A Scanner Darkly
Director
Richard Linklater
Classification
15
Genres
Action, Drama, Sci Fi
Description
Set in suburban Orange County, California, in a future where America has lost the war on drugs, one reluctant undercover cop (Reeves) is ordered to start spying on his friends. He is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode. It is a cautionary tale of drug use based on the novel by Philip K. Dick and his own experiences. Like a graphic novel come to life, "A Scanner Darkly" will use live action photography overlaid with an advanced animation process (interpolated rotoscoping) to create a haunting, highly stylized vision of the future.
Cast
Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves, Sean Allen (II)
Fun Film Info
Terry Gilliam originally wanted to make a motion picture version of the novel in the early 1990s. Based on Philip K. Dick's personal drug experiences. The title is an appropriation of 1 Corinthians 13:11, which reads, in part: "For now we see through a glass darkly; but then, face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known".
Quotes
"Engaging, beautifully animated sci-fi thriller with superb performances and a script that manages to be funny, disturbing and thought-provoking all at once" VIEWLONDON; "One hell of a trip" THE TIMES (UK)