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.
Source Features: BBB (7) TIMELINE (7) MAP (1) OTHER (10) THEMES (1)

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1987 - 37 years ago
1April 6, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



2April 13, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



3April 22, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



4May 1, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



5May 12, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



6May 13, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.



7May 14, 1987 20th Century: 80sEvents

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.





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