Surviving the Game (1994)
Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
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Perhaps the umpteenth retelling of the short story The Most Dangerous Game (our favorite adaption: the '90s flick Surviving the Game , where Ice-T gets hunted by Rutger Hauer and Gary Busey?), Hunt comes to us courtesy of producer and TV impresario Damon Lindelof, who wrote the script with Nick Cuse (son of frequent collaborator Carlton Cuse).
Here are the basics: A group of super rich elite-types round up a dozen rednecks to kill for sport, "The Most Dangerous Game"-style (or "Surviving the Game," if you prefer your references through Ice-T movies).
Richard Connell’s story, The Most Dangerous Game , has inspired movies from the literal 1932 adaptation to ‘90s hits Hard Target and Surviving the Game .
Past examples include "Surviving the Game," a 1994 movie in which a homeless man (Ice-T) becomes the unwitting prey for a bunch of wealthy hunters.
Unless you've seen Battle Royale, Series 7: The Contenders, The Most Dangerous Game, The Condemned, Death Race 2000, Gamer, Hard Target, Surviving the Game and The Running Man, obviously.
Had Gibson followed the cue of other less self-important variations of The Most Dangerous Game, such as The Naked Prey, Surviving the Game and Hard Target, and cut to the chase more quickly, Apocalypto would have been a far more satisfying experience.