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Overview
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Directors:
Writers:
William Arntz (written by)
Betsy Chasse (written by)
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Release Date:
27 November 2004 (Japan) more
Genre:
Documentary | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
a quantum fable more
Plot:
"WHAT THE #$*! DO WE KNOW?!" is a radical departure from convention. It demands a freedom of view and greatness of thought so far unknown... more | full synopsis
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How Do We Know What We Know? more (473 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marlee Matlin | ... | Lead | |
| Elaine Hendrix | ... | Jennifer | |
| John Ross Bowie | ... | Elliot | |
| Robert Bailey Jr. | ... | Reggie | |
| Barry Newman | ... | Frank | |
| Larry Brandenburg | ... | Bruno | |
| Daniela Serra | ... | Bride | |
| James Langston Drake | ... | Groom (as Jame Drake) | |
| Michele Mariana | ... | Tour Guide (as Michelle Mariana) | |
| Armin Shimerman | ... | Older Man (in subway) | |
| Robert Blanche | ... | Bob | |
| Pavel Mikoloski | ... | Priest | |
| Alex Rogers | ... | Guy #1 | |
| Tin Tran | ... | Guy #2 | |
| Leslie Taylor | ... | Bridesmaid |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
What the Bleep Do We Know!? (International: English title) (informal title) (USA)
Sacred Science (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
109 min | Germany:113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Brazil:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | USA:Unrated (not rated) | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, USA more
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The movie that Amanda is watching is _Chasing Destiny (2001)_, which was originally called "Romantic Moritz" as shown on the marquee. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Depiction of quantum mechanics in the movie bears no resemblance to the real theory of that name. In particular, the common misconception that the "observer effect" is dependent upon a sapient, human observer is incorrect. If any object interacts with any other, and either requires information regarding the current state and properties of the other, then that constitutes an observation. more
Quotes:
Fred Alan Wolf: What I thought was unreal, now for me... seems in some ways to be more real than what I think to be real... which seems now more to be unreal. more
Movie Connections:
References Chasing Destiny (2001) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Crossroads of the World more
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I was not surprised to see many of the comments here about this film calling into question everything about it's premise. While reviewing this film for my newspaper (Cedar Rapids Gazette) I knew immediately that the concepts would be controversial and hard for the conditioned American mind to wrap itself around.
Having said that, it seems that many people view a movie like this as an all or nothing proposition -- if one theory or belief seems flawed, then it all must be called into question. What I think too many polemicists are forgetting is that this picture is a smorgasbord of different theories presented, as Rod Serling might say, for you approval -- or not.
But what many are missing is what makes this film revolutionary -- that filmmakers were able to present these concepts in the medium of film in a way that was at least entertaining and most, thought provoking. You don't have to buy off 100 percent on what is here, but the presentation, in and of itself, was stunning in its bombardment of the viewer with multi sensory imagery.
That this film was even made at all is a mini-miracle, especially in our current intellectual and cultural climate. Its sad to me to see such judgmental reviews. I knew conventional Christians would simply dismiss this as "new age" fluff and I mentioned that in my review. But I would have hoped that lovers of film and higher order thinking would be more tolerant of some of the excesses.
In short, this is a film that needs to be seen not just for its quasi-cinematic, quasi-documentary methodology but for a presentation of theories and beliefs that are rarely discussed in the ossified American mainstream. For that alone, I thank the filmmakers.