Los Angeles City Hall, 200, North Spring Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United States of America
Scene: (Stand-in for San Francisco International Airport. Nick arrives at Terminal 2 and uses a lounge whose windows look down the connector between Terminals 2 and 3.)
Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506, South Grand Avenue, Historic Core, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90071, United States of America
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge West Span, San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, Rincon Hill, South of Market, San Francisco, California, 94017, United States of America
JO Pass Trail, Tulare County, California, United States of America
Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
David Fincher’s paranoid thriller drops a buttoned-up banker into a mysterious ‘game’ that unravels his life – and it’s set and shot in San Francisco, using the city’s tunnels, financial towers and waterfront as an ever-tightening maze.
Where was The Game filmed?
The Game was filmed across San Francisco and the Bay Area, with some scenes in Los Angeles and Mexico.
Every Game location, explained
1
San Francisco – the maze
Nicholas Van Orton’s unravelling world uses real San Francisco – the Financial District, the Stockton Tunnel and the waterfront.
2
The City Club – high finance
The exclusive club scenes used the City Club of San Francisco in the Financial District.
3
Woodside – the mansion
Van Orton’s estate used the wealthy enclave of Woodside on the San Francisco Peninsula.
4
Mexico and LA
The film ranges to Mexicali in Mexico and locations around Los Angeles.
Planning a visit
San Francisco is the film’s tightening trap – the Financial District towers and the atmospheric Stockton Tunnel are all real, walkable parts of the city.
The Game Fun Facts
1
San Francisco is the maze Fincher used the real city – its tunnels, towers and waterfront – as a claustrophobic trap.
2
A Fincher puzzle-box The film is built like an elaborate trick, rewarding a second viewing.
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A twist-driven thriller Its escalating mystery keeps the audience guessing to the end.
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Douglas leads Michael Douglas anchors the film as the cold financier Nicholas.
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Between Se7en and Fight Club The Game came in Fincher’s remarkable late-1990s run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Game set in San Francisco?
Yes – and it was filmed across the real city and Bay Area.
What real locations feature in The Game?
The Financial District, the Stockton Tunnel and the waterfront, among others.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – San Francisco’s Financial District and Stockton Tunnel are walkable.
