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Atari: Game Over
“Truth is stranger than legend...”
6.6 / 10• 2014• 1h 6m•PG-13• English
Documentary
Storyline
The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?
Cast & Crew
Zak Penn
Self
LeadNB
Nolan Bushnell
Self
HS
Howard Scott Warshaw
Self
MG
Manny Gerard
Self
JL
Joe Lewandowski
Self
PS
Paul Sanchez
Self
Ernest Cline
Self
Seamus Blackley
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Zak Penn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Atari: Game Over is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
