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Release Date:
11 October 2000 (France)
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Tagline:
Some memories are best forgotten
Plot:
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 42 wins
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32 nominations
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(435 articles)
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can't believe how much I'm still thinking the day after
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Guy Pearce | ... | Leonard | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Natalie | |
| Joe Pantoliano | ... | Teddy Gammell | |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Burt | |
| Russ Fega | ... | Waiter | |
| Jorja Fox | ... | Leonard's Wife | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Sammy | |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | ... | Mrs. Jankis | |
| Thomas Lennon | ... | Doctor | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Dodd | |
| Kimberly Campbell | ... | Blonde | |
| Marianne Muellerleile | ... | Tattooist | |
| Larry Holden | ... | Jimmy |
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Rated R for violence, language and some drug content.
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113 min
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USA:R (certificate #37211) | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Ireland:18 (original rating) | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG (censored version) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16
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EASTER EGG: in the Limited Edition DVD (and in the standard Region 2 edition) allows the movie to be watched in the exact chronological order of the events in the film. The first couple scenes of the regular cut of the movie appear normal in this version, meaning they are not reversed. However, this version of the movie is on Disc 2, is quite difficult to reach (the user must answer several questions and solve a puzzle), and forward, reverse and chapter skip capabilities are disabled.See more »
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Revealing mistakes: Natalie says, "Lenny, before you go, can I have my shirt back please?" whereupon Leonard smiles and removes the white shirt he has just put on. But the shirt is a man's shirt, as revealed by its buttons.See more »
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Leonard Shelby:[voiceover] So where are you? You're in some motel room. You just - you just wake up and you're in - in a motel room. There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, three months. It's - it's kind of hard to say. I don't - I don't know. It's just an anonymous room.
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Leonard Shelby:[voiceover] So where are you? You're in some motel room. You just - you just wake up and you're in - in a motel room. There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, three months. It's - it's kind of hard to say. I don't - I don't know. It's just an anonymous room.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Dalene Kurtis (2002) (V)See more »
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FAQ
If Leonard knew Teddy before, how come he has no picture of Teddy?If Teddy is truthful & if Leonard has AMD, how can he remember his wife's death?
Who is "John G"? Where did the name "John G" come from?
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So the "innovative" concept of filming out of sequence has been cliche for at least a few years now, but here's a film that makes it work far better than its been shown in a while.
Having read the reviews and talked to others who saw it, I thought that I'd go into the movie figuring everything out right away and declaring the concept unworkable. I couldn't be further from the truth. This movie does things to your head that are illegal in some countries. Portrayed (for all intents and purposes) backwards, it forces you to think in the same way that our lead character, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce being more brilliant than usual) does. Suffering from a condition that renders him unable to remember anything for more than a few minutes, he is searching for the man who raped and killed his wife. Since each seen lasts no more than 15 minutes before jumping back to the what happened before that, our perceptions are shattered in the same way.
Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano (both of The Matrix) put in great performances that leave you guessing; simultaneously endearing and revolting.
Overall I left the film trying to figure out what was what, and I'm still not sure. This film noir concept shouldn't work, but it does so wonderfully.