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:

pear | grocery shopping | mental block | playing a slot machine | gibbous moon | 

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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:

12 April 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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Around 5 minutes, 40 seconds (5:40), Joshua and Diaz ate playing Texas Hold'em, a popular type of poker game. Diaz says, "Raise" and puts some chips in the pot. He makes 2 errors by doing this. Anyone familiar with any variety of poker games knows someone has to make a bet first before some can "raise it". Diaz simply said "Raise" before any bet. Also, you always state the amount you are betting; however, Diaz didn't do this either. Both of these are obvious mistakes.

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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

Great concept squandered away

Awful casting. When are directors gonna realize that Nick Stahl is not leading man material. I'm sorry if you ever read this nick, but your face looks like you are a very pale, sick, and overgrown little boy. A very wise woman said to me that "If you do not like the book after twenty pages, don't read it". In movies it is even easier, as you'll almost immediately feel that you are in skilled hands, or not. Don't waste your time on this less than adequate experiment, where everything except the idea, is a bad one. And another thing. You do not need ten lines. To warn other friendly humans. To stay away. We should just be able to write: Warning, Nick in leading role! Warning, looks like a dream sequence from an 80's movie. Warning, a writer who takes him/herself and life, way to seriously.