Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

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

Main title

A scanner darkly

Oclc number

72443662

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

100

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Technique

animation