This is for you.
You shouldn't have.
What do you get for the man who has...everything?
Call that number.
Why?
Make your life... fun.
Fun.
You know what that is... uh, you've seen other people have it.
Nicholas
Scott Hunter McGuire · 15 quotes
Christine
Deborah Kara Unger · 4 quotes
Jim Feingold
James Rebhorn · 3 quotes
Daniel Schorr
Daniel Schorr · 2 quotes
Most scenes together: Nicholas & Christine (4), Nicholas & Conrad (3), Nicholas & Jim Feingold (2)
The Game quotes
Page 1 of 2You know, thank God you jumped, because if you didn't, I was supposed to throw you off!
You get up; you go first.
This isn't an attempt to be gallant. If I don't lift you, how are you going to get there?
I don't know, you'll pull me up.
It's much easier this way. Come on, step up...
No.
Please...
I'm not wearing underwear. Okay? There, I said it. Satisfied?
All right. What happened?
Shh!
Conrad, where're we going?
Just wait!
What are you doing?
They're methodical. If I can't trust the room service in the hotel, I sure as hell can't trust a **** car.
Who?
CRS. Who do you think! Jesus! When I think what I almost got you into...
What are you saying?
Oh, I'm so ****. They just **** you and they **** you and they **** you! And just when you think it's all over that's when the real **** starts!
All right, calm down. Just take a breath.
They won't stop, Nick. I paid the bill. I gave them their **** money. They won't leave me alone!
What're they doing to you?
Everything! I'm a goddamned human pinãta.
Calm down! And why do they keep playing if you've already paid?
I don't know. I don't know. I paid them more to make it stop!
Get out of the car.
I could've handed you to them. And they find me now they...
Get out of the goddamn car!
You don't have a choice! No one else's gonna tell you what's going on! You wanna know? 'Cause if I'm gone you never will. I can't believe they didn't even take the time to get the **** house right.
Who are they?
I don't know. Nobody does. I'm an employee.
Then what good are you?
I know things like who you can trust and that your brother was in it from beginning...
That's a lie.
Yeah? I was your waitress on your birthday. Connie told you about CRS that day. Ever seen me in there before? Sorry. I mean, it wasn't his fault. I guess he thought it was his only way out. They fleeced him real good.
How did they get to him?
Same thing to him they did to you.
What are you talking about?
Have you checked your accounts? That night in your office I got the number to your private line and modem that gave CRS remote access to your computer. You gave them everything else.
What?
You took their tests, handwriting, voice samples, psych info. They used it all to figure out your passwords. And Feingold, the guy who signed you up, he did 5 years for hacking Citibank. They only had to keep you distracted while they broke into your financial network, transferred your holdings into dummy accounts... Overseas operator, please. Why else were they willing to shoot at us?
Bank rep
[Nicholas picks up the phone]
Alamein Bank, Zurich, Switzerland.
Because they're finished with you. Live or dead's the same. Long as you disappear.
Yeah.
Bank rep
Can I have your code, please?
Yes. Blue-two-backslash-0-6-0-0. "D" as in David. That's right. The balance? That's impossible.
They already got it, Nicholas. They got everything.
Lionel Fisher, I love your work.
Okay, please. Look, I, uh... I got my kids.
Get rid of them.
All right, guys, uh, guys. Snack time. More snacks. Here, go, go, go. That's all. Uh... It was just a job. Nothing personal. You know. I mean, I play my part, improvise a little. I mean, it's what I'm good at...
I need to talk to who's in charge.
Nobody knows. I mean nobody gets a big picture... Hey, Tammy, Alex cut it out. Damn it, why do they do that?
Your offices are empty. I need to find out where they are.
Look, they own the whole building. They just move from floor to floor.
And you work for them, right? You can get me in.
No, I can't.
Oh, yes, you can. You can tell them the police called. You got to speak to someone. You tell them I'm gonna blow the whistle on them.
What whistle? There's no **** whistle. This is very dangerous. I don't think that you understand.
Right now I am extremely dangerous.
Michael, guys. Come on, we're leaving. [after driving] Well, we're here.
Drive in.
What're you gonna do, anyway? You won't get your money back.
I don't care about money. I'm pulling back the curtain. I wanna meet the wizard.
No, what is this for? What are you... selling?
Oh. It's a game.
A game?
Specifically tailored for each participant. Think of it as a great vacation. Except you don't go to it, it comes to you.
What... What kind of vacation?
It's different every time.
Humor me with specifics.
We provide whatever's lacking.
And what if nothing is lacking?
May I make two suggestions?
You really think that I'll participate without knowing any...
First, admit to yourself that it sounds intriguing. Second, you don't have to decide today. Take the silly test, fill out the stupid forms. One day, your game begins. You either love it or hate it. Decide then. You know we...We are like an experiential book-of-the-month club. You can drop out at any time with no further obligation. That was my sales pitch.
So, you've played recently?
New Member Ted Oh, about a year ago. I was working in Los Angeles.
Oh, I hear the London office is very good, too. It just sounds like a lot of fantasy, role-playing nonsense.
New Member Ted [leans in]
You wanna know what it is? What it's all about?
New Member Ted [Nicholas leans closer]
John 9:25.
I... haven't been to Sunday school in a long time.
New Member Ted 'Whereas once I was blind, now I can see.' [rises] Good night, Nicholas. Best of luck.
Good night.
What is this?
[on TV]
This is your game, Nicholas, and welcome to it. I'm here to let you in on a few ground rules. You received the very first key, and others will follow. You'll never know where you'll find them or how you'll need to use them. So keep your eyes open.
How do you... You can see me?
Let us save the questions till afterwards.
How does this work?
There's a tiny camera looking at you right now.
That's impossible.
You're right, impossible. You're having a conversation with your television.
Samuel Nick, it's Sam. I got your message. I was disturbed to say the least.
So, what are we gonna do?
Samuel I've been on the phone for an hour already. Nicholas, your funds are intact. Nothing's been touched.
What are you talking about?
Samuel I checked on them myself.
Who is it?
Samuel I made the calls. Nothing's changed. I'm telling you. Not one cent is unaccounted for.
Who is it?
My attorney says that nothing is missing.
He's in on it.
Samuel I don't know what the hell is happening, but stay where you are until I get there.
Sutherland's in on it.
Samuel Nicholas, I have another call. Give me your precise location.
Nicholas? We've got to get out of here.
How did they get to him? Why did...
I wouldn't worry about it.
What do you mean?
It's out of your hands. Cellular calls can be intercepted. Those calls you made to B of A, France. B of A, France, Switzerland, you were talking to us. You were talking to us. Filled in the blanks. Access codes, passwords, stuff even your lawyer didn't have. We have it now so we're done. Bye, Nicholas.
Your shoes cost a thousand dollars?
That one did.
And you really believe that just because you publish children's books, people are going to care about my reputation? You can have pictures of me wearing nipple rings, butt-**** Captain Kangaroo. The only thing they care about is the stock and whether that stock is up or down!
Did I have a choice? Did I have a choice?
Discovering the object of the game is the object of the game.
I don't care about the money. I'm pulling back the curtain. I want to meet the wizard.