A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
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Cast verified as complete
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Allegra Geller
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| Jude Law | ... |
Ted Pikul
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| Ian Holm | ... |
Kiri Vinokur
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| Willem Dafoe | ... |
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| Don McKellar | ... |
Yevgeny Nourish
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| Callum Keith Rennie | ... |
Hugo Carlaw
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| Christopher Eccleston | ... |
Seminar Leader
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| Sarah Polley | ... |
Merle
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| Robert A. Silverman | ... |
D'Arcy Nader
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| Oscar Hsu | ... |
Chinese Waiter
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| Kris Lemche | ... |
Noel Dichter
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| Vik Sahay | ... |
Male Assistant
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| Kirsten Johnson | ... |
Female Assistant
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James Kirchner | ... |
Landry
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Balázs Koós | ... |
Male Volunteer
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| Stephanie Belding | ... |
Female Volunteer
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Gerry Quigley | ... |
Trout Farm Worker
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Directed by
| David Cronenberg | ||
Written by
| David Cronenberg | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bradley Adams | ... | co-producer |
| Damon Bryant | ... | co-producer |
| David Cronenberg | ... | producer |
| Andras Hamori | ... | producer |
| Robert Lantos | ... | producer |
| Michael MacDonald | ... | co-producer |
| Sandra Tucker | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Howard Shore | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Suschitzky | ||
Editing by
| Ronald Sanders | ||
Editorial Department
| Christopher Donaldson | ... | first assistant editor: film |
| Gary Fluxgold | ... | first assistant editor: film |
| Andrew MacRitchie | ... | assistant editor: UK |
| Aaron Marshall | ... | trainee assistant editor |
| Sean Moriarity | ... | post-production assistant |
| Ricardo Olivero | ... | color timer |
| Catherine Rankin | ... | negative cutter |
| Tad Seaborn | ... | first assistant editor: avid |
| Pete Watson | ... | first assistant editor: film (as Peter Watson) |
| Pierre Cadieux | ... | dailies colorist: second unit (uncredited) |
| Bill Holley | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Deirdre Bowen | ||
Production Design by
| Carol Spier | ||
Art Direction by
| Tamara Deverell | ||
Set Decoration by
| Elinor Rose Galbraith | ||
Costume Design by
| Denise Cronenberg | ||
Makeup Department
| Carol Davidson | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Stephan Dupuis | ... | special makeup designer |
| Réjean Goderre | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Leigh (as Rejean Goderre) |
| Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti | ... | hair stylist (as Mary Lou Green) |
| Debra Hawkes | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Shonagh Jabour | ... | makeup artist |
| Micheline Trépanier | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Leigh (as Micheline Trepanier) |
| Doug Morrow | ... | special makeup effects lab technician (uncredited) |
| Adrian Stansfield | ... | creature effects painter (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Michael MacDonald | ... | production manager |
| Tammy Quinn | ... | assistant production manager |
| Lori A. Waters | ... | post-production supervisor (as Lori Waters) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Penny Charter | ... | second assistant director |
| Cassandra Cronenberg | ... | third assistant director |
| Walter Gasparovic | ... | first assistant director |
| Kirsteen McLean | ... | third assistant director |
| Leo Scherman | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
| John Bannister | ... | key scenic artist |
| Jerry Beaudrow | ... | carpenter |
| Gordon Becker | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Dexter Bonaparte | ... | set dresser |
| J. Tracy Budd | ... | lead man (as Tracy Budd) |
| Flavian Bulfon | ... | carpenter |
| Kerry Bullis | ... | laborer |
| Jean-Pierre Charbonneau | ... | head carpenter |
| Dan Christov | ... | laborer |
| Janet Cormack | ... | scenic artist |
| Joe Curtin | ... | construction coordinator |
| Kevin Curtin | ... | carpenter |
| Scott Donais | ... | scenic artist |
| Danielle Fleury | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Christopher Geggie | ... | property master (as Chris Geggie) |
| Jason Graham | ... | art department trainee |
