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Funny Games U.S.

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Director:
Michael Haneke
Stars: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt (Full Cast)
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)

The Plot:Two assailaints infiltrate a cabin in the woods and, with unexpectedsophistication, put a vacationing family through a series ofpsychologically and physically abusive games.

THE BUZZ:One way to confuse those who are against horror remakes is to redo yourown film in a different language. That's what writer-director MichaelHaneke, who last offered us Cache,is doing here to his 1997 thriller, which he called an "anti-Tarantinofilm" in its desire to torture, not entertain, its audience. With NaomiWatts and Tim Roth in lead roles, and Michael Pitt as one of theaggressors, we're hoping all B- and C-level horror directors will studythis film as they make their next projects. Also, anyone who has seenthe original knows to stick around for the end-credit crawl ...


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