The Games Maker
The Games Maker (Spanish: El inventor de juegos) is a 2014 Argentine-Canadian adventure film co-written and directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini.[2]
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| Directed by | Juan Pablo Buscarini |
| Produced by | Pablo Bossi Juan Pablo Buscarini Guido De Angelis Marco De Angelis Nicola De Angelis José Ibáñez Tina Roberts |
| Written by | Juan Pablo Buscarini Damon Syson Lucinda Syson |
| Starring | Joseph Fiennes David Mazouz Tom Cavanagh Valentina Lodovini Megan Charpentier Ed Asner Alejandro Awada |
| Music by | Keith Power |
| Cinematography | Matías Mesa Roman Osin |
| Edited by | Austin Andrews |
Production company | 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 |
| Country | Argentina Canada Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $5.2 million[1] |
Plot summary
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 capitol. 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
- David Mazouz as Ivan Drago
- Ed Asner as Nicholas Drago
- Joseph Fiennes as Morodian
- Tom Cavanagh as Mr. Drago
- Valentina Lodovini as Mrs. Drago
- Megan Charpentier as Anunciacion
- Robert Verlaque as Principal Possum
- Alejandro Awada as Engineer Gabler
- Vando Villamil as Ramuz
- Maiamar Abrodos as Miss Blum
Reception
The Games Maker received mixed reviews. In review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it received a 40% approval rating based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of score of 4.6/10.[3]
References
- "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.