The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers:

Daniel F. Galouye (book)
Josef Rusnak (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.

Plot:

Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague...

Plot Keywords:

Letter | Parallel World | Shot In The Head | Stabbing | Hollywood Sign

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Craig Bierko	...	Douglas Hall / John Ferguson / David
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Hannon Fuller / Grierson
Gretchen Mol	...	Jane Fuller / Natasha Molinaro
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Jason Whitney / Jerry Ashton
Dennis Haysbert	...	Detective Larry McBain
Steven Schub	...	Detective Zev Bernstein
Jeremy Roberts	...	Tom Jones
Rif Hutton	...	Joe
Leon Rippy	...	Jane's Lawyer
Janet MacLachlan	...	Ellen
Brad William Henke	...	Cop #1 (as Brad Henke)
Burt Bulos	...	Bellhop
Venessia Valentino	...	Concierge
Howard S. Miller	...	Chauffeur
Tia Texada	...	Natasha's Roomate

Also Known As:

Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany) (TV title)
The 13th Floor (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

777 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Trivia:

The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was also published under the title Counterfeit World, it was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, and is one of the first literary descriptions of virtual reality.

Goofs:

Continuity: The message left on Douglas Hall's answering machine clearly doesn't match the earlier scene where Fuller records it.

Quotes:

Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree.

Movie Connections:

Version of Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Easy Come, Easy Go

Underrated Sc Fi Classic

The Thirteenth Floor,in my opinion,is an underrated SCI FI classic. It ranks with Blade Runner, The Matrix & Dark City as Science Fiction with a brain. Not only does it raise philosophical questions around technology , reality and existence it is also an entertaining noir-thriller with a few twists. Visually it is similar to the films mentioned above (dark neon-soaked landscapes) however the contrast between the modern and the 1930's adds another level to the films beauty. The film is well cast (Gretchen Mol looks stunning)and Craig Bierko carries the film well. It's one of those rare films that crosses quite a few genres - intelligent sci fi - murder mystery - film noir - thriller - love story.If you enjoyed Blade Runner and The Matrix you will certainly like this film.