Funny Games Movie Review 1997

Georg (Muhe), his wife, Anna (Lothar), and young son, Georgie (Clapczynski) are vacationing at their lakeside cottage when their peace is invaded by psycho Paul (Frisch) and his sniveling partner Frank (Giering). The family is tied up and forced to play humiliating games with a couple of amoral killers. Most of the physical violence occurs off-screen but the psychological torture is relentless. German with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.
Originally from Austrian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Vacations, Hostage!

Screenplay

Michael Haneke

Cast

Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering, Arno Frisch, Stefan Clapczynski

Cinematography

Jurgen Jurges

Director

Michael Haneke