| Arvinder Greywal | ... | first assistant art director |
| Kevin Haeberlin | ... | on-set dresser |
| Paul Jefferson | ... | carpenter |
| Marc Kuitenbrouwer | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Jacques Lamarre | ... | carpenter |
| Sabri Lariani | ... | lead carpenter |
| Mari Laughlen | ... | assistant property master |
| Rupert Lazarus | ... | second assistant art director |
| Alois Ledinek | ... | on-set carpenter |
| Peter Legault | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Carole Lord | ... | scenic artist |
| Michael Madden | ... | first assistant art director |
| Stephen Magill | ... | carpenter |
| Bradley McInnis | ... | scenic artist |
| Richard McStay | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Melissa Morgan | ... | head painter |
| Peter P. Nicolakakos | ... | buyer |
| Brian Patrick | ... | property assistant |
| Jim Peters | ... | greensman |
| Dusty Reeves | ... | art department coordinator |
| Paul Renaut | ... | lead man |
| Doug Rennie | ... | scenic artist |
| Mila Rolicz | ... | scenic artist |
| Sam Santoro | ... | laborer |
| Michael Smolski | ... | carpenter |
| Mark Stafford | ... | on-set painter |
| Robert H. Steiner | ... | construction cost administrator (as Robert Steiner) |
| Jean-Baptiste Chuat | ... | Poster Art (uncredited) |
| Kim Wagner | ... | additional food preparation (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Eric Apps | ... | adr mixer |
| Tom Bjelic | ... | effects editor |
| Gregory Martin Clayton | ... | cable operator (as Greg Clayton) |
| Ed Colyer | ... | adr mixer |
| Graham Daniel | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Joseph Doane | ... | assistant effects editor |
| David Evans | ... | supervising effects editor |
| Glen Gauthier | ... | sound mixer |
| Paul Germann | ... | assistant effects editor |
| Mark Gingras | ... | Dialogue/ADR Editor / adr editor |
| Wayne Griffin | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Punam Khosla | ... | assistant effects editor |
| Goro Koyama | ... | foley artist |
| John Laing | ... | dialogue editor |
| Mishann Lau | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Ron Malligers | ... | foley mixer (as Ron Mellegers) |
| Ray Merrin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Lyle Scott-Darling | ... | Assisted by: Re-Recording Mixers |
| Paul Shikata | ... | effects editor |
| Steve Switzer | ... | boom operator |
| David Tyler | ... | Assisted by: ADR Mixer |
| Tony van den Akker | ... | foley mixer |
| Nick Watson | ... | consultant: Dolby, UK |
| Rebecca Wright | ... | foley assistant |
| Sharon Zupancic | ... | foley assistant |
| Gren-Erich Zwicker | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Ryan Shore | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Warren Appleby | ... | floor effects |
| Damon Bishop | ... | special effects technician |
| Alisa Brooks | ... | special effects technician |
| Brandon Cronenberg | ... | special effects technician |
| Stephan Dupuis | ... | creature designer / special makeup |
| James Isaac | ... | special effects (as Jim Isaac) |
| John Jackson | ... | special effects technician |
| Patrice Jacques | ... | special effects technician |
| Frances James | ... | special effects technician |
| Michael Kavanagh | ... | floor effects |
| Alex Laverick | ... | special effects technician |
| Serge Lavigueur | ... | special effects technician |
| Kelly Lepkowsky | ... | creature effects supervisor |
| Tim Lidstone | ... | special effects technician |
| David Loveday | ... | special effects technician |
| Jay McClennen | ... | special effects technician |
| Ryan Nicholson | ... | special effects technician |
| Dennis Pawlik | ... | special effects technician |
| Evan Penny | ... | special effects technician |
| Jim Reischl | ... | special effects technician |
| Dawn Rivard | ... | special effects |
| Sean Sansom | ... | special effects technician |
| Patrick Tenasco | ... | special effects technician |
| Daniel White | ... | floor effects |
| Michael Kavanagh | ... | mechanical effects coordinator (uncredited) |
| Derek Liscoumb | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| John MacGillivray | ... | rigging key, special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Scott Maple | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Jim Peacock | ... | special effects prop builder (uncredited) |
| Jeff Skochko | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Jerry Andrews | ... | motion control specialist: Toybox |
| Alex Boothby | ... | digital effects compositor: Toybox |
| Jeff Campbell | ... | digital effects compositor: Toybox |
| John Coldrick | ... | compositor: opening titles |
| Kenn Elliott | ... | additional scanning: Toybox |
| Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis | ... | digital film supervisor: Toybox (as Mike Ellis) |
| Raymond Gieringer | ... | 3D animator: Toybox |
| Mark Goldberg | ... | digital effects compositor: Toybox |
| Derek Grime | ... | 3D animator: Toybox |
