Game Over, Man!

{{Infobox film

| image = GameOverMan.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Kyle Newacheck

| screenplay = Anders Holm

| story = {{Plainlist|

Anders Holm
Kyle Newacheck
Adam DeVine
Blake Anderson

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| producer = {{Plainlist|

Adam DeVine
Anders Holm
Blake Anderson
Kyle Newacheck
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Scott Rudin
Eli Bush
Isaac Horne

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

Adam DeVine
Anders Holm
Blake Anderson

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| cinematography = Grant Smith

| editing = Evan Henke

| music = Steve Jablonsky

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Mail Order Company
Point Grey Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions

}}

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2018|3|23|}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $27.1 million{{cite web|url=https://fastlaneng.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/public/search/ent|title=Initial Certification Search|website=Fastlane NextGen|format=Type "Game Over" in the search box|access-date=May 9, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716033105/https://fastlaneng.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/public/search/ent|url-status=live}}

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Game Over, Man! is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by Anders Holm, and starring Holm, Adam DeVine, and Blake Anderson, all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom Workaholics. It follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the Los Angeles hotel where they work is taken hostage. The film was released on March 23, 2018, on Netflix to generally negative reception from critics.

Plot

Three friends, Alexxx, Darren, and Joel "Baby Dunk", work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles and seize an opportunity to pitch their idea to potential investor Awadi, the Bey of Tunisia. The Bey offers the trio a check, but the hotel manager quickly confiscates it and fires them.

Moments later Awadi is taken hostage by terrorists, alongside everyone else in the hotel. The inexperienced trio narrowly escape the terrorists; meanwhile the Bey is forced to share details for an offshore account allowing the terrorists' hacker to drain the funds. As the trio attempt another escape, they inadvertently crash into the security room, happening to thwart the hacking.

Bey Awadi's personal attaché Ahmad is revealed to be the mastermind behind the terrorist siege. He gets on television demanding $500 million, proceeding to kill one hostage every 15 minutes until his demands are met.

Seeking revenge on the trio, one terrorist captures and tortures them in the hotel spa. They attack and kill him, then rig his body with a version of their invention, a remote-controlled power suit. Sending him into the conference room as an initial attack, the trio then enter with automatic weapons.

Ahmad receives a getaway helicopter, and the trio appear on the roof, apparently carrying the ransom money. They trade the money for Bey Awadi, and as the helicopter departs, we learn the trio smuggled explosives onboard. One of the surviving hostages offers the trio a lucrative video game development deal.

Cast

Adam DeVine as Alexxx
Anders Holm as Darren
Blake Anderson as Joel aka "Baby Dunk"

Utkarsh Ambudkar as Bae Awadi
Aya Cash as Cassie
Neal McDonough as Conrad
Daniel Stern as Mitch
Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Ahmad
Rhona Mitra as Erma
Sam Richardson as Donald
Steve Howey as Rich
Mac Brandt as Jared
Geno Segers as Sal

Several celebrities also have cameo appearances as themselves, including Shaggy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Fred Armisen, Joel McHale, Flying Lotus, Steve-O, Donald Faison, Action Bronson, Chris Pontius, and Mark Cuban.

Production

On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing Game Over, Man! with producers including Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and Scott Rudin and Eli Bush via Scott Rudin Productions. The list of producers also includes Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management.{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/workaholics-creators-seth-rogen-team-901191|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en|date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117220007/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/workaholics-creators-seth-rogen-team-901191|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Cabin|first1=Chris|title='Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://collider.com/seth-rogen-workaholics-netflix-game-over-man/|website=Collider|access-date=January 4, 2018|date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070050/http://collider.com/seth-rogen-workaholics-netflix-game-over-man/|url-status=live}}

Release

The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|title=Movie Premieres|url=http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/|website=Westwood Village|access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180320110109/http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Greggs|first1=Gina|title=Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/celeb-snaps-hottest-star-sightings-thursday-march-22-2018/premiere-of-netflixs-game-over-man-after-party/|website=Celebuzz|access-date=March 23, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155025/http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/celeb-snaps-hottest-star-sightings-thursday-march-22-2018/premiere-of-netflixs-game-over-man-after-party/|url-status=live}}

Reception

=Critical reception=

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In a negative review, Glenn Kenny of The New York Times wrote: "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity."{{cite web|last1=Kenny|first1=Glenn|title=Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/movies/review-game-over-man-netflix.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323025116/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/movies/review-game-over-man-netflix.html|url-status=live}} In a similarly negative review, Monica Castillo of Variety wrote: "Game Over, Man! is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the Bill Paxton Aliens character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular."{{cite web|last1=Castillo|first1=Monica|title=Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/game-over-man-review-1202733954/|website=Variety|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325142933/http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/game-over-man-review-1202733954/|url-status=live}} David Ehrlich of Indiewire was more mixed, saying: "Game Over, Man! becomes to Workaholics what Keanu was to Key & Peele — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak."{{cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|title='Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/game-over-man-review-netflix-workaholics-1201942808/|website=IndieWire|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=March 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324184114/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/game-over-man-review-netflix-workaholics-1201942808/|url-status=live}} In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow Workaholics veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since Borat."{{cite web|last1=Rechtshaffen|first1=Michael|title=The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-game-over-man-review-20180322-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325022737/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-game-over-man-review-20180322-story.html|url-status=live}}