'What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart?' From the novel by Philip K. Dick - the sci-fi legend whose works-to-film include 'Blade Runner', 'Total Recall' and 'Minority Report' - comes 'A Scanner Darkly', brought to the screen by filmmaker Richard Linklater with an edgy graphic-novel look. The time: just beyond now. The place: suburbia. The story: a twisted, funny tale of people hooked on Substance D. And of a government that cheerfully destroys its citizens - their rights, their relationships - in order to save them. Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane play strung-out friends terrified of each other and of spies, Keanu Reeves plays a spy who's also one of the friends...until his two personalities begin to split. Enjoy the paranoia. Nobody's watching you. Really.

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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

R

Mystery/Animation/Drama/Suspense/Thriller/Science-Fiction · 1h 40m · 7/7/2006

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'What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart?' From the novel by Philip K. Dick - the sci-fi legend whose works-to-film include 'Blade Runner', 'Total Recall' and 'Minority Report' - comes 'A Scanner Darkly', brought to the screen by filmmaker Richard Linklater with an edgy graphic-novel look. The time: just beyond now. The place: suburbia. The story: a twisted, funny tale of people hooked on Substance D. And of a government that cheerfully destroys its citizens - their rights, their relationships - in order to save them. Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane play strung-out friends terrified of each other and of spies, Keanu Reeves plays a spy who's also one of the friends...until his two personalities begin to split. Enjoy the paranoia. Nobody's watching you. Really.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Companies

Thousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment

Budget

$8,700,000

Revenue

$7,700,000
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Cast
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Rory Cochrane

Charles Freck
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Robert Downey Jr.

James Barris
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Mitch Baker

Brown Bear Lodge Host
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Keanu Reeves

Bob Arctor
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Sean Allen

Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
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Cliff Haby

Voice from Headquarters (voice)
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Steven Chester Prince

Cop
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Winona Ryder

Donna Hawthorne
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Natasha Janina Valdez

Waitress (as Natasha Valdez)
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Mark Turner

Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
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Woody Harrelson

Ernie Luckman
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Chamblee Ferguson

Medical Deputy #2
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Angela Rawna

Medical Deputy #1
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Eliza Stevens

Arctor's Daughter #1
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Sarah Menchaca

Arctor's Daughter #2
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Melody Chase

Arctor's Wife
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Leif Anders

Freck Suicide Narrator (voice)
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Turk Pipkin

Creature
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Alex Jones

Street Prophet
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Lisa Marie Newmyer

Connie
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Wilbur Penn

Medical Officer #1
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Ken Webster

Medical Officer #2
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Hugo Perez

New Path Staff Member #1
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Rommel Sulit

New Path Staff Member #2
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Dameon Clarke

Mike
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Christopher Ryan

New Path Resident #1
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Leila Plummer

New Path Resident #2
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Jason Douglas

New Path Farm Manager
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Marco Perella

Donald
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Joe Basquez

Undercover Cop (uncredited)
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Jonathan Cacy

Brown Bear Lodge Member (uncredited)
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Jack Cruz

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Gary Teague

Brown Bear Lodge Member (uncredited)
Crew
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Richard Linklater

Director
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Richard Linklater

Writer
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Philip K. Dick

Writer
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Jonah Smith

Producer
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Palmer West

Producer
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Tommy Pallotta

Producer
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Erwin Stoff

Producer
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Anne Walker-McBay

Producer
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Shane F. Kelly

Cinematograpy
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Sandra Adair

Editor
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Graham Reynolds

Music
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Disc Releases
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A Scanner Darkly

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

9/7/2010

$11.99 -$7.99

Disc Title Front Cover

A Scanner Darkly

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

4/10/2007

Disc Title Front Cover

A Scanner Darkly

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

12/19/2006

Disc Title Front Cover

A Scanner Darkly

(HD DVD)

4/10/2007

Disc Title Front Cover

A Scanner Darkly

(DVD)

7/26/2006

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