The game (Also Known As: Tro Choi) is a drama mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by John Brancato, Michael Ferris. It released on 12 September 1997 (USA). The film stars Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn. Wealthy San Francisco financier Nicholas Van Orton gets a strange birthday present from wayward brother Conrad: a live-action game that consumes his life.