses on during the games

Before Katniss is assessed she is given a 23-1 chance of winning the games. Her stats are shown on the bottom right of an electronic billboard briefly.

1 - Director Spike Jonze cameos in David Fincher's The Game(1997). Director David Fincher cameos in Spike Jone's Being John Malkovich(1999)

Director Spike Jonze cameos in David Fincher's The Game(1997). Director David Fincher cameos in Spike Jone's Being John Malkovich(1999)

The screen transitions from letterbox to full as the games begin

S02E03 of Mindhunter, the black hotel receptionist hands Holden the window winder for her passenger side window - Michael Douglas in THE GAME (1997)(Directed by co-director David Fincher), needs the exact same thing after his car is submerged in the harbor.

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