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A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American adult animated science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater; it is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. The film tells the story of identity and deception in a near-future dystopia constantly under intrusive high-tech police surveillance in the midst of a drug ...
Jul 28, 2006 · A Scanner Darkly: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves. An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
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Jul 7, 2006 · A faithful adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel, A Scanner Darkly takes the viewer on a visual and mind-blowing journey into the author's conception of a drug-addled and politically unstable...
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Film. The rotoscoped film A Scanner Darkly was authorized by Dick's estate. It was released in July 2006 and stars Keanu Reeves as Fred/Bob Arctor and Winona Ryder as Donna. Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., and Woody Harrelson co-star as Arctor's drugged-out housemates and friends.
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Arctor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D.
Jul 7, 2006 · A Scanner Darkly - Metacritic. 2006. R. Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) 1 h 40 m. Summary Based on legendary science-fiction author Philip K. Dick’s own experiences, A Scanner Darkly tells the darkly comedic, caustic, but deeply tragic tale of drug use in the modern world.
Jul 7, 2006 · Directed by Richard Linklater. Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. R. 1h 40m. By Manohla Dargis. July 7, 2006. Identities shift and melt like shadows in Richard Linklater's animated...
