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A scanner darkly / Warner Independent Pictures presents in association with Thousand Words ; a Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Palmer West [and others] ; written for the screen and directed by Richard Linklater.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 59417 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2006.Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781419802430
  • 1419802437
Uniform titles:
  • Scanner darkly (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Partial contents:
Special features: commentary by Keanu Reeves, writer/director Richard Linklater, producer Tommy Pallotta, author Jonathan Lethem and Philip K. Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett -- One Summer in Austin: the story of filming 'A scanner darkly' -- The 'Weight of the line: animation tales -- theatrical trailer.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Shane F. Kelly ; editor, Sandra Adair ; music, Graham Reynolds.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder, Sean Allen, Mitch Baker, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Valdez.Summary: Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an L.A. undercover agents change their faces along with their identities. One officer's liberal ingestion of the drug "Substance D" causes him to develop a split personality, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, the police set up an elaborate scheme to catch his drug dealer alter-ego and tear down his operation. Filmed using an animation technique called interpolated rotoscope, with animation over filmed sequences.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The war on drugs has been lost, and when a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to spy on those he is closest to, the toll that the mission takes on his sanity is too great to comprehend in director Richard Linklater's rotoscoped take on Philip K. Dick's classic novel. With stratospheric concern over national security prompting paranoid government officials to begin spying on citizens, trust is a luxury and everyone is a suspected criminal until proven otherwise. Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is a narcotics officer who is issued an order to spy on his friends and report back to headquarters. In addition to being a cop, though, Arctor is also an addict. His drug of choice is a ubiquitous street drug called Substance D, a drug known well for producing split personalities in its users. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation.

In English (Dolby Surround 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder, Sean Allen, Mitch Baker, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Valdez.

Director of photography, Shane F. Kelly ; editor, Sandra Adair ; music, Graham Reynolds.

Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an L.A. undercover agents change their faces along with their identities. One officer's liberal ingestion of the drug "Substance D" causes him to develop a split personality, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, the police set up an elaborate scheme to catch his drug dealer alter-ego and tear down his operation. Filmed using an animation technique called interpolated rotoscope, with animation over filmed sequences.

Special features: commentary by Keanu Reeves, writer/director Richard Linklater, producer Tommy Pallotta, author Jonathan Lethem and Philip K. Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett -- One Summer in Austin: the story of filming 'A scanner darkly' -- The 'Weight of the line: animation tales -- theatrical trailer.

Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.

MPAA rating: R; for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image.

For private home use only.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.

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