The Pickup Game

Directed by Barnaby O'Connor and Matthew O'Connor
TV-MA
2019    1h 36mDocumentary
6.880%70%
The Pickup Game is an inside look at the emergence of the 'pickup' industry - an business where self-styled seduction coaches travel the world, charging a small fortune to teach men skills they claim will guarantee success with women. For the instructors who are successful, it is a highly lucrative occupation, with many companies earning millions of dollars a year. It is also an industry rife with controversy and scandal. Several teachers have been deported from countries for their contentious methodologies and pickup businesses are often the subject of fierce public criticism. Despite this, men the world over collectively spend hundreds of millions of dollars to attend seminars, download online courses and have one-on-one coaching sessions with instructors they feel can give them the dating life of their dreams. In the minds of students, many of these instructors become more than just teachers. They become idols. From the glossy exterior, where courses are packaged as self-improvement, to the dark underbelly of sexual assault, pyramid scheme marketing and secret collusion The Pickup Game pulls back the curtain to reveal a world that is fascinating and horrific in equal measure.
Cast of The Pickup Game
  • Maximilian BergerSelf - Executive Coach, 'Real Social Dynamics'
  • Marcus NeroSelf - Instructor, 'Justin Wayne Dating'
  • Robert BeckSelf - Founder, 'The Beckster Lifestyle'
  • Shaun MichaelSelf - Founder, '3 Second Rule'
  • Minnie LaneSelf - Dating and Personal Development Coach
  • Ross JeffriesSelf - Author: 'How to Get the Women You Desire Into Bed'
  • Paul JankaSelf - Founder, 'Attraction Formula' & Harvard Graduate
  • Michael MSelf - Former Pickup Marketing Expert
  • Nikolaos BrahimllariMichael M
  • AndrewSelf - Pickup Student
  • Lisa FoxSelf - Prosecuting Attorney & Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County
  • Erik von MarkovikSelf - Pickup Instructor, Founder of 'Social Dynamics' & Creator of 'The Mystery Method'
  • Bruce RothSelf - Instructor, 'Justin Wayne Dating'
  • Jennifer LiSelf - Founder, '#TakeDownJulienBlanc' Campaign
  • Alex JamesSelf - Former Instructor, 'Real Social Dynamics (RSD)' & Founder, '4 Week Natural'
  • Todd ValentineSelf - Former Instructor, 'Real Social Dynamics (RSD)' & Founder, 'Todd V Dating'
  • Jackie SpeierSelf - Congresswoman: 14th Congressional District, California
  • Linda BoisvertSelf - Property Manager, San Diego
  • Tazzleberry MarieSelf
  • Pernilla JonesSelf
  • Julien BlancSelf - Executive Coach, 'Real Social Dynamics'
  • Owen CookSelf - Founder, 'Real Social Dynamics' & 'Project Hollywood' Pickup Artist
  • Chris CuomoSelf - Host, CNN 'New Day' with Chris Cuomo
  • Tenzin GyatsoSelf - Photo with Jackie Speier
  • Faith DanielsSelf - Presenter of 'Faith Daniels'
  • EricSelf - Pickup Student of Mystery & Beckster
  • KatyaSelf - Mystery's Girlfriend during 'Project Hollywood'
  • Nicholas KhoSelf - Founder, 'Real Social Dynamics' & 'Project Hollywood' Pickup Artist
  • Courtney LoveSelf - Singer, Actress, Songwriter & 'Project Hollywood' Guest
  • Susan McCordSelf - Host of 'Dear SyberSue' YouTube Channel
  • MitchellSelf - Bootcamp Student of Mystery & Beckster
  • NickSelf - Pickup Student of Justin Wayne
  • PauSelf - Pickup Student
  • PaulSelf - Pickup Student
  • Neil StraussSelf - Writer for 'New York Times,' Writer for 'Rolling Stone' & 'Project Hollywood' Pickup Artist
  • TynanSelf - 'Project Hollywood' Pickup Artist
  • Andrea WesleySelf - Co-Host of 'Dear SyberSue' YouTube Channel
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