HOUSE OF GAMES Film 1987. Written by David Mamet. Directed by David Mamet. Starring Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, Mike Nussbaum, J. T. Walsh, Lilia Skala, William H. Macy.

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Total Records: 25 - Medium: FILM

#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	Charlie's Tavern	BBB	Nightlife	Taverns
	Charlie's Tavern Bar where Margaret finds Mike after returning to the House of Games looking for him.
2	Dr. Margaret Ford	BBB	Healthcare	Therapy
	Dr. Margaret Ford Psychiatist played by Lindsay Crouse.
3	Driven: Obsession and Compulsion in Ever...	BBB	Literature	Books
	Driven: Obsession and Compulsion in Everyday Life Book by Dr. Margaret Ford.
3	Hansom Cabs	BBB	Transportation	Taxicabs
	Hansom Cabs Cab that takes Margaret home from House of Games the first night she meets Mike.
4	House of Games	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	House of Games Mike's club.
3	Vegas Air	BBB	Transportation	Airlines
	Vegas Air Airline Mike plans to take to Las Vegas, until Margaret shows up at the airport and shoots and kills him.
4	Young's Bank of Puget Sound	BBB	Financial Companies	Banks
	Young's Bank of Puget Sound Bank on the $6,000 check that Margaret writes to cover Mike's bet to George.
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
5	April 6, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	April 6, 1987 According to the IOU that Mike shows Margaret the first time she visits the House of Games, Billy Hahn owed him $1200.00 on April 6, 1987.
3	April 13, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	April 13, 1987 According to the IOU that Mike shows Margaret the first time she visits the House of Games, Billy Hahn owed him $925.00 on April 13, 1987.
3	April 22, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	April 22, 1987 According to the IOU that Mike shows Margaret the first time she visits the House of Games, Billy Hahn owed him $1100.00 on April 22, 1987.
3	May 1, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	May 1, 1987 According to the IOU that Mike shows Margaret the first time she visits the House of Games, Billy Hahn owed him $800.00 on May 1, 1987.
3	May 12, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	May 12, 1987 Margaret visits the House of Games in order to help her patient Billy Hahn, who owes money to Mike. Mike and his friends attempt to con her out of $6,000, but the con fails when Margaret spots water dripping out of George's water gun.
3	May 13, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	May 13, 1987 Margaret returns to the House of Games, looking for Mike, finding him at Charlie's Tavern. She tells him she wants to write about him. He teaches her a con at Western Union, then takes her to a hotel. After they have sex in a stranger's room, she joins him in a scheduled con.
3	May 14, 1987	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	May 14, 1987 After joining Mike in a con and staying a hotel room overnight, the con goes bad, and their mark, which turns out to be a cop, gets killed. Mike convinces her to steal a car to get away from the hotel, and the gang splits up. Later, Margaret's patient Billy stops by to tell her he has to go out of town, and then when he leaves, she spots him in the stolen car and follows him to Charlie's Tavern, where he leads her to Mike. She follows Mike to the airport, where she shoots and kills him.
MAKE BELIEVE MAP
3	Beaumont St	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Beaumont St Address of the House of Games.
OTHER
3	The Flue	Other	Miscellaneous	Scams
	The Flue Con that Mike and his friends teach Margaret. "And that's a little larceny called The Flue"
4	George	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	George George: South street seaport, the man says. He can't stand the heat, he can't stand it.
5	Lurg	Other	Living Things	Animals
	Lurg The animal from Dr. Margaret Ford's patient's dream - "girl" backward.
6	Margaret Ford	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Margaret Ford Margaret Ford: Beg for your life, or I'm going to kill you.
7	Mike	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Mike Mike: Thank you, Sir, may I have another?
8	Mike	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Mike Mike: Aren't you a caution.
9	Mike	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Mike Mike: Where am I from? I'm from the United States of Kiss My Ass.
10	Mike	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Mike Mike: Oh, you're a bad pony, and I'm not gonna bet on you.
11	Number of the hotel room where Mike take...	Other	Trivia	Questions
	Number of the hotel room where Mike takes Margaret after showing her the Western Union con. 3417 5241 1138
12	Untitled	Other	Themes	Beast
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