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Writers:
Pino Cacucci (writer)
Gloria Corica (writer)
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Release Date:
24 January 1997 (Italy) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
Jimi, a successful computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
The Matrix?? - Pah!! THIS is the best virtual reality movie ever. more (28 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Christopher Lambert ... Jimi Dini
Sergio Rubini ... Joystick
Diego Abatantuono ... Solo
Stefania Rocca ... Naima

Emmanuelle Seigner ... Lisa
Amanda Sandrelli ... Maria
Claudio Bisio ... Red Rover
Gigio Alberti ... Dr. Ratzenberger
Antonio Catania ... Paranoia Vendor
Ugo Conti ... Sicilian Tourist
Leonardo Gajo ... Gaz-Gaz
Silvio Orlando ... Indian Desk Clerk
Paolo Rossi ... Joker
Bebo Storti ... Meditating man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Corinna Agustoni ... Assistant to Guru
Daniele Auber ... Young Man in Bar
Agostino Canepa ... 1st Policeman Game
Bed Cerchiai ... Asli
William Chiu ... Japanese Sushi Vendor
Eugenio Ciotola ... 1st Organ Hunter
Luisa Corna ... The Goddess Kali
Alessandro Cremona ... Policeman
Germaine Damar
Bachir Ahmet Diakhate ... 5th Organ Hunter
Rocco Di Gioia ... 6th Organ Hunter
Alessandro Eccelsi ... Nude Man
Aminata Fall ... 1st Body Guard Psychologist
Avinash Ganesh ... Avinash
Antonello Grimaldi ... Pakistan Desk Clerk

Oreste Guidi ... Killer
Pieter Jurriaanse ... Young Man
Victor Kanu ... 2nd Body Guard Psychologist
Reynold Joh Kerr ... Meek Man
Christine Krug ... Prostitute in Window
Coco Leonardi ... Jimi's Father
Lorenzo Loris ... 1st Terminator
Rosario Marino ... Bum
Marcello Mazzarella ... 2nd Organ Hunter
Giuseppe Messina ... Bartender
Adolfo Oltrecolli ... Older Man
Dodo Oltrecolli
Michael Oyegunle ... 3rd Organ Hunter
Gianni Palladino ... Trucker
Federico Pasquetto ... 2nd Policeman Game
Roman Pavlouchev ... Soldier
Vincenzo Petrarolo ... Indian who runs away
Elisabetta Riva ... Virtual Prostitute
Suleyman Salmassi ... Sid
Renato Sarti ... Drugged Man
Fabio Sartor ... Policeman
Giovanni Sorenti ... Organ Vendor
Valerio Staffelli ... 2nd Terminator
Marialuisa Tadei ... Woman Announcer
Luca Torraca ... President
Stefania Ventura ... 4th Organ Hunter

Hal Yamanouchi ... Psychologist Okasama Starr (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
Riccardo Zinna ... Mafia Man
Loredana Zupanic ... 3rd Terminator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nirvana (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, violence, drug use and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
113 min | USA:96 min (DVD)
Country:
Italy | France | UK
Language:
Italian | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:12 (w) | South Korea:15 | Italy:T | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Genoa, Liguria, Italy more
Company:
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in Especial Cannes: 50 Anos de Festival (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Town House more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
The Matrix?? - Pah!! THIS is the best virtual reality movie ever., 22 March 2000
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Author: jonathan.e (machine.design@virgin.net) from London, England

Basically if you liked "The Matrix", "Diva" and "Subway" you will love this movie which transfers the cyberpunk visions of William Gibson, Bruce Sterling et al to the screen in as accomplished a way as Blade Runner foreshadowed those same authors. Even though the budget was obviously not huge the production manages to feel "big" in the way it gives you a real feeling that you are seeing a full environment/world and not just a bunch of back-lots and interiors.

The way that Lambert as Jimi, computer games designer, interacts with his cyber-creation Solo is very funny and at times quite touching as he comes to realise he has a responsibility toward this digital creation which leads to a clever co-joining of the "real" and digital world of the computer game.

It is a movie that asks some interesting questions about what it is that we create inside a computer and whether it has any consciousness, rights or artificial intelligence of it's own - quite relevant in these increasingly virtual times.

Throw in a fantastic soundtrack and you have one of the best VR movies ever (not a large genre, but growing) which would easily hold it's own in a double bill with "The Matrix".

SEE IT - If you can find it!!!

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