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Surviving the Game is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Ernest R. Dickerson released in USA on 15 april 1994 with Ice-T
Surviving the Game (1994)
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Add to a movie listSurviving the Game is a 1994 action thriller film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, starring Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, and Gary Busey. It is loosely based on the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. Although not successful during its theatrical release, it has since developed a cult following.
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Jack Mason is a homeless man from Seattle who loses his only friends—a fellow homeless man and his pet dog—on the same day. Dejected, Mason attempts to commit suicide when a soup kitchen worker, Walter Cole, saves him. Cole refers the man to businessman Thomas Burns, who kindly offers Mason a job as a hunting guide. Despite his misgivings, the lure of a well paying job causes Mason to accept.Actors
Ice-T
(Jack Mason)
Rutger Hauer
(Thomas Burns)
Charles Dutton
(Walter Cole)
John C. McGinley
(John Griffin)
William McNamara
(Wolfe Jr.)
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