A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

  • Director: Richard Linklater
  • Writer: Philip K. Dick,Richard Linklater
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: July 28, 2006
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Затьмарення
  • "A Scanner Darkly" (also known as "Dark Scanner") is a drama animated film produced by Warner Independent Pictures, directed by Richard Linklater, starring Keanu Reeves , Robert John Downey Jr. and others. The film was released in the United States on July 28, 2006.
    "A Scanner Darkly" is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Philip K.Dick. It mainly tells the story of the drug detective Fred who tried to investigate the new drug "D Pill", and eventually became addicted and lost himself due to a split personality. Story   .

    Details

    • Release date July 28, 2006
    • Filming locations Elgin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies Warner Independent Pictures (WIP), Thousand Words, Section Eight

    Box office

    Budget

    $8,700,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $5,501,616

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $391,672

    Gross worldwide

    $7,659,918

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alvis 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      Blind spot walker viewing report

      Fred went undercover, because he was tired of seeing the end of his life, so he chose to leave the family and become an undercover agent. Become a drug addict and buy drugs from Donna, hoping to dig out a big drug lord. Donna is also an undercover agent. The identity of the police station is Hank, and the undercover role is Fred's girlfriend. Telling Fred that his mission is to trap another addict leaves Fred feeling nihilistic. But Fred himself was sent to quit gambling for a drug...

    • By Kelvin 2022-03-24 09:01:57

      Serious spoilers, watch carefully

      The film really only begins to reverse in the last ten minutes. Most of the previous episodes were about the protagonist's daily life and more and more serious mental breakdown.
      The following is some analysis. Of course, I didn’t understand a lot when I first watched it. The websites I watched always pop up some small advertisements. The repeated appearances made me more and more impatient. The dialogue takes a lot of effort to understand and then wait for the climax to come, really until...

    • By Felicia 2022-03-23 09:01:59

      Just say Rotoscoping

      Came for Robert Downey Jr. and Keanu Reeves, and almost didn't finish it. This film was dragged in the middle, and after I insisted on watching it, I started all over again.
      When I saw the ending, I was still a little shocked. Because of Drug Abuse, it is somewhat related to Lao Li's industry. This has been a story about people who were punished entirely too much for what they did. I loved them all. In memoriam. These were comrades whom I had; there are no better. They remain in my mind,...

    • By Frederik 2022-03-23 09:01:59

      Confused male protagonist and mysterious, neurotic brunette woman

      The surreal style works perfectly with the story's optical camouflage and drug addiction. Philip K. Dick himself was amphetamine-dependent and lived with a group of drug-dependent people, which may have led him to write the novel with a mentality of self-dissection, thus giving it a particularly cruel and heavy weight. feeling, and brought that feeling into the film. Death was approaching almost at the same time, and happiness was only a memory. It's just an acceleration of the way ordinary...

    • By Layla 2022-03-23 09:01:59

      blue flower

      fred was painfully aware that he didn't even remember sleeping with Donna at all. He woke up at the sound of a gunshot, thinking about his past life. Totally healthy but boring life, so he said "actually hate that". He is the victim of the D pill, but at the same time he is an "undercover". Of course, he is actually lying on another undercover, which is meaningful and sad at the end of the film.

      Why is Richard's film so expressive, so deeply moving, that readers can join in whatever...

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    • By Van 2022-04-23 07:02:16

      Coincidentally, I saw Downey Jr. two days in a row, and I saw a movie about drugs for several days in a row. The content of this film is actually not that profound, but his production skills are really admirable. But if you see a lot of this kind of technology, you will actually feel a little nauseated. I see...

    • By Torey 2022-04-23 07:02:16

      Many CGers think this movie is a "big event", I love CG as well as movies, so I'm looking forward to this movie. Today's wish came true, but the previous ominous premonition has also been verified - the form is greater than the content. In any case, it should be a movie first. It should be a movie with the same temperament as the Matrix. The story itself should be good, but it is not told well enough, and it focuses on the form. In addition, this form may only be suitable as an experimental...

    • By Ernestina 2022-04-23 07:02:16

      cool cool cool but I have to be patient to watch...

    • By Isac 2022-04-23 07:02:16

      To be honest, I understand. . . But I like this...

    • By Kaia 2022-04-23 07:02:16

      2009.5.20 I watched it in my bedroom, to be honest I didn't understand it...

    Movie plot

    In the near future, the proliferation of drugs has become out of control, and an extremely addictive illegal drug "D pill" has become popular in the United States. Government authorities have to use high-tech surveillance systems to combat the out-of-control situation. The undercover drug agent Fred (Keanu Reeves) tried to trace the source of the drugs under the alias of Bob Yat. In this way, he and the small drug dealer Donna...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    As early as when "A Scanner Darkly" was being filmed, comic fans had already selected the most suitable candidate to play the split-personality Acter   . This person is Keanu Reeves .
    The two supporting actors Robert John Downey Jr. and Winona Reid both made a lot of noise in Hollywood due to negative events, but they both made a strong comeback in the film   .
    Charlie Kaufman had previously adapted the novel into a movie script, but...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is very authentic and contagious in portraying the proliferation of drugs and people in the United States in 2013. Linklater first described an ordinary person struggling with drug addiction in detail, which laid the gloomy tone of the film. Although in terms of screen effects, "A Scanner Darkly" is indeed quite similar to ordinary cartoons, but because it is based on a real-life performance, the film captures the expressions...
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    Movie quotes

    • Cop: You have the right to remain silent until

      [pause]

      Cop: and uh, and anything you say can and will be used against you

      [pause]

      Cop: when you uh, when

      [pause]

      Cop: aww fuck this shit!

    • Bob Arctor: That fucking Barris, you know how he works. He doesn't kill anybody, but he hangs around until the situation arises where they die. Then he just sits there, he sort of sets them up in the first place while he stays out of it.

    • Fred: I'm not going to tell you first what I do as undercover officer engaged in tracking down dealers and the source of their illegal drugs in the streets of our cities ad corridors of our schools here in Orange County. I'm going to tell you what I'm afraid of.