Dopamine (2003)

A San Franciscan computer programmer falls in love with a schoolteacher in the days after the dot.com boom.

Director:

Mark Decena

Writers:

Mark Decena, Timothy Breitbach

Stars:

John Livingston, Sabrina Lloyd, Bruno Campos

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Livingston	...	Rand
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Sarah McCaulley
Bruno Campos	...	Winston
Rueben Grundy	...	Johnson
William Windom	...	Tom - Rand's father
Nicole Wilder	...	Machiko
Kathleen Antonia	...	Tammy
Julian Diminyatz	...	Dave
Wanda McCaddon	...	Margie - Rand's mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Breitbach	...	Mike the bartender
Emma Kanter	...	Bubble Girl
Ivan Kraljevic	...	Sleazy Guy
Dennis Yen	...	Toru

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

love | artificial intelligence | adoption | independent film | title spoken by character | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexuality and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site - synopsis, cast, filmmakers and photos Sundance 2003 Film Note

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Допамин

Filming Locations:

Bay Area, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,278, 12 October 2003, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$22,278, 12 October 2003

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kontent Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min 85 min (Sundance Channel Library Print) (dvd release)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the first films to use the Panasonic AJ-HDC27 Varicam Digital Cinema Camera.

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Quotes

Sarah McCaulley: Rand, I'm not using this as an excuse I honestly don't know have the shit I do. Sometimes until it's done.
Sarah McCaulley: It's like I'm on auto-pilot. I land in places I shouldn't.
Rand: You really know how to make a guy feel confident.

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Soundtracks

Sara
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed and Produced by Tim Hockenberry
Courtesy of Ram's Horn Music 1976

User Reviews

Has a feel of Requiem for a Dream with more pleasant content.

People are giving this movie unfair ratings. It was both analytic, which we all feel compelled to be, and sensitive. The soundtrack was amazing, and the camera work done with the high speed film perfectly conveyed the mood of the film at the appropriate moments. If you don't like this movie, perhaps you're missing at heart because it certainly pulled at mine.