House of Games (1987)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,585,639.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4564 |
Directed By
David Mamet
Crew
David Mamet
David Mamet
Jonathan Katz
Michael Hausman
Juan Ruiz Anchía
Trudy Ship
Cyrena Hausman
Michael Merritt
Derek R. Hill
Nan Cibula
Laurent Delouya
Erin Lyons
Gregory Villamil
Pamela S. Westmore
Lee R. Mayes
Ned Dowd
Michael Hausman
Jeff Balsmeyer
Samara Schaffer
J. Grey Smith
Jeffrey P. Soderberg
Douglas Axtell
Suki Buchman
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
Kathleen Earle Killeen
Thomas A. Gulino
John Pritchett
Marc S. Shaw
Gail Showalter
Jeffrey Stern
Jacqueline Tager
Marko Costanzo
Robert G. Willard
Michael F. Barrow
Martin Bosworth
Chris Centrella
Henry Cline
Geoffrey Coburn
Robert Diehl
Bill Flick
Lars Larson
Mark Lorge
Hugh McCallum
Robert McClure
George Mooradian
Lorey Sebastian
Michael Sudmeier
Greg White-Wiegand
Quintin Woo
Candace Blake
Dawn Johnson
Sally Roberts
Sally Roberts
Barbara Tulliver
Ron Lynch
Suzana Peric
Christine Wilson
Gregory W. Anderson
Jon McCarthy
Alexa Albert
Peter Hutcheson
Kevin Hyman
Susan McBrine
Ivan Passer Jr.
Deborah Pritchett
Cathy Sarkowsky
Sheila Thompson
Lynn Wegenka
Patricia Wolff
Scott Zigler
Randall Balsmeyer
Jonathan Sheinberg
Susan Lee Smith
John Merriman
Alaric Jans
David Mamet
Jonathan Katz
TOP CAST
Lindsay Crouse
Dr. Margaret Ford
Joe Mantegna
Mike
Mike Nussbaum
Joey
Lilia Skala
Dr. Maria Littauer
J. T. Walsh
The Businessman
Steven Goldstein
Billy Hahn
Jack Wallace
Bartender
Ricky Jay
George
William H. Macy
Sgt. John Moran
Meshach Taylor
Mr. Dean
John Pritchett
Hotel Desk Clerk
Scott Zigler
Western Union Clerk
Jacqueline de La Chaume
Woman with Lighter
Willo Hausman
Girl with Book
G. Roy Levin
Poker Player
Allen Soule
Poker Player
Johnny "Sugarbear" Willis
Hotel Doorman
Josh Conescu
Garage Attendant
Patricia Wolff
Patient (Ford's Office)
Paul Walsh
Man in Restaurant
Roberta Maguire
Restaurant Hostess
Karen Kohlhaas
Prison Ward Patient
Julie Mendenhall
Late Student
Rachel Cline
Student
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