Gamer (2009) on Netflix
R20091h 35mActionSci-FiThriller
Mind-control nanites let players control other people, and Slayers makes death-row prisoners fight for freedom. John "Kable" Tillman has survived 27 matches under teenage gamer Simon Silverton.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb5.7/10144,687 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes29%
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Plot summary
In 2034, programmer Ken Castle's self-replicating nanites replace brain tissue and let one person steer another's body and look out through their eyes. The technology first powers Society, a life-simulation game whose paying players direct live actors as avatars, and makes Castle the richest man alive. He follows it with Slayers, a shooter in which death-row prisoners fight with real weapons in designated areas; anyone who survives thirty matches earns freedom. John "Kable" Tillman, the crowd's favorite, has come through twenty-seven, guided by seventeen-year-old gamer Simon Silverton. Kable's estranged wife, Angie, earns her living as a Society character, yet is denied custody of Delia, their daughter. Castle, threatened by his champion's winning streak, puts a new inmate, Hackman, into Slayers to end it.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gamer (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Cultural critic Steven Shaviro wrote a 10,000 word defense and analysis of the film, posted it online and eventually reworked it into the penultimate chapter of his book Post-Cinematic Affect.
- The production used special hand-held Red One digital cameras, which let the special-effects team start their work during shooting instead of waiting for post-production as is normally done.
