Senseless (1998)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers (WGA):

Greg Erb (written by) &
Craig Mazin (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A secret experiment gave him super senses. Then came the side-effects.

Plot:

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Plot Keywords:

College | Drugs | Body Piercing | Sensory Deprivation | Fraternity

Cast

Marlon Wayans	...	Darryl Witherspoon
Brad Dourif	...	Dr. Wheedon
Esther Scott	...	Denise Witherspoon
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Fertility Clinic Attendant
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Wig Shop Owner
Matthew Lillard	...	Tim LaFlour
David Spade	...	Scott Thorpe
Tamara Taylor	...	Janice
John Ingle	...	Economics Professor
Rip Torn	...	Randall Tyson
Ernie Lively	...	Coach Brandau
Jenette Goldstein	...	Nurse Alvarez
Kenya Moore	...	Lorraine
Constance Zimmer	...	Zestfully Clean Woman
Ken Lerner	...	Dean Barlow

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min | France:108 min | Spain:95 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35777) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | France:U | Netherlands:AL (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Royce Hall - 340 Royce Drive, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

During the scene where Matthew Lillard's character thinks that Darryl has suffered an over dose, his friends that follow him in the room suggest that he needs a shot of adrenaline to the heart. This is a reference to _Pulp Fiction (1993)_ where Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) suffers an actual overdose and is given a shot of adrenaline to restart her heart. (Side note: this method would not actually work if someone suffered an actual overdose)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Darryl is playing his first hockey game, the announcer says he is close to having a shutout. The play right after that he makes a save and they win. As they are celebrating on the ice, you can see the scoreboard says 4-1.

Quotes:

Darryl: You can ram the inside of my crack!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Anus Magillicutty (2003)

Soundtrack:

Look Around My Window

Just terrible

I registered an account on IMDb just so I could comment on how bad this movie is. The fact that so many people on here consider Senseless to be good is an idea that I regard with absolute horror. This film is the most unfunny, rotten pile of human excrement I've ever had the misfortune of sitting through, and that's saying a lot because I saw part of Charlie's Angels once. I am genuinely shocked that none of the actors who were a part of this abomination ruined their careers making it. I think it goes without saying that the writers should all go to prison, and Marlon Wayans should be burned at the stake as a warning to all the other idiots who are thinking about releasing something this terrible on the public. Senseless was physically painful for me to watch, and I feel it is my duty to prevent as many people as possible from experiencing the pain I felt, so to convince you, the reader, why you should avoid this film at all costs I have listed the following:

* The plot is really stupid.

* Everything is predictably stupid.

* Not funny at all; jokes are all stupid.

* Marlon Wayans isn't funny.

* Marlon Wayans can't really act.

* Marlon Wayans is stupid.

* Marlon Wayans.

* Stupid.