Game 6

• Written by award-winning novelist Don DeLillo (WHITE NOISE, UNDERWORLD) and directed by Michael Hoffman (SOAPDISH, ONE FINE DAY), GAME 6 is a smart psychological study of a man unable to face the reality of his life. Michael Keaton stars as Nickey Rogan, a successful playwright of Broadway fluff whose new, serious play is scheduled to open on October 25, 1986 -- the same night his beloved Boston R

Playwright nicky rogan is a die-hard red sox fan who has lived his entire life in new york city. Nickys new play is opening on october 25 1986 is the same day of that historic event game 6 of the 1986 world series. Will nickysprofessional & personal fortunes rise & fall with that of his beloved red sox? Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 11/28/2006 Starring: Michael Keaton Griffin Dunne Run time: 87 minutes Rating: RGame 6, the first produced screenplay by acclaimed novelist Don! DeLillo (White Noise), follows the obsession of a playwright, Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton), whose beloved jinxed Red Sox are playing game six of the 1986 World Series--the same night Rogan's new play opens on Broadway. The stories that intersect to construct this ominous character study are woven by stellar performances by a first-rate cast, including Keaton, who gives a not-quite-unraveled reading that reminds us what a strong character actor he can be. Around Keaton is a fine ensemble, including a brittle Catherine O'Hara as his estranged wife ("Nicky, I'm seeing a prominent divorce attorney." "How prominent?" "He has his own submarine."); Bebe Neuwirth as his high-strung paramour; Griffin Dunne as an unglued fellow writer; and Robert Downey Jr. as a Buddhist theater critic whose ruinous reviews are as deadly as the loaded gun he takes to premieres. If the plot is a little far-fetched (and the climactic scene preposterous), the audacious writing and gripping perfo! rmances more than make up for it. As Rogan says, "Winning is e! asy; los ing is complicated." --A.T. Hurley