| Rob Gyorgy | ... | digital effects compositor: Toybox |
| James Isaac | ... | visual and special effects supervisor (as Jim Isaac) |
| Shawn Maher | ... | camera operator: Toybox |
| Michael Manza | ... | 3D animator: Toybox |
| Jesh Krishna Murthy | ... | 3D animator: Toybox (as Jesh Murthy) |
| Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter | ... | in-house coordinator: Toybox |
| Paul Rigg | ... | digital effects compositor: Toybox |
| Jim Rutherford | ... | lead 3D creature animator: Toybox |
| Ralph Sevazlian | ... | 3D animator: Toybox |
| Chris Stoyan | ... | motion control grip: Toybox |
| Andy Sykes | ... | executive producer: Toybox |
| Tony Willis | ... | motion control supervisor: Toybox |
| Emily Wong | ... | production coordinator: Toybox |
| Nelson Lik-wai Yu | ... | 3D technical support: Toybox |
| Kenn Elliott | ... | film assistant: Toybox (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Peter Cox | ... | stunts |
| Jamie Jones | ... | stunts |
| Alison Reid | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
| Regan Moore | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Billy Oliver | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jonathan Billings | ... | dolly grip |
| Don Cochrane | ... | electrician |
| Christopher Dean | ... | key grip |
| Ava Gerlitz | ... | still photographer |
| Dianne L. Haggarty | ... | grip (as Dianne Haggarty) |
| Jeff Heintzman | ... | best boy grip |
| Robert Hicks | ... | best boy |
| Vanessa Ireson | ... | second assistant camera |
| Delroy P. Jarrett | ... | electrician (as Delroy Jarrett) |
| Chris Kalbfleisch | ... | camera trainee |
| Martin Lake | ... | grip |
| Philip Lanthier | ... | grip (as Philip 'Buck' Lanthier) |
| Jim MacCammon | ... | electrician (as James MacCammon) |
| Steve Morrisson | ... | rigging gaffer |
| David Moxness | ... | gaffer |
| Andrew W. Peart | ... | video playback operator (as Andrew Peart) |
| Adam Pill | ... | grip |
| Michael Plant | ... | generator operator |
| Michael Rall | ... | first assistant camera |
| Peter Suschitzky | ... | camera operator |
| Frank Teunissen | ... | rigging grip |
| Mark D. Acheson | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Cinar Eryasar | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Clement Lush | ... | tape operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Elizabeth Gray | ... | casting assistant |
| Eleanor Lavender | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Christina Cattle | ... | assistant costume supervisor |
| Brenda Gilles | ... | costume supervisor |
| Christopher Hargadon | ... | assistant costume designer (as Chris Hargadon) |
| Lisette Lefevre | ... | seamstress |
| Angie Vastagh | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Debra Beers | ... | location manager |
| Beverley Kolbe | ... | assistant location manager |
| Mark Logan | ... | location scout |
| James Steven | ... | location production assistant |
Music Department
| Nancy Allen | ... | associate music editor |
| Rowan Collier | ... | assistant music recording engineer |
| Robert Cotnoir | ... | score mixer |
| Jennifer L. Dunnington | ... | assistant music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington) |
| Dan Evans Farkas | ... | music editor |
| Adam Glasser | ... | harmonica |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | music contractor |
| Lydia Kavina | ... | musician: theremin |
| Dick Lewzey | ... | music recording engineer |
| Kevin Mahonchak | ... | music copyist |
| Suzana Peric | ... | music editor |
| Howard Shore | ... | conductor / music mixer / orchestrator |
| Ryan Shore | ... | music copyist |
| Susan Shufro | ... | assistant music editor (as Sue Shufro) |
| Ruth Cornes | ... | orchestra contractor: LPO (uncredited) |
| Chris Cozens | ... | auricle control systems (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Dug Rotstein | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Matthew Garland | ... | driver |
| Bill Hagan | ... | transportation captain |
| Richard Higgins | ... | driver |
| Bill Leeking | ... | head driver |
| Don Morley | ... | driver |
| Joe Norris | ... | driver |
| Dave Puddister | ... | driver: construction department |
| Don Retzer | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Brad Winans | ... | driver |
| Dean Wittaum | ... | driver |
| John Bekavac | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John 'Frenchie' Berger | ... | gun wrangler |
| Deanna Bolton | ... | assistant: Mr. Hamori |
| Bruce Buchanan | ... | technical advisor |
| Mark Bukator | ... | production accountant |
| Cherri Campbell | ... | executive assistant to Robert Lantos |
| Jane Conway | ... | animal wrangler |
| Robert Cotnoir | ... | synclavier programmer |
| Tony Desmond | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Katherine Doyle | ... | accountant: special effects unit |
| Prudence Emery | ... | unit publicist |
| Tammy Fitzgerald | ... | stand-in: Ms. Leigh |
| Andrea Franks | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Vic Fraser | ... | librarian |
