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Split

  • 19891989
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 25min
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Timothy Dwight in Split (1989)
DramaMysterySci-Fi

Sci-fi story about a man (Timothy Dwight) on the run from a Big Brother-like security force.Sci-fi story about a man (Timothy Dwight) on the run from a Big Brother-like security force.Sci-fi story about a man (Timothy Dwight) on the run from a Big Brother-like security force.

IMDb RATING
5.4/10
177
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  • Director
    • Chris Shaw
  • Writers
    • Chris Shaw
    • Joan Bechtel(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Dwight
    • Joan Bechtel
    • John J. Flynn
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  • Director
    • Chris Shaw
  • Writers
    • Chris Shaw
    • Joan Bechtel(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Dwight
    • Joan Bechtel
    • John J. Flynn
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    • 15User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Timothy Dwight
    • Starkeras Starker
    Joan Bechtel
    • Susanas Susan…
    John J. Flynn
    • The Artistas The Artist
    Chris Shaw
    • Agency Directoras Agency Director
    John Martel
    • Agent #1as Agent #1
    Jack Wiley
    • Agent #2as Agent #2
    Barbara Horscraft
    • Cafe Customeras Cafe Customer
    Debra Gordon
    Debra Gordon
    • Cafe Customeras Cafe Customer
    Rusty Lapioli
    • Cafe Workeras Cafe Worker
    Ray Bancharian
    • Cafe Bounceras Cafe Bouncer
    Jim Yates
    • Transientas Transient
    George Amis
    • Art Criticas Art Critic
    Rod Schoenlank
    • Art Criticas Art Critic
    Wendy Bowers
    • Woman in Galleryas Woman in Gallery
    • (as Wendy Bower)
    Rebecca Rae Adams
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    Bhavananda Lodkey
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    Martha Curtis
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    Larry Raphael
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      • Chris Shaw
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      • Chris Shaw
      • Joan Bechtel(additional dialogue)
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    Sci-fi story about a man (Timothy Dwight) on the run from a Big Brother-like security force.
    cyberpunksurrealismfemale rear nudityfemale nudityvagrant16 more
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      • It's the cracked ones that let the light into the world
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      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Sci-Fi
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      • Unrated
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    • Trivia
      His bit part as the evangelist became the final film appearance for Gene Evans.
    • Quotes

      Agency Director: You think this guy Starker is nothing? You're right! He is nothing!He gets nothing out of life so he fixates on some trinket and decides it's precious. It's ridiculous. But it's dangerous. There are over a billion losers out there who all want to believe they're something. Some guy says he found the answer? That's how it starts. Religion. Health food. Aerobics. Pantyhose. Anything... Everything to distract them from the fact that they're bored, meaningless, impotent nothings waiting to die. Your job is to watch the fixations. Where do they come from? Some guy wants to make a buck. That's okay. That's productive. But there are whackos out there. Whackos! Guys so lost in a dream, they don't care about anything. Not food, not money, not sex. Nothing! One idea... one fixation from one whacko can fuck up everything! Look at Christ. Oh! Now Christ needs a car, a wife, a steady job. That's okay. That's productive. But when he was first out Christ created abstinance, disarray, squalor. It took four hundred years to fix that mess!

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      References Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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    raw yet engaging
    When I first started watching this movie I thought it was a student film. It certainly has a raw quality to it in the camera work, the filmstock, and the acting/directing. But as I continued to watch I was intrigued by the story. Its basically The Matrix idea done on a students budget. But don't dismiss it! The computer work in the movie is particularly inventive. Keeping in mind that this movie was shot in 1988/89, the use of computers is intelligent yet trippy. The acting takes some getting used to. It's not slick and natural. It's more forced, but it ends up adding to the plot of the film. I have to say that the ideas used in this film are quite clever and would recommend a viewing to anyone intertested in 1984-esque themes.
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    • Jul 19, 2001

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tudathasadás
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Cruz, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Starker Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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