# Game Over, Man!
**Game Over, Man!** is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by [Kyle Newacheck](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyle-newacheck) and written by [Anders Holm](https://www.edgepedia.org/anders-holm), in which three slacker hotel maids must rescue hostages when gunmen seize a star-studded party at a fancy Los Angeles hotel. It stars the trio from the [Comedy Central](https://www.edgepedia.org/comedy-central) series *Workaholics*, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson, and was released as a Netflix original on March 23, 2018.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Netflix streaming, March 23, 2018; runtime 1h 41m; rated TV-MA[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) |
| Director / writer | Kyle Newacheck (director); Anders Holm (screenwriter)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) |
| Stars | Adam DeVine as Alexxx, Anders Holm as Darren, Blake Anderson as Joel[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/game-over-man) |
| Producers | Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Kyle Newacheck, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush; production companies Point Grey Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Netflix[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) |
| Critical reception | 19% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (3 fresh of 16 reviews); Metascore 32 on Metacritic, "generally unfavorable"[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) |
| Audience reception | 50% Popcornmeter from 1,000+ ratings; IMDb 5.5/10 from about 36,000 users[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317234/) |
| Title origin | The catchphrase comes from Bill Paxton's character in *Aliens* (1986)[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
The film follows Alexxx Kingle ([Adam DeVine](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-devine)), Darren Duncan (Anders Holm), and Joel Duncan ([Blake Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/blake-anderson)), three underachieving friends who work as maids in an upscale Los Angeles hotel. They are on the verge of getting a video game financed when armed gunmen take the hotel's rooftop party hostage, and the three must try to save the day while surviving guns, explosions, and other dangers.[5](https://collider.com/anders-holm-interview-game-over-man/) • [6](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/game-over-man)
The supporting cast includes [Utkarsh Ambudkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/utkarsh-ambudkar) as the wealthy party host Bae Awadi, Neal McDonough as the villain Conrad Drothers, Chloe Bridges as Diana, Daniel Stern as the hotel's manager, [Aya Cash](https://www.edgepedia.org/aya-cash) as a hapless co-worker, and [Jamie Demetriou](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-demetriou), Rhona Mitra, Sam Richardson, and Steve Howey in other roles.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/game-over-man) Celebrity guests appear as themselves, including Joel McHale, Fred Armisen, Action Bronson, Shaggy, Steve-O, and Mark Cuban; in one scene Shaggy is forced at gunpoint to sing "It Wasn't Me".[7](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-game-over-man-review-its-dumb-fun-die-har/1100-6457663/) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man)
## Production
Holm wrote the screenplay from an idea he developed with DeVine and Anderson between the first and second seasons of *Workaholics*, the Comedy Central series the three starred in for seven seasons.[8](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/workaholics_stars_adam_devine_anders_holm_and_blake_anderson_discuss_the_taboo-breaking_themes_of_game_over_man) • [7](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-game-over-man-review-its-dumb-fun-die-har/1100-6457663/) The concept changed substantially during development; Holm described an early version set around a mansion house party before the story settled on the hotel siege.[5](https://collider.com/anders-holm-interview-game-over-man/)
**Netflix's role.** According to Holm, Netflix read the script and agreed to make the film, then stayed largely hands-off on content while helping with production logistics. The trio worked with [Scott Rudin](https://www.edgepedia.org/scott-rudin)'s company and with [Seth Rogen](https://www.edgepedia.org/seth-rogen) and [Evan Goldberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/evan-goldberg)'s Point Grey Pictures, and, in Holm's account, called their own shots, deliberately pacing the kills so the film would escalate rather than spend its biggest moments early.[5](https://collider.com/anders-holm-interview-game-over-man/) DeVine likewise described Netflix as extremely hands-off during production.[8](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/workaholics_stars_adam_devine_anders_holm_and_blake_anderson_discuss_the_taboo-breaking_themes_of_game_over_man)
The film is an explicit homage to *Die Hard*, with the *Workaholics* trio recreating that formula in what one review called a dumber, gorier, and meaner register.[7](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-game-over-man-review-its-dumb-fun-die-har/1100-6457663/) The title itself borrows the line spoken by [Bill Paxton](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-paxton)'s Private Hudson in *Aliens* (1986), which made the catchphrase popular.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/)
## Reception
Critics received the film poorly. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 19% Tomatometer, with 3 fresh reviews out of 16, against a 50% Popcornmeter audience score from more than 1,000 ratings.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) On Metacritic it scored 32 out of 100 from 8 critics, classified as generally unfavorable, with no positive reviews, 4 mixed, and 4 negative.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) IMDb users rate it 5.5 out of 10 from about 36,000 votes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317234/)
**Critical lines.** Glenn Kenny of *The New York Times* called it an almost laugh-free comedy distinguished by "a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity".[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) Variety's Monica Castillo criticized it for having few original ideas and, in her view, not enough affection for the Paxton *Aliens* character behind the title phrase.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) The most favorable review counted on Metacritic came from Michael Rechtshaffen of the *Los Angeles Times* (60/100), who called it the most defiantly outrageous farce since *Borat* while conceding that the film over-reaches for irreverence.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/)
**Audience divide.** Audience responses split along fan lines. Reviewers sympathetic to the *Workaholics* trio praised the action scenes and comic energy, while others objected to the film's shock humor; Common Sense Media, a family-media review site, rated it appropriate only for ages 18 and up, citing frequent gratuitous violence, constant profanity, nudity, and gross-out gags.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man) • [6](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/game-over-man) Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com judged that the film would work best for viewers who missed the canceled *Workaholics* series and probably not for anyone else.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/) GameSpot's review framed the recommendation the same way: viewers who liked *Workaholics* would probably like the movie.[7](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-game-over-man-review-its-dumb-fun-die-har/1100-6457663/)
## References
1. [Game Over, Man! – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man)
2. [Game Over, Man! critic reviews – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man%21/critic-reviews/)
3. [Game Over, Man! streaming – JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/game-over-man)
4. [Game Over, Man! (2018) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317234/)
5. [Anders Holm on Game Over, Man! and Working with Netflix – Collider](https://collider.com/anders-holm-interview-game-over-man/)
6. [Game Over, Man! – Parents' Guide & Movie Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/game-over-man)
7. [Netflix's Game Over, Man! Review: It's Dumb, Fun Die Hard – GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-game-over-man-review-its-dumb-fun-die-har/1100-6457663/)
8. ['Workaholics' Stars Discuss the Taboo-Breaking Themes of 'Game Over, Man' – Exclaim!](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/workaholics_stars_adam_devine_anders_holm_and_blake_anderson_discuss_the_taboo-breaking_themes_of_game_over_man)
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