| David Garnett | ... | office assistant |
| Simon Goldberg | ... | legal services: Natural Nylon, UK |
| Anthony F. Grani | ... | office assistant (as Anthony Grani) |
| Bob Hall | ... | shop foreman |
| Tomas Hartl | ... | purchasing agent |
| Robin Jonas | ... | senior executive |
| Linda Kang | ... | assistant: Mr. Hamori |
| Lacia Kornylo | ... | head of production: Alliance Atlantis |
| Jeff Krebs | ... | technical advisor: avid (as Jeffrey Krebs) |
| Jeff Kulbak | ... | finance |
| Margaret Lee | ... | assistant title designer: opening titles |
| Luz Magcawas | ... | payroll clerk |
| Kevin Mahonchak | ... | copyist |
| Rafal Mickiewicz | ... | stand-in: Mr. Law |
| Cathy Moore | ... | studio manager |
| John Nelles | ... | dialect coach |
| Robert Pilichowski | ... | title designer: opening titles (as Rob Pilichowski) |
| Teresa Rogers | ... | production legal affairs |
| Andrew Rosen | ... | production assistant: Alliance Atlantis |
| Marlene Schmidt | ... | producer: opening titles |
| Tracey Seaward | ... | head of production: Natural Nylon |
| Elizabeth Senyi | ... | production coordinator (as Elizabeth Senyi-Potechin) |
| Adam Shaheen | ... | executive producer: opening titles |
| Kitty Stanbrook | ... | production coordinator: Natural Nylon |
| Vay Trong | ... | post-production accountant |
| Ben Tucker | ... | office manager |
| Andrea Wood | ... | business and legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis |
| Paul Hili | ... | assistant online editor (uncredited) |
| Ray McMillan | ... | rear projection supervisor (uncredited) |
| Nick Veziris | ... | gun wrangler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Canadian Television Fund
- Natural Nylon Entertainment
- Serendipity Point Films
- The Harold Greenberg Fund
- The Movie Network (TMN)
- Téléfilm Canada
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Distributors
- Alliance Communications Corporation (1999) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Alliance Communications Corporation (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Dimension Films (1999) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1999) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Vitória Filmes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Momentum Pictures (1999) (United Kingdom)
- Gaga (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Hollydan Works (2000) (Yugoslavia)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- The Horror Channel (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Rai 2 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Turbine Medien (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 101 Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- 101 Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray/DVD combo) (Black Label #002)
- Marco Polo Production (2018) (France)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Vinegar Syndrome (2023) (World-wide) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Volga (2023) (Russia) (video) (VOD)
- Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Buena Vista International (Brazil) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors
- GAGA Humax
- Serendipity
Special Effects
- Toybox (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- AVID Technology (Edited on)
- CTS Colosseum Studios (music recorded at)
- Casablanca Sound and Picture (ADR Recorded at)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (Foley Recorded at: Toronto division)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (acknowledgement: Toronto division)
- Film Effects (end credits)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Howe Building (music mixed at)
- Howe Building (music recorded at)
- I.A.T.S.E. Local 667 (acknowledgement)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Shepperton Studios (Re-Recorded at)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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| Taglines | Play it. Live it. Kill for it. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD31,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP362,864, 02 May 1999 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jennifer Jason Leigh had already finished shooting her role in Eyes Wide Shut (1999) when she took on this role. When her scenes in that movie required re-shooting, the schedule required for it interfered with this one. Leigh chose to stay on this movie, and her role in Eyes Wide Shut (1999) was re-cast. See more » |
| Goofs | The first time we see Ted Pikul at the trout farm, he labels an envelope with the letters LA. The L is clearly connected to the A. However in the next shot with the envelope on the conveyor belt the L and A are no longer connected. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The History of the Hands (2016). See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Chinese Waiter: Hey, tell me the truth... are we still in the game? See more » |