Gamer (2009 film)

Gamer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeveldine/Taylor
Written byNeveldine & Taylor
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEkkehart Pollack
Edited by
  • Peter Amundson
  • Fernando Villena
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[2]
Box office$42 million[2]

Gamer is a 2009 American science fiction action film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.[3] The film stars Gerard Butler as a participant in an online game in which participants can control human beings as players, and Logan Lerman as the player who controls him. Alongside Butler and Lerman, it also stars Michael C. Hall, Ludacris, Amber Valletta, Terry Crews, Alison Lohman, John Leguizamo, Sam Witwer and Zoë Bell.

Gamer was released in North America on September 4, 2009, receiving generally negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $42 million worldwide against a production budget of $50 million.

  1. ^ "GAMER (18)". British Board of Film Classification. August 14, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gamer (2009)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Clip - Gamer". DreadCentral. January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011.