Upgrade (2018)

Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.

Director:

Leigh Whannell

Writer:

Leigh Whannell

Stars:

Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen

3 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Logan Marshall-Green	...	Grey Trace
Melanie Vallejo	...	Asha Trace
Steve Danielsen	...	Jeff Handley
Abby Craden	...	Kara (voice)
Harrison Gilbertson	...	Eron Keen
Benedict Hardie	...	Fisk
Richard Cawthorne	...	Serk
Christopher Kirby	...	Tolan
Richard Anastasios	...	Wen
Kenny Low	...	Police Driver
Linda Cropper	...	Pamela
Betty Gabriel	...	Detective Cortez
Emily Havea	...	Nurse Henderson
Ming-Zhu Hii	...	Dr Diana Gordon
Simon Maiden	...	Stem (voice)

Storyline

Grey Trace, a stay-at-home mechanic, lives with his wife Asha who works for Cobolt, one of the companies contributing to an increase in human-computer augmentations in a near-future world. One day, Grey asks Asha to help him return a refurbished car to his client Eron Keen, a famous tech innovator in charge of a rival company called Vessel. While visiting his home, Eron reveals his latest creation, an AI chip called STEM that can serve as an auxiliary brain. On their way home, Grey and Asha's self-driving car malfunctions and crashes at a homeless camp. Four unknown men then arrive, shooting Asha in the chest and Grey in the neck, severing his spinal cord. Grey watches helplessly as Asha bleeds to death next to him. Grey returns home months later as a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic, now under the care of his mother Pamela. Asha's death and the inability of Det. Cortez, who had been assigned to her case, to identify their attackers has caused Grey to sink into an intense depression. ...

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Plot Keywords:

microchip | dystopia | revenge | surgery | artificial intelligence | 

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Taglines:

Not Man. Not Machine. More.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, grisly images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stem

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,670,905, 3 June 2018

Gross USA:

$11,977,130

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,377,130

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goalpost Pictures, Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS (HD Master Audio 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally titled "STEM".

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Goofs

Grey tells the cop to use the taser in order to defeat Stem. Stem doesn't defend against it (even though Stem could have easily prevented it as demonstrated in many fights throughout the movie).

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Quotes

Grey Trace: [while being choked] Help!
Stem: I need your permission to operate independently.
Grey Trace: Permission granted.
[Stem takes control and fights the assailant]

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Crazy Credits

In lieu of text, the production companies and title are instead narrated by an artificial female voice, represented visually by sound waves.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Horror Movies of 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Capitalism
Written by Robin Marsh, Wade Black & Damian Coward
Performed by Kollaps
Copyright control
Licensed courtesy of Trait Records

User Reviews

Complete dan

What an unexpectedly brilliant movie. Lots of laughs, some moments that I almost couldn't look, fabulously different story line, last minute surprise ending, car chases, and brilliant fight scenes.