Pixels

About Pixels

Directed by Chris Columbus, Pixels released in 2015, is a science-fiction comedy film. In the story, aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war and attack Earth using the games as models for their assaults. As President Cooper (Kevin James) enlists the help of his childhood friends, leading a team of old-school arcaders to save the world.

Making/Production

The movie is a Happy Madison Productions film. The screenplay was written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, with Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo (among others) serving as producers.

Actors

• Adam Sandler (Brenner) - Sandler plays the role of a home theater installer and former arcade gaming champion who leads the team to combat the alien attacks.
• Kevin James (President Cooper) - Kevin James portrays the President of the United States, and Brenner's childhood friend, who relies on him and their other friends to save the day.
• Peter Dinklage (Eddie) - Dinklage plays the role of Eddie "The Fire Blaster" Plant, Brenner's former video game arcade rival turned ally in the fight against the aliens.
• Josh Gad (Ludlow) - Josh Gad plays conspiracy theorist and the "Wonder Kid" from the gaming group.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This is the second live-action film completely based on a videogame-theme. The first was Tron (1982).
• The film incorporates footage from the 1982 arcade game of the same name.
• The film was largely shot in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, as stand-ins for New York City, Washington D.C., London, and Paris.

Quotes

• "We're the only ones who can do this! I'm kidding, we're all gonna die."
• "This could be a global thermonuclear war."
  "How come nobody's called me?"

Music, Soundtrack

• The film's music was composed by Henry Jackman.
• The film's soundtrack features various songs from the 1980s, including Cheap Trick's "Surrender", Spandau Ballet's "True", Hall & Oates' "Maneater", and Queen's "We Will Rock You".