The Speed of Thought (2011)

Joshua Lazarus has a special gift -- but will this gift destroy him before he can escape to freedom with his newly found soul mate?

Director:

Evan Oppenheimer

Writer:

Evan Oppenheimer

Stars:

Nick Stahl, Mía Maestro, Taryn Manning

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Stahl	...	Joshua Lazarus
Mía Maestro	...	Anna Manheim
Taryn Manning	...	Kira
Blair Brown	...	Bridger
Wallace Shawn	...	Sandy
Stefania Tortorella	...	Emily / Vanessa
Mike Romano	...	Bobby
Jorge Sabate	...	Diaz (as Jorge Sabaté)
Alan Brooks	...	Smith
Alvaro Ciapesone	...	Weston
Jacqueline Henderson	...	First Woman in Bar
Juan Luis Granato	...	Man in Bar
Marina Artigas	...	Slinky Woman
Zina	...	Third Woman in Bar
Florencia Canton	...	Clown

Storyline

Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) possesses a special gift that enables him to read people's minds, and the government has trained him to use his ability for missions involving national defense, all the while telling him that it will ultimately destroy him -- but will it? When Joshua falls in love with Anna (Mía Maestro), another telepathic "scoper," he and his friend, Kira (Taryn Manning), must find a cure for their gift and expose the lies.

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Plot Keywords:

telepath | soul mate | elephant | guard | shared consciousness | 

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Taglines:

Scopers. They know everything but the truth.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gondolatrendőrség

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Camino Films, Black Sand Pictures, Soho Screen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
[There is a long aural montage of strangers talking, presumably overheard in their thoughts by Joshua]
Emily: [Emily is chatting on the phone while walking down a busy street at night] I'm supposed to trust you? Trust is earned, my friend. Anyway, get your ass down here. If you take too long, I may be gone.
Joshua Lazarus: [She enters a nightclub and sits at the bar. Joshua approaches her] Hi. My name is Joshua.
Emily: I'm Vanessa.
Joshua Lazarus: Vanessa. You are a...
[he rubs his forehead with his index finger]
Joshua Lazarus: ...Virgo.
Emily: I'm not...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the titles it reads, "No identification with actual scopers, places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred."

User Reviews

A new Ed Wood from our times....

I have followed this writer and director and he reminded me of Ed Wood. Quite creative and almost ridiculous plots mixed up with a director's cut where things can change magically with distorted almost funny and confusing logic (if there is any). So, if you watch this movie and also the other ones from the same writer/director you will find things that are quite funny if you take these movies as made by a contemporary Ed Wood. The funny thing as it happened with Ed Wood, is that they are done with the intention of doing art cinema though the result is absurd and makes you laugh. Doing this in a delicate balance with no intention of being funny having the opposite result is not for anyone...that is why I give it an 8!!