One Point O (2004)

Directors:

Jeff Renfroe
Marteinn Thorsson

Writers:

Jeff Renfroe (writer)
Marteinn Thorsson (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (Iceland)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Are you infected?

Plot:

After receiving mysterious empty packages inside his apartment, a young computer-programmer begins a personal investigation into their origins.

Plot Keywords:

Package | Apartment | Computer | Milk | Paranoia

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Richard Rees	...	Hiep Pham
Jeremy Sisto	...	Simon
Udo Kier	...	Derrick
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Trish (as Deborah Unger)
Bruce Payne	...	Neighbour
Constantin Florescu	...	Tall Man
Ana Maria Popa	...	Alice
Matt Devlen	...	Cashier (as Matthew Devlen)
Lance Henriksen	...	Howard
Eugene Byrd	...	Nile
Emil Hostina	...	Landlord
Constantin Cotimanis	...	Detective Polanski
Sebastian Knapp	...	Detective Harris
Michelle Villa	...	911 Operator / Answereing machine / Laughing (voice)

Also Known As:

1.0 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Ein gráða (Iceland)
Paranoia: 1.0 (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and violent images.

Runtime:

USA:92 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Romania | Iceland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:16 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Czech Republic:15 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Luxembourg:17 | Netherlands:16 | Poland:15 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

VIP 2 Medienfonds

Trivia:

Adam (the robot head) is voiced by both Udo Kier and Jeremy Sisto.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Howard and Simon are sitting in the basement and Simon is having a sandwich, at the shot before Howard reaches the robot bugs' box, the sandwich dish disappears.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hiep Pham: Simon, we're still waiting for your code. Everyone else has finished. May I remind you that your completion date is non-negotiable? I repeat, non-negotiable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Hun jord

Easily the BEST Sci-Fi Film of 2004

I can't believe more people haven't seen this film. I downloaded this film from the internet by chance last year before it came out (It was called "One Point O" then), and I told so many of my friends that they made the trek to the Montreal Film Festival to see it. I anticipated that it would also show in the Toronto Film Festival (where I live) but unfortunately it did not.

The cast is brilliant. Udo Kier as a creepy neighbor. Lance Henrickson (in something watchable for a change) as a basement dwelling bum, the deliciously sexy Deborah Kara Unger play the main character Jeremy Sisto's (Six Feet Under, Wrong Turn) love interest.

This film actually kept me guessing until the end. It's well paced, originally written, and beautifully shot. It's the exact style of science fiction that I love the most.

I just picked up the DVD, now called "Paranoia: 1.0" (I prefer the original title). It's a must have for any sci-fi fan.