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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Eric Bernt (written by)
Release Date:
4 August 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
Justice needs a new program
Plot:
A virtual-reality serial killer manages to escape into the real world. full summary | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
The Sandbox: Virtual Hypocrisy
(From IFC. 11 September 2009, 1:58 PM, PDT)
Useless Trivia: Christopher Young track titles
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 27 January 2009, 12:59 AM, PST)
(From IFC. 11 September 2009, 1:58 PM, PDT)
Useless Trivia: Christopher Young track titles
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 27 January 2009, 12:59 AM, PST)
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Not Denzel's best work
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denzel Washington | ... | Lt. Parker Barnes |
 | Kelly Lynch | ... | Madison Carter |
 | Russell Crowe | ... | SID 6.7 |
 | Stephen Spinella | ... | Lindenmeyer |
 | William Forsythe | ... | William Cochran |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Elizabeth Deane |
 | William Fichtner | ... | Wallace |
 | Costas Mandylor | ... | John Donovan |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Clyde Reilly |
 | Kaley Cuoco | ... | Karin |
 | Christopher Murray | ... | Matthew Grimes |
| Heidi Schanz | ... | Sheila 3.2 |
 | Traci Lords | ... | Media Zone Singer |
| Gordon Jennison Noice | ... | Big Red (as J. Gordon Noice) |
| Mari Morrow | ... | Linda Barnes |
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Rated R for strong futuristic violence, some brutal beatings and some language.
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106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Germany:16 (cut) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
France:-12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Sweden:15 |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:16 |
Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) |
Ireland:18 |
Netherlands:16 |
Spain:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #33489) |
Canada:AA (Ontario)
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Kaley Cuoco's film debut.
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Continuity: When SID cuts his finger after entering reality, he stabs point down with the scalpel, but the shot of his hand shows him slicing it off instead of stabbing.
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Lt. Parker Barnes:
Game Over.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
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Soundtrack:
A Big Day In The North
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Still coasting on the success of The Lawnmower Man, director Brett Leonard followed that film up very quickly with Hideaway and this film, another virtual reality shocker. While many have criticized the film for its violence and Denzel Washington's lackluster performance, there are still some perks to be found here. As a director, Leonard comes a long way from his initial films. There is a definite visual flow here as he begins to get really comfortable with his world that he has created as a director. As usual, the technology of this "future" flick is a little beyond the reality of the time. 1999 did not reveal any of this kind of advancement, but at least the clothes and cars are somewhat nearer to what would be expected.
The virtual world is better realized as well since it now seems more virtual than the blocky Lawnmower Man environments. Here, the technology is being used as a training ground for cops and that seems to fit more with what the programmers think it can be capable of.
While Washington is low key, Russell Crowe seems to be having a lot of fun playing a serial killer made up of about 200 other serial killers. The rest of the cast does well with thanklessly underwritten roles. Really this movie is about Washington and Crowe.
Perhaps with a better script, the film could have been a hit. As it stands it will probably best go down remembered as film to watch when there's nothing else on.