Computer scientist Douglas Hall unknowingly gets involved in the murder of his colleague, Hannon Fuller, a computer genius, who is killed just before the testing of his newly launched virtua... Read allComputer scientist Douglas Hall unknowingly gets involved in the murder of his colleague, Hannon Fuller, a computer genius, who is killed just before the testing of his newly launched virtual reality simulation programme.Computer scientist Douglas Hall unknowingly gets involved in the murder of his colleague, Hannon Fuller, a computer genius, who is killed just before the testing of his newly launched virtual reality simulation programme.
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I recommend this film to all those who enjoyed eXistenZ etc. Fans of David Lynch will not be disappointed either. If you are a great fan of Lynch, then you will see this as an easy to follow film that has some nice turns and twists without forcing you to pause and rewind or watch again.
The film manages to persuade you of the complex simulated world without spending too much of its budget on special effects, unlike the matrix, which ultimately destroyed itself by its overdone sequels. Great set of actors here too. Ones that deserve the job title "actor" and have many creditations to their name.
I am surprised that this little effort hasn't been more popular since it manages to get a complex story line and make it very easy to follow without becoming bogged down with the characters explaining each scene (ergo the matrix).
Overall, definitely one to watch and one to own.
Did you know
- TriviaThe science fiction novel "Simulacron-3" was also published under the title "Counterfeit World," and was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, making it one of the first literary descriptions of 'virtual reality.'
- GoofsWhen Douglas asks Grierson (Hanlon Fuller) about having flashbacks, Grierson references being in World War I. Since the program is set in the 1930s, prior to the second World War, Grierson wouldn't refer to the previous war as World War I. Before World War II, World War I had other names, most famously "The Great War." While it is a computer program, and knowledge doesn't necessarily operate the same way as in the "real world," there's no logical reason for characters to be programmed with that term, and Hanlon, as the designer, would know the proper terminology for the time since he actually lived during the 1930s.
- Quotes
Douglas Hall: I know the truth.
Jane Fuller: Where are you?
Douglas Hall: You could call it the end of the world.
- Crazy creditsBefore the opening credits, this René Descartes quote is seen on screen: "I think, therefore I am".
- ConnectionsFeatured in HIM: Join Me in Death - Laser Version (2000)
- SoundtracksEasy Come, Easy Go
Written by Edward Heyman and Johnny Green
Performed by Johnny Crawford and his Dance Orchestra
Featuring Vocalist Meghan Ivey
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- El piso 13
- Filming locations
- Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(As the Wilshire Grand Hotel.)
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Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,916,661
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,322,416
- May 30, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $18,564,088
- Runtime
- 1h 40m(100 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1