Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErnest R. Dickerson
Written byEric Bernt
Produced byDavid Permut
Starring
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
Edited bySamuel D. Pollard
Music byStewart Copeland
Production
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Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • April 15, 1994 (1994-04-15)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.4 million
Box office$7,727,256

Surviving the Game is a 1994 American action-adventure film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and written by Eric Bernt. It is loosely based on the 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The film stars Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, John C. McGinley, William McNamara, Gary Busey, and F. Murray Abraham.

Surviving the Game was released in the United States on April 15, 1994, by New Line Cinema. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $7.7 million against a production budget of $7.4 million (not including advertisement and distribution costs).