The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
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- R
- 1h 40min
- Mystery, Sci-Fi
- 28 May 1999 (USA)
- Movie
A computer scientist running a virtual reality simulation of 1937 becomes the primary suspect when his colleague and mentor is murdered.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
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Douglas Hall / John Ferguson / David
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| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... |
Hannon Fuller / Grierson / Jane's father
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| Gretchen Mol | ... |
Jane Fuller / Natasha Molinaro / Jane
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| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... |
Jason Whitney / Jerry Ashton
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| Dennis Haysbert | ... |
Detective Larry McBain
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| Steven Schub | ... |
Detective Zev Bernstein
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| Jeremy Roberts | ... |
Tom Jones
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| Rif Hutton | ... |
Joe
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| Leon Rippy | ... |
Jane's Lawyer
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| Janet MacLachlan | ... |
Ellen
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| Brad William Henke | ... |
Cop #1
(as Brad Henke)
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| Burt Bulos | ... |
Bellhop
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Venessia Valentino | ... |
Concierge
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| Howard S. Miller | ... |
Chauffeur
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| Tia Texada | ... |
Natasha's Roommate
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| Shiri Appleby | ... |
Bridget Manilla
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| Bob Clendenin | ... |
Bank Manager
(as Robert Clendenin)
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| Rachel Winfree | ... |
Bank Customer
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Meghan Ivey | ... |
Chanteuse
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| Alison Lohman | ... |
Honey Bear Girl
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Hadda Brooks | ... |
Lounge Piano Player
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Ron Boussom | ... |
Maitre D'
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| Ernie Lively | ... |
30's Cop
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Toni Sawyer | ... |
Grierson's Wife
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Brooks Almy | ... |
Bridget's Mom
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| Darryl Henriques | ... |
Cab Driver
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Suzanne Harrer | ... |
Tired Dancer
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| Lee Weaver | ... |
30's Limo Driver
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| Geoffrey Rivas | ... |
Security Guard
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| Travis Tedford | ... |
Newspaper Boy
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| Jeff Blumenkrantz | ... |
Choreographer
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Andrew Alden | ... |
Doorman
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| Johnny Crawford | ... |
Singer
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Wiener Sängerknaben | ... |
Themselves
(as The Vienna Boys Choir)
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Vivian Palermo | ... |
Woman on Beach (uncredited)
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Tracy Perry | ... |
Party Member (uncredited)
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| Glendon Rich | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Dea Natasja Rosenmeier | ... |
Erika Schmitt, the Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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| Mary Ann Schmidt | ... |
Bank Business Woman (uncredited)
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| Will Wallace | ... |
Other Ashton (uncredited)
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| Randy Woltz | ... |
Drummer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Josef Rusnak | ||
Written by
| Daniel F. Galouye | ... | (book "Simulacron 3") (as Daniel Galouye) |
| Josef Rusnak | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Helga Ballhaus | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Ballhaus | ... | executive producer |
| Roland Emmerich | ... | producer |
| Ute Emmerich | ... | producer |
| Kelly Van Horn | ... | co-producer |
| Marco Weber | ... | producer |
Music by
| Harald Kloser | ||
Cinematography by
| Wedigo von Schultzendorff | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Henry Richardson | ||
Editorial Department
| Rick Downey | ... | negative cutter |
| Alexander Garcia | ... | first assistant editor (as Alex Garcia) |
| Blake Maniquis | ... | second assistant editor |
| Dana Ross | ... | color timer |
| David Siegel | ... | additional editor |
Casting By
| David Bloch | ||
| April Webster | ||
Production Design by
| Kirk M. Petruccelli | ||
Art Direction by
| Frank Bollinger | ||
| Barry Chusid | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Victor J. Zolfo | ||
Costume Design by
| Joseph A. Porro | ... | (as Joseph Porro) |
Makeup Department
| Bobbi Baird | ... | makeup artist |
| Virginia Kearns | ... | hair stylist |
| Erwin H. Kupitz | ... | wig designer |
| Thomas Nellen | ... | makeup department head |
| Katherine Rees | ... | key hair department head |
| Lori McCoy-Bell | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| James K. Jensen | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Lisa Lynn Kearsley | ... | production supervisor |
| Kelly Van Horn | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Foongy Lee | ... | second second assistant director |
