In the near future, America has lost the war on drugs. Undercover Orange County cop Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is assigned to spy on several of his addict buddies using his unique identity-masking skil
July 12, 2006 (Press Release) --
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In the near future, America has lost the war on drugs. Undercover Orange County cop Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is assigned to spy on several of his addict buddies using his unique identity-masking skills. But when he ingests too much of the drug Substance D, his personality splits in two, compromising his investigation and his relationship with his friends.
Cast Winona Ryder, Robert Downey, Woody Harrelson, Keanu Reeves, Rory Cochrane
Director(s) Richard Linklater
Writer(s) Richard Linklater
Status In theaters (limited)
Genre(s) Dramas, Drama, Drugs, Conspiracies, Based On A Novel, Science Fiction
Release Date July 7, 2006 — New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston; July 14, 2006 — limited; July 28, 2006 — wide
Running Time 100 minutes
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson
The Basics: Reeves is an undercover cop who's addicted to the drug he's supposed to be helping to stop the spread of — this fictional stuff called "Substance D." Personally I like to think the D stands for Dubya, since this movie is all about surveillance and bummer trips.
What's the Deal? Drugs make you paranoid, kids. Or maybe you should be paranoid anyway, because you're being watched by the government. But either way, they can see you doing drugs now, so you're kind of sunk. Maybe that's why the movie doesn't make a druggier use of its "rotoscoping" animation.
What's Rotoscoping? It's this process where you shoot live actors as though it's a regular movie, then you sort of digitally "paint" over them to make it look animated. Director Richard Linklater's Waking Life was done this way, too, but it was different; it was kind of the happy, loopy, good-high flipside to this one, with stoners making crazy-talk for two hours and stars shooting out of people's heads. Scanner feels and looks flatter and sadder.
Whip Out That Library Card: It's based on the novel by the very cool author Philip K. Dick. No, the book isn't animated. You have to do that in your mind while you read.
Great Moments in Casting: OK, first you have actual convicted criminal Winona Ryder in the cast, then either Bill or Ted (I can't remember which one Reeves was) and career rehabber Robert Downey Jr., and finally Woody Harrelson, who's got to be the happiest pothead (excuse me, "hemp activist") on Earth.
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In the near future, America has lost the war on drugs. Undercover Orange County cop Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is assigned to spy on several of his addict buddies using his unique identity-masking skills. But when he ingests too much of the drug Substance D, his personality splits in two, compromising his investigation and his relationship with his friends.
Cast Winona Ryder, Robert Downey, Woody Harrelson, Keanu Reeves, Rory Cochrane
Director(s) Richard Linklater
Writer(s) Richard Linklater
Status In theaters (limited)
Genre(s) Dramas, Drama, Drugs, Conspiracies, Based On A Novel, Science Fiction
Release Date July 7, 2006 — New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston; July 14, 2006 — limited; July 28, 2006 — wide
Running Time 100 minutes
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson
The Basics: Reeves is an undercover cop who's addicted to the drug he's supposed to be helping to stop the spread of — this fictional stuff called "Substance D." Personally I like to think the D stands for Dubya, since this movie is all about surveillance and bummer trips.
What's the Deal? Drugs make you paranoid, kids. Or maybe you should be paranoid anyway, because you're being watched by the government. But either way, they can see you doing drugs now, so you're kind of sunk. Maybe that's why the movie doesn't make a druggier use of its "rotoscoping" animation.
What's Rotoscoping? It's this process where you shoot live actors as though it's a regular movie, then you sort of digitally "paint" over them to make it look animated. Director Richard Linklater's Waking Life was done this way, too, but it was different; it was kind of the happy, loopy, good-high flipside to this one, with stoners making crazy-talk for two hours and stars shooting out of people's heads. Scanner feels and looks flatter and sadder.
Whip Out That Library Card: It's based on the novel by the very cool author Philip K. Dick. No, the book isn't animated. You have to do that in your mind while you read.
Great Moments in Casting: OK, first you have actual convicted criminal Winona Ryder in the cast, then either Bill or Ted (I can't remember which one Reeves was) and career rehabber Robert Downey Jr., and finally Woody Harrelson, who's got to be the happiest pothead (excuse me, "hemp activist") on Earth.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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