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Timecode

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
6.9K
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Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Tristar
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Four frames of simultaneous action that alternately follow a smitten lesbian lover as she obsesses over her partner's dalliances and the tense goings-on of a Hollywood film production compan... Read allFour frames of simultaneous action that alternately follow a smitten lesbian lover as she obsesses over her partner's dalliances and the tense goings-on of a Hollywood film production company.Four frames of simultaneous action that alternately follow a smitten lesbian lover as she obsesses over her partner's dalliances and the tense goings-on of a Hollywood film production company.
IMDb RATING
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6.9K
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  • Director
    • Mike Figgis
  • Writer
    • Mike Figgis(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Stellan Skarsgård
    • Salma Hayek
  • Director
    • Mike Figgis
  • Writer
    • Mike Figgis(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Stellan Skarsgård
    • Salma Hayek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 149User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Timecode
    Trailer 2:03
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    Photos24

    Stellan Skarsgård stars as Alex Green
    Rose & Lauren
    The quarter-screen  mode in which the film runs
    Saffron Burrows appears as Emma
    Director Mike Figgis
    Stellan Skarsgård with director Mike Figgis
    Promo One Sheet
    Saffron Burrows, Mía Maestro, and Zuleikha Robinson in Timecode (2000)
    Saffron Burrows, Mía Maestro, and Zuleikha Robinson in Timecode (2000)
    Saffron Burrows, Mía Maestro, and Zuleikha Robinson in Timecode (2000)
    Saffron Burrows, Mía Maestro, and Zuleikha Robinson in Timecode (2000)
    Salma Hayek and Jeanne Tripplehorn in Timecode (2000)

    Top cast

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    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Lauren Hathaway
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Alex Green
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Rose
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Evan Wantz
    Golden Brooks
    Golden Brooks
    • Onyx Richardson
    Saffron Burrows
    Saffron Burrows
    • Emma
    Viveka Davis
    Viveka Davis
    • Victoria Cohen
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Lester Moore
    Aimee Graham
    Aimee Graham
    • Sikh Nurse
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Therapist
    Andrew Heckler
    Andrew Heckler
    • Auditioning Actor
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Renee Fishbine
    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Randy
    Daphna Kastner
    • Auditioning Actor
    Patrick Kearney
    • Drug House Owner
    Elizabeth Low
    • Penny - Evan's Assistant
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Bunny Drysdale
    Mía Maestro
    Mía Maestro
    • Ana Pauls
    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writer
      • Mike Figgis(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The actors and actresses were responsible for their own costumes, hair, and make-up.
    • Goofs
      Cameraman reflected on an elevator door as he follows Emma after the therapist sequence.
    • Quotes

      Rose: I've been looking for somebody all my life who would discover me.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was transferred from digital video to film stock for theatrical presentation. The video release, however, uses the original digital video picture format.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Where the Heart Is/The Last September/The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas/Frequency/Time Code (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Comfort Of Strangers
      Written by Mike Figgis, Anthony Marinelli and Skin

      Performed by Skin

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Limited

      By Arrangement with Red Mullet Ltd.

    User reviews149

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    Featured review
    3/10
    Too many degrees of freedom
    There is a rule in science that for an experiment to be meaningful, all the variables must be controlled but one. That rule could be applied to experimental cinema, too; at least it should have been applied to this film.

    Time Code combines two experiments, one that has promise, and one that is doomed. The promising experiment involves multiple screens following different parts of the story in "real" time. The doomed experiment involves requiring actors to script and direct themselves.

    In addition, this movie was shot in four simultaneous uninterrupted takes. Maybe this was an experiment, too, but it is comparable to live theater, which is not exactly a novelty. It is neither a good thing nor a bad thing -- and should be a matter of complete indifference to the audience, as long it works. Instead of cutting from scene to scene, our attention shifts from screen to screen.

    The four-screen experiment did work reasonably well here, especially on DVD, where one can instantly back up to catch bits one missed. The multi-view device might even have been truly excellent in this film, had it not been for the other experiment -- the Absentee Director.

    A feature movie is not an improv sketch. There is a reason that an army has one general, and that a movie has one director. Although each of these endeavors requires the effort and cooperation of many talented people, both a military campaign and a feature film must be focused on one person's vision and goals.

    Time Code has the same fatal flaw as Dancing at the Blue Iguana. Each actor was instructed to invent his own character, and then to direct himself. In Time Code each performer was evidently told to make of his character a recognizable Hollywood stereotype. The result: eight variations on "coke-snorting pretentious but sycophantic loser," who all walk stiffly through their parts like zombies trying to perform soap opera. I cannot imagine how desperate a viewer would have to be, in order to care about any of them.

    I suppose this should not reflect badly on the performers, although it cannot have helped their careers. I have seen most of them in other films, and they are all capable actors. It does reflect dismally on the director. Where was he hiding while the four cameras were running? Maybe he was busy watching four tumble dryers at the laundromat up the street.

    Time Code might be worth a peek on dollar-day at the video store -- which is how I found it. Otherwise, forget it. 3/10.
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    • Euphorbia
    • Nov 25, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Time Code
    • Filming locations
      • 8800 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Red Mullet Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,057,750
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $93,148
      • Apr 30, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,431,406
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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