| Kim H. Winther | ... | first assistant director (as Kim Winther) |
| Lars P. Winther | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Evelyn Barbier | ... | set designer |
| Robert A. Blackburn | ... | construction coordinator |
| Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | construction foreman |
| Ray Harvie | ... | storyboard artist |
| Scott Maginnis | ... | assistant set decorator |
| John Maskovich | ... | lead man |
| Steven B. Melton | ... | property master |
| Melody Miller | ... | assistant property master |
| Joy Phillips | ... | art department associate |
| Jennifer Pray | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Jacques Rey | ... | illustrator |
| A. Leslie Thomas | ... | set designer |
| Joshua Warner | ... | on-set dresser |
| Chris Woodworth | ... | lead paint foreman (as Christopher Woodworth) |
| Jean Brauner | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Chris Brewster | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Kevin Coyle | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Richard Crain | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Travis Huffman | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Joshua Hunt | ... | property assistant (uncredited) |
| Scott G. Jones | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Mark Kudra | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Allen Lafferty | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Scott Lafferty | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Thomas Lauifi | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Steven O'Bannon | ... | laborer (uncredited) |
| William H. Phen Jr. | ... | construction general foreman (uncredited) |
| Fred Seibly | ... | signwriter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Robert J. Anderson Jr. | ... | sound |
| Hubert Bartholomae | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | adr editor |
| Jonathan Fuh | ... | boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh) |
| José Antonio García | ... | sound |
| Axel Hirn | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Pit Kuhlmann | ... | foley editor |
| Dave McMoyler | ... | adr supervisor |
| Andreas Musolff | ... | sound effects editor |
| Richard Oesterreicher | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Margit Pfeiffer | ... | dialogue editor / foley editor |
| Jörn Poetzl | ... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) |
| Ron Radvinsky | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Friedrich Wilhem Roedding | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Mary Ruth Smith | ... | adr editor (as Mary Smith) |
| Gary Coppola | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer: temp (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Jan Aaris | ... | special effects foreman |
| John S. Baker | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Henrik Scheib | ... | workshop manager |
| Pit Zaepernick | ... | painter (as Pit Zappernick) |
| H. Barclay Aaris | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Christian Ahlers | ... | senior modelmaker |
| James Auger | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Axel Bahro | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Joe Bauer | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Susanna Bauer | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Jan Bernotat | ... | motion control operator: miniature unit |
| Friederike Berthold | ... | model maker |
| Cania | ... | matador artist |
| Matt Cordner | ... | rendering artist / technical director |
| Sebastian Cramer | ... | model shoot coordinator |
| Doug Creel | ... | rendering artist: CFX (as Douglas Creel) / senior technical director |
| Robert Cribbett | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Sean C. Cunningham | ... | effects supervisor (as Sean Cunningham) |
| Mitchell S. Drain | ... | lead compositor (as Mitch Drain) |
| Hartmut Engel | ... | CGI animation artist (as Hartmut Engel III) |
| Conny Fauser | ... | compositing supervisor (as Cornelia Fauser-Ruemelin) |
| Daniel Fazel | ... | lighting technical director |
| Haggi Floeser | ... | CG animation artist |
| Moritz Glaesle | ... | digital compositor |
| Frank Gorgas | ... | model lighting |
| Abra Grupp | ... | compositor |
| Joachim Grüninger | ... | miniature effects supervisor |
| Christian Haas | ... | CG animation artist |
| Greg Hanigan | ... | digital imaging supervisor |
| Christian Hinz | ... | modelmaker (as Christian Heinz) |
| Scott Holmes | ... | character animator |
| Joe Jackman | ... | lead tracking artist |
| Katrin Klaiber | ... | matador artist |
| Cathleen Klein | ... | matador artist |
| Marc Kolbe | ... | digital effects producer (as Marc L. Kolbe) |
| Fabian Kraus | ... | painter |
| Birger Laube | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Peggy Lebel | ... | visual effects assistant |
| Alex Lemke | ... | data management |
| Lutz Lemke | ... | digital film scanning |
| Sibylle Maier | ... | digital film recording |
| Britta Mangold | ... | director of photography: miniature unit (as Britta Sell) |
| Andres Marder | ... | chief lighting technician: miniature unit |
| Christian Mayer | ... | model lighting |
| Tim Mendler | ... | camera/motion control assistant: miniature unit |
| Christian Middelberg | ... | visual effects producer |
| Joanna Motek | ... | CGI animation artist |
| Craig A. Mumma | ... | digital effects producer |
| Christoph Neu | ... | modelmaker |
| Fong Nickson | ... | technical director (as Nickson Fong) |
| Benedikt Niemann | ... | character animator |
| Connie Oettl | ... | senior modelmaker (as Cornelia H. Oettl) |
| Fumiari Ogawa | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Rocco Passionino | ... | lead effects artist |
| Cristin Pescosolido | ... | compositor |
| Ethan Phillips | ... | visual effects CLT |
| Carolin Quis | ... | cgi supervisor |
| Henning Raedlein | ... | visual effects producer |
| Kosta Saric | ... | visual effects editor |
