Surviving the Game (1994)
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 11
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Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 2
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The Richard Connell short story, The Most Dangerous Game, has been adapted for the screen many times. In this updated version, the rapper-actor Ice-T plays Mason, a homeless man whose best friend and his dog both die on the same day. Cole (Charles S. Dutton, a relief worker, tells Mason that there's a job available that entails leading a hunting expedition in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. The desperate Mason signs on. The hunting party is led by two CIA agents, Burns (Rutger Hauer) and
Apr 15, 1994 Wide
Dec 21, 1999
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Ice-T
Mason -
Rutger Hauer
Burns -
Charles S. Dutton
Cole -
Gary Busey
Hawkins -
F Murray Abraham
Wolfe Sr. -
John C. McGinley
Griffin -
William McNamara
Wolfe Jr. -
Jeff Corey
Hank -
Jacqui Dickerson
Taxi Passenger -
Victor Morris
Homeless Father -
Kevin Harris
Homeless Man -
Steve Lambert
1st Trophy Hunted -
Bob Minor
Security Guard -
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George Fisher
Taxi Driver
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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (11) | DVD (2)
A film that shines mostly for the interesting performances by the cast of character actors.
A guilty pleasure made memorable by a lot of good actors hamming it up as villains.
This thoroughly absurd action flick that thinks it has some sort of social conscience, badly needs a what-the-heck-were-they-thinking smack upside the head to humble it.
Did someone say guilty pleasure?
Not a bad twist on "The Most Dangerous Game," but a lot more could have been done with it.
Cheesy take-off of "The Most Dangerous Game," although it's got a lot of low-rent b-movie energy.
Audience Reviews for Surviving the Game
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- Cole: You know, Mason. You know why we're gonna find you? Because I can smell your stinking ass from here.
- Mason: Yo, fuck you, Cole. You punk, sellout, motherfucker!
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- Hawkins: I like my meat rare.
- Mason: Try well-done, bitch.
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A hilariously bad action flick that stars Ice-T as a bum, selected to participate in a man hunt on a secluded island. The story is a loose adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game and has both Rutger Hauer and Gary Busey competing for craziest actor of the year and F. Murray Abraham far away from getting his Oscar for murdering Mozart.
Jack Mason: ALWAYS check the barrel.