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eXistenZ (1999)

R 97 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   23 April 1999 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 47,573 users   Metascore: 68/100 
Reviews: 493 user | 175 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

Director:

David Cronenberg
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Jason Leigh ...
Jude Law ...
Ian Holm ...
Kiri Vinokur
Willem Dafoe ...
Gas
Don McKellar ...
Callum Keith Rennie ...
Hugo Carlaw
Christopher Eccleston ...
Seminar Leader
Sarah Polley ...
Merle
Robert A. Silverman Robert A. Silverman ...
D'Arcy Nader
Oscar Hsu Oscar Hsu ...
Kris Lemche ...
Noel Dichter
Vik Sahay ...
Male Assistant
Kirsten Johnson Kirsten Johnson ...
Female Assistant
James Kirchner James Kirchner ...
Landry
Balázs Koós Balázs Koós ...
Male Volunteer
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Storyline

Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Game | Virtual Reality | Assassin | Pod | Game Designer  | See more »

Taglines:

Play Or Be Played. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, and for language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

eXistenZ: Mundo virtual See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD31,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$810,262 (USA) (25 April 1999) (256 Screens)

Gross:

$2,840,417 (USA) (20 June 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

When Kiri and his assistant operate on Allegra's pod, Kiri says, "Köszönöm, köszönöm, köszönöm," Hungarian for "Thank you, thank you, thank you." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The first time we see Ted Pikul at the trout farm, he labels an envelope with the letters LA. The L is clearly connected to the A. However in the next shot with the envelope on the conveyor belt the L and A are no longer connected. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Seminar Leader: eXistenZ. Written like this. One word. Small 'E', capital 'X', capital 'Z'. 'eXistenZ'. It's new, it's from Antenna Research, and it's here... right now.
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