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Game 6 | 
| Director: Michael Hoffman
Actors: Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Griffin Dunne, Ari Graynor, Bebe Neuwirth
Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 26626
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Hindi (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 829567035726
UPC: 829567035726
EAN: 0829567035726
ASIN: B000EU1ONS
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: May 23, 2006
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Product Description
PLAYWRIGHT NICKY ROGAN IS A DIE-HARD RED SOX FAN WHO HAS LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY. NICKY'S NEW PLAY IS OPENING ON OCTOBER 25, 1986, IS THE SAME DAY OF THAT HISTORIC EVENT, 'GAME 6' OF THE 1986 WORLD SERIES. WILL NICKY'SPROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL FORTUNES RISE & FALL WITH THAT OF HIS BELOVED RED SOX?
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Game 6, the first produced screenplay by acclaimed novelist Don DeLillo (White Noise), follows the obsession of a playwright, Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton), whose beloved jinxed Red Sox are playing game six of the 1986 World Series--the same night Rogan's new play opens on Broadway. The stories that intersect to construct this ominous character study are woven by stellar performances by a first-rate cast, including Keaton, who gives a not-quite-unraveled reading that reminds us what a strong character actor he can be. Around Keaton is a fine ensemble, including a brittle Catherine O'Hara as his estranged wife ("Nicky, I'm seeing a prominent divorce attorney." "How prominent?" "He has his own submarine."); Bebe Neuwirth as his high-strung paramour; Griffin Dunne as an unglued fellow writer; and Robert Downey Jr. as a Buddhist theater critic whose ruinous reviews are as deadly as the loaded gun he takes to premieres. If the plot is a little far-fetched (and the climactic scene preposterous), the audacious writing and gripping performances more than make up for it. As Rogan says, "Winning is easy; losing is complicated." --A.T. Hurley
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 Great performances......fun characters.....unique story....i loved it! February 11, 2009
Richardson (Sunny California USA)
I really got into this little (and with a budget of a half maillion I mean little) movie..and was locked in for the very brief 80+ minute ride. The acting is excellent...and I really felt every character. It has nothing in common with the big budget CGI films dominating the DVD racks but more in common with something like "Doubt" ..a small group of characters who the viewer becomes emotionally attached to very quickly and enter their world. The story may be a bit more effective on people like myself who are sports fans and a bit lost on those who aren't but they can perhaps enjoy the theatre angle a bit more than I did. The movie features some very big name stars in small roles and it certainly doesn't LOOK cheap....very beautifully lit and photographed....just a little gem of a film I felt lucky to see and it made me think about it for the whole day after I saw it. Michael Keaton was just brilliant.
Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. - Need Another Reason to Watch? November 26, 2008
John Schinter (Chicago, IL)
My interest in this movie was not box office popularity or the sports theme - it was about the actors Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. They did not disappoint - and this movie ended up being one of those hidden movie gems that introduce deeper thought than the sacrificial Game 6 sports drama of the Boston Red Sox.
Keaton and Downey Jr. are at the top of their game, as well as the writer with his intelligent use of metaphor's to portray parallels between the Red Sox losing legacy and situations in each of the actors characters lives.
Great acting (classic Michael Keaton / Robert Downey Jr.), and an intelligent and suspenseful, well written plot.
An entertaining and Intelligent movie!
 Baseball Game and Life (or Something Like That): See for the Fine Acting from the Cast January 13, 2008
Tsuyoshi
The title "Game 6" refers to the sixth game of the 1986 World Series. Yes, you remember Boston Red Sox and first baseman Bill Buckner. But the film itself is not about him and his legs; it's about New York playwright Nicky Rogan played by Michael Keaton and a string of the events that happen on the day (also the day of the sixth World Series game) when his latest play opens. Some films are sometimes called "character study" and here is a film that perfectly describes its nature. It's less about the story surrounding him than his personal life and struggle.
I said we follow the events that take place on the day of the Game 6, but actually the film frequently takes us back to the past of Nicky by introducing some supporting characters on his way to the theater or somewhere else - his daughter Laurel (Ari Graynor), his wife Lilian (Catherine O'Hara) and so on - and thus we come to know Nicky Rogan as a person. It's the opening night for his new film and he looks very worried, especially when he is told by his old friend and playwright Elliott Litvak (Griffin Dunne) about the hated and vitriolic drama critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr.) whose harsh criticism, he says, virtually ruined his career. But of course, we and Nicky are to meet Elliott later, who turns out someone different.
Director Michael Hoffman ("One Fine Day" "The Emperor's Club") uses a cerebral approach in dealing with the characters' situations. You will notice the metaphors and patterns employed here: some things constantly stop; some things (or people) are not what they seem; and unexpected things happen when they shouldn't happen, just like the baseball game of the film's title. The film's screenplay is written by novelist/playwright Don Dolillo which may explain the slightly wordy nature of the film.
Ultimately this is a film made for actors and dialogues. Acting is all great. Michael Keaton plays the character with depth, something most of his recent films seldom allowed him to show. But for those who want the movie to further the story and move on - and I am one of them - watching "Game 6" would be a bit painful experience.
A+++ service, thanks. Got here immediately, it seemed. December 2, 2007
Josh D. Whitmore (Nashville Tennessee)
Service was perfect, thanks. Item arrived quicker than I expected, and in great condition.
If you've read Don DeLillo, you know what to expect May 28, 2007
Z. Freeman (Austin, TX)
Although Ebert & Roeper give the film "Two Thumbs Way Up" and Roeper seems to think that Keaton turns in "the first nomination worthy performance of 2006", Game 6 is slow, and rather boring for the majority of the film. And that's saying a lot when the film is only around 80 minutes long, apparently 87 if you believe the box.
The acting is all solid. Keaton does turn in a solid performance, as does everyone else, most notably Robert Downey Jr. as an infamously negative and destructive theatre critic and Catherine O'Hara as Keaton's soon-to-be-ex-wife. The problem is the production value of the film... and the script. When you only have $500,000 to work with and you're filming in Manhattan, not much can be expected of your production value (though the director and cinematographer did opt for 16mm film instead of going for digital, good call). As for the script...
Don DeLillo's Game 6 has been sitting around Paramount going unmade for almost 15 years now. After seeing the movie, it's clear that there's a reason why. It seems loosely based on the book Cosmopolis, or maybe it's the other way around since Cosmopolis only came out a few years ago. Replace a high-powered executive with a high-profile playwright and you've got almost the same story: a man's world seems to be falling down around him as he rides in various unmoving taxi cabs all day, stopping to see his daughter, his mistress, his wife, and get a haircut. Game 6, however, is set in 1986 on the day of the sixth game of the World Series between the Red Sox and the Mets.
Many of the scenes in Game 6 are almost exactly the same dialogue as Cosmopolis, which is off-putting considering they're different stories and no mention of the novel is made anywhere. The dialogue is distinctly DeLillo with people often repeating a phrase several times, or giving a monologue out of left field as if it actually applies to the situation at hand.
What makes this movie bearable, and actually almost enjoyable, is watching Michael Keaton do his best to navigate the scenery and the script, and knowing that he's doing it out of passion for the story, and not for money, regardless of whether the story itself seems deserving of said pasion.
By the end, the film seems to get a firm grasp of where it's going and how it's getting there, and almost manages to pull the viewer along. It's up to you to decide whether or not you want to go.
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