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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Richard Linklater
Writers (WGA):
Philip K. Dick (novel)
Richard Linklater (screenplay)
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Release Date:
28 July 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
What Does A Scanner See? more
Plot:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations more
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(68 articles)
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Dick fans and drug film lovers rejoice more (276 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rory Cochrane ... Charles Freck

Robert Downey Jr. ... James Barris

Mitch Baker ... Brown Bear Lodge Host

Keanu Reeves ... Bob Arctor
Sean Allen ... Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
Cliff Haby ... Voice from Headquarters (voice)

Steven Chester Prince ... Cop

Winona Ryder ... Donna Hawthorne

Natasha Valdez ... Waitress
Mark Turner ... Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice (voice)

Woody Harrelson ... Ernie Luckman

Chamblee Ferguson ... Medical Deputy #2

Angela Rawna ... Medical Deputy #1

Eliza Stevens ... Arctor's Daughter #1

Sarah Menchaca ... Arctor's Daughter #2
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
When Arctor is going through the second phase of testing with the medical deputies, the laptop-like machine on which he is being tested is branded as V K mk1. V K stands for Voight Kampff, the test used in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" (a.k.a. "Blade Runner") by Philip K. Dick, where the test is used to measure the response time and the involuntary reaction of the pupil of the eye, in short, an emotional reaction to determine whether they are humans or androids. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Donna's earrings disappear and reappear while she is drinking coffee in the restaurant. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Freck: [on the phone] I looked them up. They're aphids. They're in my hair, on my skin, in my lungs. And the pain, Barris, it's unreasonable. They're all over the place. Oh, they've completely gotten Millie too.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Black Swan more

FAQ

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114 out of 159 people found the following comment useful.
Dick fans and drug film lovers rejoice, 26 June 2006
9/10
Author: julien-52 from United States

I love Philip K. Dick's work and was pleased with this adaptation of "A Scanner Darkly." Keanu Reeves does a really good job in the lead - he's in his element here - but he's really upstaged by Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson who engage in some surreal and hilarious conversations. It's like you're sitting with a bunch of guys tripping. Needless to say, some of the dialogue is hilarious, and I can see this film becoming another cult classic. (When they talk about two hemispheres being separate, I couldn't help but think about "Repo Man.") As for the animation, I found it a bit distracting. I think I would have preferred the use of CGI when it came to the agent suit that continually blends the faces of about 1 million people so that the agent isn't recognized. If you like drug films, then this is a must see. If that's not your bag, then you might have some problems with the film. It's sometimes obtuse and the story a bit convoluted. It's best to sit back and experience the film. It's a drug trip in itself.

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