House of Games

Human nature is a sucker bet.
House of Games (1987)
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Production
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Revenue
$2 585 639
Director
Scenario
Composer
Alaric Jans
Producer
Michael Hausman
Actors
Photo Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse
Dr. Margaret Ford
Photo Lilia Skala
Lilia Skala
Dr. Maria Littauer
Photo J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
The Businessman
Steven Goldstein
Billy Hahn
Photo Jack Wallace
Jack Wallace
Bartender
Photo Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay
George
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Ricky Jay, who played George, is both an actor and a magician. When director and screenwriter David Mamet asked him to reveal the secrets behind some of the tricks, Jay refused, as some of his colleagues were still using those techniques.
  • It was originally intended to be a big-budget project with high-profile actors, but David Mamet later decided to produce the film independently and cast his wife, Lindsay Kraus, as well as friends, such as Joe Mantegna.

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