Self/less (2015)

A dying real estate mogul transfers his consciousness into a healthy young body, but soon finds that neither the procedure nor the company that performed it are quite what they seem.

Director:

Tarsem Singh

Writers:

Àlex Pastor, David Pastor

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Reynolds	...	Young Damian
Natalie Martinez	...	Madeline
Matthew Goode	...	Albright
Ben Kingsley	...	Damian
Victor Garber	...	Martin
Derek Luke	...	Anton
Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen	...	Anna
Melora Hardin	...	Judy
Michelle Dockery	...	Claire
Sam Page	...	Carl
Brendan McCarthy	...	Anton 2
Thomas Francis Murphy	...	Dr. Jensen
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Phyllis Jensen
Emily Tremaine	...	Mallory
Griff Furst	...	EMT #1

Storyline

An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.

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Plot Keywords:

medical | cancer | hallucination | person on fire | burned alive | 

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Taglines:

Would you take a life to live forever?

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, some sexuality, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Selfless

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,379,000, 12 July 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$12,276,810, 23 August 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Endgame Entertainment,Ram Bergman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite being top billed and having credit on the posters and trailers, Sir Ben Kingsley is only shown within the first fifteen minutes.

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Goofs

When Eddie is looking at Damian's obituary, the text is about an NTSB probe into a train crash. Also, the story is listed under the tab UK on the website.

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Quotes

Damian: It's metastasized. Liver and lungs. This morning the oncologist was talking about hospice care.
Martin: I'm sorry.
Damian: Don't be. What you and Judith went through, losing a child, that's a tragedy. An old man dying... I'm supposed to say, "That's life."

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ben Kingsley/Mike Birbiglia/Senator Lindsey Graham (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Lab
Written and Performed by Antônio Pinto and Dudu Aram
Released by Varese Sarabande Records LLC, USA

User Reviews

A return to tasteful science fiction.

This is awesome science fiction.

Wonderfully crafted.

By 40 minutes in I knew this film was absolutely fantastic. A welcome treat among so many scripts that tend to walk the line of "the ridiculously over the top."

Ryan seems to be winning me over with serious roles, more and more, as he matures as an actor. He does very well in the roll that Ben Kingsley gets started in a journey to achieve "Immortality."

The fact that the film was shot exceptionally tastefully, had a great cast, and contained a worthy script makes it a shoe in for a good ride at the very least.

You should take it.

It's a return to what Science Fiction should really be. A continually changing bar or understanding of the universe as we "dare to dream the things that might be within our grasps tomorrow."