Ready Player One (2018)

When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Zak Penn (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (screenplay by)

Stars:

Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn

3 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tye Sheridan	...	Parzival / Wade
Olivia Cooke	...	Art3mis / Samantha
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Sorrento
Lena Waithe	...	Aech / Helen
T.J. Miller	...	I-R0k
Simon Pegg	...	Curator / Ogden Morrow
Mark Rylance	...	Anorak / Halliday
Philip Zhao	...	Sho
Win Morisaki	...	Daito
Hannah John-Kamen	...	F'Nale Zandor
Ralph Ineson	...	Rick
Susan Lynch	...	Alice
Clare Higgins	...	Mrs. Gilmore
Laurence Spellman	...	Lame Tattoo Guy (Reb)
Perdita Weeks	...	Kira

Storyline

In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. The OASIS was created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance), who left his immense fortune and total control of the Oasis to the winner of a three-part contest he designed to find a worthy heir. When Wade conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-aka the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS.

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Plot Keywords:

capitalism | tattooed trash | mini skirt | slit skirt | thin woman | 

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Taglines:

Accept your reality... or fight for a better one.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ready Player One

Filming Locations:

Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,764,050, 1 April 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$137,018,455

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$582,218,455

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment,De Line Pictures,Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 Dolby Atmos SDDS Sonics-DDP DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film includes characters from pop culture staples of the 1980s and 1990s, including The Iron Giant (1999), TRON (1982), Akira (1988), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Back to the Future (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Tomb Raider (1996), and Duke Nukem (1991).

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Goofs

After Sorrento unleashes the cataclyst in the Oasis and goes back to the real world, he kneels in pain from the haptic suit's crotch panel, then he gets up and tears the panel off. As he walks through the door, the crotch panel is back in place, and it appears as if he is reaching for it again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Announcer: Get ready for the feel, the real of real. X1. No pain, no gain.

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Crazy Credits

The studio logos at the beginning of the movie run slightly faster than normal.

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Connections

References Spiral Zone (1987)

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Soundtracks

Midnight, the Stars and You
Written by Harry M. Woods (as Harry Woods), Jimmy Campbell (as James Campbell) and Reginald Connelly
Performed by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with vocal by Al Bowlly
Courtesy of RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

How could Ernest Cline green light this?

I went to see this movie with my boyfriend. I had read the book and he hadn't.

Let me start with saying to all those people who say that people who've read the books are whining that my boyfriend didn't like the movie whatsoever. Yes there are a couple of cool scenes. Yes there are some funny jokes. Yes the CGI looks amazing.

But oh my lord what happened?

What happened to all the smart dialogue and puzzle solving? What happened to the cool and funny references? And oh my god what happened to the plot?

I'm aware that it can be difficult to transfer a book to a movie but come on. Nothing besides the characters names were similar to the book. The plot is very Hollywood and stiff.

It's nothing you haven't seen before. Hollywood unfortunately got the best of this one.