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Game Over (1989) on Netflix

NR19891h 32mActionHorrorThriller

Thomas de Frémont loves action films and gadgets. On Christmas Eve he uses his Minitel to reach Santa Claus, and a stranger answers, claiming to be Santa.

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  • IMDb6.4/103,373 votes
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Thomas de Frémont is a child prodigy who likes gadgets and action movies, and he lives in a remote, high-tech house with his family and his dog, J.R. On Christmas Eve he uses his Minitel to try to speak with Santa Claus and reaches a vagrant at a public terminal instead. The man says he is Santa and presses the boy for his address; he also learns that Thomas's mother manages a Printemps nearby. Thomas rigs cameras and traps across the house to film or catch Santa.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Game Over (1989)

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  • René Manzor threatened the makers of the 1990 American film Home Alone with legal action on the grounds of plagiarism, alleging that they "remade my movie." The two films are noted for their similarities.

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