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Release Date:
11 July 1998 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
Fear... Paranoia... Suspicion... Desperation more
Plot:
7 complete strangers of widely varying personality characteristics are involuntarily placed in an endless kafkaesque maze containing deadly traps. full summary | full synopsis
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13 wins
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6 nominations
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You ever get stuck in an elevator? Multiply that emotion by 1,000
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Nicole de Boer | ... | Leaven |
| Nicky Guadagni | ... | Holloway |
 | David Hewlett | ... | Worth |
| Andrew Miller | ... | Kazan |
 | Julian Richings | ... | Alderson |
| Wayne Robson | ... | Rennes |
| Maurice Dean Wint | ... | Quentin |
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Rated R for some strong sci-fi violence/gore and language.
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90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:18 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:18A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Mexico:B |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:18 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Brazil:14 |
Netherlands:16
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The handles on all the hatches are industrial die holders used for cutting threads on rods and available in any hardware shop.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Leaven claims that the problem of finding factors or primes is astronomical. This is ridiculous. It is very easy to determine if a 3-digit number is prime. The largest factor you have to check is 31, and 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11 are all very easy to check, leaving only 6 factors to check. In addition, powers of primes for 3-digit numbers are MUCH easier to check: there are only 11 primes that have squares, only 4 that have cubes, and higher than this there are only powers of 2 and 3, and those are trivial. In short, the calculations should be simple. Not astronomical.
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Referenced in Re-Entering the Nightmare (2005) (V)
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Distorted Reality
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What is outside the Cube?more
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Great. Another shining example of how my inadequacy in mathematics could be the end of me. I used to skip math class. I took the bare minimum requirement expected of me and passed with something less than flying colours. The point is, math is all that separates our "heroes" from certain death in this arena.
"Cube" is an innovative little thriller that can safely dodge accusations of blandness or mediocrity. The premise is simple and the plight of the characters is highly relative despite its surrealistic science fiction setting. Six individuals find themselves trapped in a cube comprised of many rooms linked together, with no readily visible way out, no rations, tools or explanation for being there, with traps set up in some of the rooms. An apparent experiment on how people think and react to certain situations and the transformations they might undergo.
The simplicity of the film and the cube itself are the film's strongest assets and can probably account for it's international success, notably in Japan. It's low budget production costs came under $400,000. But they got a really good bang for their buck with some help from special effects houses that provided their services free of charge. As the director has commented on the audio commentary track of the DVD, one aspect they were going for was a way to have an action flick in one room. They pulled it off quite nicely. Another interesting tidbit brought to light was that each character's name is after a prison.
A curious aspect of this Canadian film was its surprisingly short run in Canadian cinemas. In speaking with one of the film's producers, Mehra Meh, I learned that despite it's award as "Best First Feature" at the Toronto Film Festival of 1997, the film run in Canada came a year later and was just for a few short weeks before it was yanked from theaters and then showcased internationally. When time came for the DVD release, I found another perplexing development. It was only available as an import. A Canadian film only available as an import in Canada? It wasn't until months later that it was released domestically.
In any case, the film is available now and worth checking out if you have interest in the psychological thriller fare. Those who work their days or nights (or both) in a cubicle may wish to pass on this one, as it just might be too close to home.