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House of Games
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
1987 · Directed by David Mamet · 102 min · Crime · Thriller · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
Human nature is a sucker bet.
Crew
- Screenplay: David Mamet
- Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
- Edited by: Trudy Ship
- Music: Alaric Jans
- Production design: Michael Merritt
- Produced by: Michael Hausman
Cast
- Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Margaret Ford
- Joe Mantegna as Mike
- Mike Nussbaum as Joey
- Lilia Skala as Dr. Maria Littauer
- J.T. Walsh as The Businessman
- Steven Goldstein as Billy Hahn
- Jack Wallace as Bartender
- Ricky Jay as George
- William H. Macy as Sgt. John Moran
- Meshach Taylor as Mr. Dean
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Filmhaus, Orion Pictures
- Box office: $2,585,639
- Themes: gambling, gambling debt, con man, fraud, con artist, psychiatrist, female psychiatrist, neo-noir, pool hall
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