The Ernie Game

The Ernie Game

88 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 14, 1968

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.

The Ernie Game

88 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 14, 1968

The Ernie Game
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers National Film Board of Canada, CBC
Original title The Ernie Game
Directors Don Owen, Robin Spry
Writers Bernard Cole Spencer, Don Owen

Cast

Alexis Kanner

as Ernie Turner

Judith Gault

as Donna

Leonard Cohen

as Singer

Anna Cameron

as Social worker