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 | gambling | guard | shared consciousness | 

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Taglines:

There are no secrets

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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?

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

One of the Production Assistants is "Mike the PA"

User Reviews

Homemade sci fi

SCOPERS is a little independent production about a guy either blessed or cursed - depending on which way you look at it - with telepathic ability, a gift which leads to him working for the US government on various national defence missions. However, tiring of his ability, he utilises the aid of a friend to try to find a 'cure' for his condition.

I watched this film on the strength of the all-action cover, which described the movie as "Inception meets X-Men". That's a lie if ever I saw one and anyone who believes such a thing should ask for their money back. Because this is a no budget film which mainly consists of a couple of characters talking in a room and the occasional green screen effects which are very poor. SCOPERS managed to bring in a couple of semi-famous actors in the form of Nick Stahl and Taryn Manning but neither of them make much of an effort and who can blame them? This film's a real bore with a plot line that goes nowhere.