[12] George and Ann Farber, their son Georgie, and their dog Lucky arrive at their lake house.

To Ann's frustration, Paul implores her to test one of his golf clubs outside, and Peter requests more eggs.

Paul guides Ann on a game of "Hot and Cold" to find Lucky, whom he had killed with the golf club.

After returning home, the Farbers are forced to participate in a number of sadistic games in order to stay alive, during which they put Georgie's head in a pillowcase and ask Ann to strip naked.

While Paul is in the kitchen getting something to eat, Georgie panics and runs, which results in Peter shooting and killing him.

Ann is able to free herself and flee the house while George desperately tries to make a 911 call on the malfunctioning phone.

Upon finding it, he rewinds the last occurrences back to a moment before Ann grabs the shotgun, breaking the fourth wall.

It began a limited release in the United States and Canada on 14 March 2008, distributed by Warner Independent.

Funny Games was a box office failure, grossing a little more than half of its $15 million budget.

In the UK, the DVD and Blu-ray were released on 28 July with the extra material being the original theatrical trailer, Q&A with producers Hamish McAlpine and Chris Coen, interviews with the cast, viral video clips and film notes.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Though made with great skill, Funny Games is nevertheless a sadistic exercise in chastising the audience.

Conversely, Joshua Rothkopf from Time Out New York called the film "a sour project that defines anti-imaginative.

Scott of The New York Times wrote: "At least with the remake Funny Games, Mr. Haneke shows a certain kinship with someone like Eli Roth, whose Hostel movies have brought nothing but scorn from responsible critics.

[24] The Times of London ranked it #25 on its 100 Worst Films of 2008 list, calling it "art-house torture porn.

"[25] The music in the introduction and the closing credits is "Bonehead" by the band Naked City from the album Torture Garden.