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Michael Haneke (writer)
11 March 1998 (USA) more
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Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement. full summary | add synopsis
4 wins & 5 nominations more
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Strangely captivating... more (245 total)
| Susanne Lothar | ... | Anna | |
| Ulrich Mühe | ... | Georg | |
| Arno Frisch | ... | Paul | |
| Frank Giering | ... | Peter | |
| Stefan Clapczynski | ... | Schorschi | |
| Doris Kunstmann | ... | Gerda | |
| Christoph Bantzer | ... | Fred | |
| Wolfgang Glück | ... | Robert | |
| Susanne Meneghel | ... | Gerdas Schwester | |
| Monika Zallinger | ... | Eva |
Directed by | |||
| Michael Haneke | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Michael Haneke | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Veit Heiduschka | .... | executive producer | |
| Veit Heiduschka | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Jürgen Jürges | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Andreas Prochaska | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Christoph Kanter | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Lisy Christl | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Simone Bachl | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Waldemar Pokromski | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Helga Fuchs | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Werner Reitmeier | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Karl Bech | .... | set joiner | |
| Janko Boskovic | .... | set painter | |
| Florian Peter Clodi | .... | set joiner | |
| Gerhard Dhor | .... | set joiner | |
| Peter Dörflinger | .... | sculptor | |
| Kurt Drahovzal | .... | set painter | |
| Peter Ecker | .... | prop buyer | |
| Christian Eder | .... | set joiner | |
| Frank Essler | .... | set painter | |
| Harald Hajmböck | .... | set joiner | |
| Kurt Jahn | .... | set joiner | |
| Peter Kreiller | .... | set joiner | |
| Peter Lenz | .... | painter | |
| Norbert Nagel | .... | set joiner | |
| Walter Nagel | .... | set joiner | |
| Joseph Rihs-Bacherl | .... | set joiner | |
| Rudolf Scheidl | .... | set joiner | |
| Werner Schweitzer | .... | set joiner | |
| Hans Wagner | .... | indoors property | |
| Peter Wenhardt | .... | set painter | |
Sound Department | |||
| Walter Amann | .... | sound | |
| Bernhard Bamberger | .... | sound editor | |
| Hannes Eder | .... | sound mixer | |
| Peter Paschinger | .... | sound assistant | |
| Daniel Steinbach | .... | sound assistant | |
| Hans-Walter Kramski | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
| Bernhard Maisch | .... | foley recordist (uncredited) | |
| Andreas Schneider | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Danny Bellens | .... | special effects | |
| Willi Neuner | .... | special effects | |
| Mac Steinmeier | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Cania | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Danny Bellens | .... | stunts | |
| Willi Neuner | .... | stunts | |
| Mac Steinmeier | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Dopplinger | .... | lighting equipment | |
| Adi Essl | .... | dolly grip | |
| Stefan Gauss | .... | lighting technician | |
| Volker Gläser | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Susanne Habitzel | .... | lighting technician | |
| Bernd Karoly | .... | lighting technician | |
| Fritz Martan | .... | grip | |
| Peter Steuger | .... | assistant camera | |
| Walter Stöger | .... | chief electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Katharina Nikl | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michael Katz | .... | post-production | |
| Ulrike Lässer | .... | post-production | |
| Gabriele Uhl | .... | assistant editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Andreas Djerdjev | .... | property driver | |
| Thomas Messer | .... | property driver | |
| Rudolf Schnogl | .... | production driver | |
| Gunther Stark | .... | production driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Katharina Biró | .... | script girl | |
| Jessica Hausner | .... | script girl | |
| Philipp Kaiser | .... | location manager | |
| Wolfgang Knöpfler | .... | production assistant | |
| April Morley | .... | dog instructor | |
| Gabriela Schuster | .... | production secretary | |
| Alfred Strobl | .... | location manager | |
Ölümcül oyunlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Brincadeiras Perigosas (Portugal) [pt]
Funny Games (Finland) [fi]
Funny Games (Poland) [pl]
Funny Games (France) [fr]
Funny Games: juegos divertidos (Spain) [es]
Horas de terror (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Paraxena paihnidia (Greece) [el]
Violência Gratuita (Brazil) [pt]
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108 min
1.85 : 1 more
Iceland:16 | Hungary:18 | Italy:T | Brazil:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 (with warning) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG (re-rating)
Director Michael Haneke has said that he never intended 'Funny Games' to be a horror film. Instead his idea was to make a film with a moralistic comment about the influence of media violence on society. It's a subject that Haneke is quite passionate about. more
Crew or equipment visible: When Anna and Georg are driving in their car, a reflection of a microphone between the front seats can be seen on the window. more
[first lines]
[subtitled version]
Anna:
Björling... Suliotis?
Georg:
Almost. Björling is easy.
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References "Wetten, dass..?" (1981) more
Hellraiser more
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First things first, Michael Haneke HATES Quentin Tarantino's films. He hates the way violence and death are shown as being 'cool' - Cool gangsters executing their enemies whilst saying cool lines (And you will know, that my name is the Lord! etc,etc)with a cool song playing in the background. This is not how violence is in the real world, violence is a horrible fact of life, not a glamourous thing for youths to copy, and I think Haneke intended Funny Games to show it how it really is. I watched Funny Games without the slightest clue what the film was about, so I just had to sit back and take it as it comes. At first, I wasn't too impressed. I thought the scenes were too long and dragged out, yet at the same time, I felt a strange feeling of suspense. The incredibly long camera shots leave you that bored, that you think "Something bad is going to happen soon, I can tell...". The suspense also lasts right through the film 'til the very end. You don't want to watch it, but at the same time, you feel hypnotised by it.
I will not detail any events of the film, to save spoiling the atmosphere, but I will note one thing that people tend to be confused about:- "Why did the family let them into the house in the first place?" The two characters of Peter and Paul are let to walk all over the family because of one flaw in the bourgios psyche - 'The more polite a person is, the better a person they are.' This absurd way of thinking is played on by Peter and Paul and they obviously score, plus 'getting into the house without breaking in' is also one of their 'games'.For those who haven't seen the film, I definitely wouldn't recommend this for a night in with the parents/girlfriend, but I definitely would for people who want to see the difference between death and Tarantino-glam. Prepare for a highly suspenseful yet sickeningly violent, non-Hollywood, edge-of-the-seat piece of art. 8/10