Dopamine (2003) 5.8
A San Franciscan computer programmer falls in love with one his creations in the days after the dot.com boom. Director:Mark Decena |
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Dopamine (2003) 5.8
A San Franciscan computer programmer falls in love with one his creations in the days after the dot.com boom. Director:Mark Decena |
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| John Livingston | ... |
Rand
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| Sabrina Lloyd | ... |
Sarah McCaulley
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| Bruno Campos | ... |
Winston
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| Rueben Grundy | ... |
Johnson
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| Kathleen Antonia | ... |
Tammy
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Nicole Wilder | ... |
Machiko
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Ian Berzon | ... |
Moving man
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| Timothy Breitbach | ... |
Mike the bartender
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Ivan Kraljevic | ... |
Sleazy Guy
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Wanda McCaddon | ... |
Margie
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| William Windom | ... |
Rand's father
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Dennis Yen | ... |
Toru
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Rand, Winston, and Johnson have a small tech startup company in the Bay Area that's developing a artificially-lived computer character, Koy Koy the bird, who can hear and see and interact with the user. Koy Koy gets placed in a kids schoolroom for testing, and Rand develops a relationship with one of the teachers, Sarah. Rand learns that his scientific understanding of human mating isn't necessarily a roadmap for the real thing. Written by Martin Lewison <dr@martinlewison.com>
Though the premise could've been enough to make Dopamine seem cold and heartless.. the "chemistry" between the romantic leads saved the day.. Sarah & Rand seemed wonderfully suited to one another. I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet film.. it was beautifully shot, the juxtaposition between the natural, human & computer worlds gave the premise a wonderful tableau to set upon.. I would've liked to have seen more of Rand's father and less of Rand's partners but otherwise, I thought this was a wonderful first from Decena and look forward to seeing what's next.