The Games Maker
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Directed by | Juan Pablo Buscarini |
Written by | Juan Pablo Buscarini Damon Syson Lucinda Syson |
Produced by | Pablo Bossi Juan Pablo Buscarini Guido De Angelis Marco De Angelis Nicola De Angelis José Ibáñez Tina Roberts |
Starring | Joseph Fiennes Tom Cavanagh Megan Charpentier Valentina Lodovini Robert Verlaque Ed Asner David Mazouz |
Cinematography | Matías Mesa Roman Osin |
Edited by | Austin Andrews |
Music by | Keith Power |
Production companies | Buena Vista International Pampa Films Sepia Films Dap Italy 7GLAB Orinoco Films Benteveo Producciones Telefe |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Countries | Argentina Canada Italy |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
Box office | $5.2 million[1] |
The Games Maker(Spanish:El inventor de juegos) is a 2014Argentine-Canadianfamilyadventure filmco-written and directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini and starringDavid Mazouz,Joseph Fiennes,Megan Charpentier,Tom CavanaghandEd Asner.[2]
Plot summary
[edit]Young Ivan Drago places first in a mail-in contest for board game inventors, only to be disappointed after receiving the grand prize of a temporary tattoo. However, he soon discovers his tattoo is permanent, prompting his father to reach out to Ivan's long-estranged grandfather. Soon after, Ivan's parents are lost in a balloon race, whereupon Ivan is placed in a strict school, where classmates and teachers alike constantly show their dislike for him. Ivan escapes the school to run away to his grandfather in Zyl, the games capital. Once there, Ivan learns that his tattoo matches a missing piece in the town jigsaw puzzle, and is a symbol of Morodian, the man who stole the puzzle piece and is responsible for Zyl's downfall as the greatest game-making town.
Ivan runs off to confront Morodian, who had been tracking Ivan his whole life, and was responsible for the disappearance of Ivan's parents. Morodian puts Ivan to work as his personal games maker, but Ivan escapes with the missing puzzle piece and his parents, who Morodian was keeping hostage. With Morodian vanquished, Ivan replaces the missing puzzle piece, his father is reunited with Ivan's grandfather, and Zyl is restored to its former glory.
Cast
[edit]- David Mazouzas Ivan Drago
- Joseph Fiennesas Morodian
- Megan Charpentieras Anunciacion
- Tom Cavanaghas Mr. Drago
- Valentina Lodovinias Mrs. Drago
- Ed Asneras Nicholas Drago
- Robert Verlaque as Principal Possum
- Alejandro Awadaas Engineer Gabler
- Vando Villamil as Ramuz
- Maiamar Abrodos as Miss Blum
Reception
[edit]The Games Makerreceived mixed reviews. Onreview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,it has a 40% approval rating based on 5 reviews, and an average rating score of 4.6/10.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"The Games Maker (2014) - Financial Information".www.the-numbers.com.
- ^"'The Games Maker': Hong Kong Review ".www.hollywoodreporter.com.
- ^"The Games Maker".www.rottentomatoes.com.
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