Dangerous Game Movie Review 1993

Abrasive filmmaker Eddie Israel's (Keitel) new movie is about a couple's disintegrating marriage turning violent. Stars Sarah (Madonna) and Francis (Russo) find the on-camera violence spilling over into their tangled private lives while Eddie finds his personal traumas intruding more and more into the fictional material. Very raw movie within a movie features volatile Keitel (who also worked with Ferrera on "Bad Lieutenant") and suitably histrionic Russo; Madonna manages to hold her own in the least showy role, a cinematic first. Eddie's betrayed and bewildered wife is sympathetically portrayed by Ferrara, director Abel's wife. Also available in an unrated version.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Filmmaking, Behind the Scenes, Marriage, Sex & Sexuality, Domestic Abuse, Drug Use & Abuse

Screenplay

Nicholas St. John

Cast

Harvey Keitel, James Russo, Madonna, Nancy Ferrara

Director

Abel Ferrara

Producer

Mary Kane, Freddy Demann, Ron Rotholz, Mario Cecchi Gori, Maverick-Eye Films, Pent-America Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures