The Ernie Game (1968)

  • NR
  • 11/14/1968 (CA)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 28m

The game is life......the rules are Ernie’s.

Overview

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist’s alienation is palpable; for him life is a game, not because he chooses to make it so, but because he is unable to make anything more of it. But for those who befriend him and eventually turn him loose again, his game is not enough.

Don Owen

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Alexis Kanner's headshot

Alexis Kanner

Ernie Turner
Jackie Burroughs's headshot

Jackie Burroughs

Gail
Anna Cameron's headshot

Anna Cameron

Social worker
Leonard Cohen's headshot

Leonard Cohen

Singer
Rolland D'Amour's headshot

Rolland D'Amour

Neighbour
Judith Gault's headshot

Judith Gault

Donna
Derek May's headshot

Derek May

Ernie's accomplice
Louis Negin's headshot

Louis Negin

Ernie's friend

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