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Radio Free Albemuth

  • 20102010
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.8K
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Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Scarfe, Shea Whigham, Scott Wilson, and Katheryn Winnick in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
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Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
40,552
3,551
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Alan Simon
    • Writers
      • John Alan Simon(screenplay)
      • Philip K. Dick(novel "Radio Free Albemuth")
    • Stars
      • Shea Whigham
      • Jonathan Scarfe
      • Michael Rothhaar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Alan Simon
    • Writers
      • John Alan Simon(screenplay)
      • Philip K. Dick(novel "Radio Free Albemuth")
    • Stars
      • Shea Whigham
      • Jonathan Scarfe
      • Michael Rothhaar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore

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    Jonathan Scarfe and Shea Whigham in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
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    Jonathan Scarfe and Shea Whigham in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
    Shea Whigham in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
    Katheryn Winnick in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
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    Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Scarfe, Shea Whigham, Scott Wilson, and Katheryn Winnick in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)
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    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Phil
    Jonathan Scarfe
    Jonathan Scarfe
    • Nick Brady
    Michael Rothhaar
    Michael Rothhaar
    • Herb Bennon
    Katheryn Winnick
    Katheryn Winnick
    • Rachel Brady
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • President Fremont
    Julie Warner
    Julie Warner
    • Newscaster #1
    Bruce Hensel
    Bruce Hensel
    • Newscaster #2
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • VALIS
    • (voice)
    John Prosky
    John Prosky
    • Dr. Goldfarb
    Kelly Hare
    Kelly Hare
    • Fremont House Tour Guide
    Jon Tenney
    Jon Tenney
    • FBI Agent #1
    Rich Sommer
    Rich Sommer
    • FBI Agent #2
    Joel McKinnon Miller
    Joel McKinnon Miller
    • Berkeley Detective
    Peter Holden
    Peter Holden
    • Berkeley Cop
    Alanis Morissette
    Alanis Morissette
    • Sylvia Aramchek
    Hanna Hall
    Hanna Hall
    • Vivian Kaplan
    Will Rothhaar
    Will Rothhaar
    • Ted Pollett
    Mason Vale Cotton
    Mason Vale Cotton
    • Ezra Brady
    • Director
      • John Alan Simon
    • Writers
      • John Alan Simon(screenplay)
      • Philip K. Dick(novel "Radio Free Albemuth")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filmed in October 2007, this movie had been stuck in post-production hell since 2010, only to show a incomplete cut to independent film festivals until a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 helped raise the funds to give the film a theatrical release.
    • Goofs
      Early in the film, PKD tells his buddy that he just finished his new novel and it will be published in hardcover (a nice change, since his early SF were all published by cheap paperback houses), then in reply to the question of it's subject he says, it's a what if the Germans won WWll premise. He's obviously referencing PKD's arguably most successful novel (it won the Hugo) published in 1963. The film is set in 1985, but since Dick was dead for three years already in this universe, maybe it was an intentional distortion.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Phil: [narrating] My friend Nicolas Brady, who in his own way tried to saved the world, lived in Berkley practically his whole life. Back around 1985, Berkley seemed like an oasis in a country that had become polarized and divided. But fate, or God, or whatever, had something else in store for my friend Nick. And, as it turned out, for me too.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Philip K. Dick Adaptations (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Professional Torturer
      Written by Alanis Morissette (uncredited)

      Performed by Alanis Morissette

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    An honest and unattached review.
    Honestly? - Are the reviews here real, or are they members/friends of he film crew?

    I don't wish to sound indelicate here, but this is a truly awful film. It is a film made of a great story, but it falls short on so many levels. The acting is sub-par, the dialogue is tenuous, the action is moderately interesting and the visuals are woeful.

    I had been waiting for this film for a long time and like many other Dickian's, I relished the thought of a new addition to the world of PKD. However, this is by far, one of the worst adaptations that I have seen, yet.

    I am genuinely astonished that it has garnered 5.9, moreover though, are some of these reviews fake? I cannot for the life of me see anything of merit in these reviews, other than obvious bias.

    There is so much wrong with this film, I feel cruel listing them all. From writing to filming, from filming to post, from post to release - It is obvious that this film has had troubles from the start.

    I would implore Simon50 to keep hold of the rights to the novels that he has bought - And I would ask him to leave it to the professionals.
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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Свободное радио Альбемута
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood United Methodist Church - 6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Open Pictures
      • Radio Free
      • Broadstroke Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,365
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,553
      • Jun 29, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,365
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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