Thursday’s Game is a lightweight comedy in some ways, but it is quirky enough to rise above the level of more forgettable network movies. It features Gene Wilder and a competent ensemble cast made up of faces that would later become very familiar in popular tv sitcoms. We watched it recently as part of a Cloris Leachman retrospective. The humor ranges from being fairly subtle to occasional slapstick. The plot…
Thursday's Game (1974)
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights?
Top Cast
Gene Wilder
Harry Evers
Bob Newhart
Marvin Ellison
Ellen Burstyn
Lynne Evers
Cloris Leachman
Lois Ellison
Martha Scott
Mrs. Reynolds
Nancy Walker
Mrs. Bender
Valerie Harper
Ann Menzente
Rob Reiner
Joel Forrest
Norman Fell
Melvin Leonard
Gino Conforti
Mike
Richard Schaal
Bob
Robert Sampson
Dave
Richard Gautier
John
Jean-Michel Michenaud
David Evers (as Gerald Michenaud)
John Archer
Mr. Wood
Jonathan Kidd
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What is Thursday's Game about?
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out…
When was Thursday's Game released?
Thursday's Game was released in 1974.
What genres does Thursday's Game belong to?
Thursday's Game is categorised as TV Movie, Comedy, Drama.
Who stars in Thursday's Game?
The cast of Thursday's Game includes Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Martha Scott.