| Henrik Scheib | ... | workshop manager: Magicon |
| Oliver Seiter | ... | digital compositor |
| Nelson Sepulveda | ... | compositing supervisor: CFX |
| Kevin Souls | ... | character animator |
| Frederic Soumagnas | ... | lead lighting artist |
| Bret St. Clair | ... | lead digital texture artist |
| Wolf Steiling | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Bernd Sumalowitsch | ... | miniature still photographer |
| Olcun Tan | ... | CGI animation artist |
| James D. Tittle | ... | digital effects coordinator: CFX |
| Daniel v. Volckamer | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Anke Vollmer | ... | modelmaker |
| Udo Vollmer | ... | modelmaker |
| Waggi von Seidlein | ... | senior model maker (as Waggi v. Seidlein) |
| Mortimer Warlimont | ... | senior modelmaker |
| Steffen M. Wild | ... | digital effects supervisor: CFX |
| Klaus Wuchta | ... | digital compositor |
| Pit Zaepernick | ... | painter (as Pit Zappernick) |
| Jürgen 'Zambo' Zimmermann | ... | model maker (as Juergen Zimmerman) |
| Archie Donato | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Vincent E. Toto | ... | visual effects director of photography (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Thomas Robinson Harper | ... | stunts |
| Freddie Hice | ... | stunts (as Fred Hice) |
| Tommy J. Huff | ... | stunts (as Tom Huff) |
| Henry Kingi | ... | stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | ... | stunts (as Billy Lucas) |
| Matt McBride | ... | stunts |
| Anthony T. Pennello | ... | stunts (as Tony Pennello) |
| Chad Randall | ... | stunts |
| Larry Rippenkroeger | ... | stunts (as Larry Rippenkroger) |
| R.A. Rondell | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Debby Lynn Ross | ... | stunts |
| Fred Waugh | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Claudette Barius | ... | still photographer |
| Michael Bauman | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Mike Bauman) |
| Philip L. Brown | ... | best boy grip (as Phil Brown) |
| Keith Collea | ... | video supervisor |
| Jefferson T. Jones | ... | camera loader |
| Mitchell Lookabaugh | ... | dolly grip (as Mitch Lookabaugh) |
| Max Neal | ... | second assistant camera |
| Brian W. Nordheim | ... | first assistant camera |
| Tim Ryan | ... | key grip |
| Chris Squires | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Jon R. Tower | ... | chief lighting technician (as Jon Tower) |
| Chris Wagganer | ... | video assist operator |
| Gary L. Camp | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
| Michael Chang | ... | rigging gaffer (uncredited) |
| Frank Endewardt | ... | set lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Bryan G. Haigh | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Suza Kohlstedt | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Andres Marder | ... | chief lighting technician: miniature unit (uncredited) |
| Don McCuaig | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| David Musselman | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| James D. Wickman | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Randall E. Flinn | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Annie Dunn | ... | set costumer (as Ann D. Dunn) |
| Jean Rosone | ... | costume supervisor |
| Deborah Slate | ... | set costumer |
| Lisa Wong | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Ross C. Day | ... | location manager (as Ross Day) |
| James Perry | ... | key assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Peter Afterman | ... | music supervisor |
| William Boston | ... | additional orchestrator (as Bill Boston) |
| Johnny Crawford | ... | historic music consultant / musical director |
| Ross DeRoche | ... | music preparation (as Ross de Rocher) |
| Andrew Dorfman | ... | music editor (as Andy Dorfman) |
| Randy Gerston | ... | music supervisor |
| Benoit Grey | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Kevin Kliesch | ... | orchestrator |
| Harald Kloser | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Thomas Wanker | ... | composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator |
| Larry Kenton | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Robert J. Ramirez | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kim Berner | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Craig Lietzke | ... | transportation captain |
| David Shaffer | ... | transportation captain (as David Shafer) |
| Richard Burch | ... | driver: mechanic (uncredited) |
| Lin C. Smith | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Rachel Aberly | ... | unit publicist |
| Daniel Hsu Accomando | ... | clip licensing manager |
| Jason Astor | ... | production assistant |
| Melissa Bargar | ... | production secretary |
| Kim Clever | ... | choreographer |
| Corky Cronin | ... | production assistant |
| Stephen P. Del Prete | ... | production assistant |
| René Descartes | ... | quotation (as Descartes) |
| James Ealy | ... | set medic |
| Dana Eller | ... | production assistant |
| Katie Eustermann | ... | production assistant |
| Cindy Franke | ... | production coordinator |
| David Frutos | ... | choreographer |
| Joie Gharrity | ... | assistant: Mr. Emmerich |
| Rod Hamilton | ... | assistant: Mr. Rusnak |
| Cheri Jacobs | ... | assistant accountant |
| Girish Johar | ... | marketing & distribution |
| Vanessa R. Jordan | ... | assistant: Ute Emmerich |
| Kevin LaRosa | ... | aerial coordinator |
| Fran Lucci | ... | production accountant (as Fran Lucci-Pannozzo) |
| Jay Ostrowski | ... | production assistant |
| Jahmani Perry | ... | production assistant |
| James Perry | ... | assistant to location manager |
| Kathleen Roll | ... | production assistant |
| Rachel Rose | ... | assistant: Mr. Weber |
| Marc Roskin | ... | assistant: Mr. Emmerich |
| Melissa N. Savage | ... | production secretary |
| Chris Winn | ... | craft service |
| Ray Zimmerman | ... | physical production executive |
| John C. Bush | ... | video computer graphics (uncredited) |
| Bruce Gray | ... | sculpture art provided by (uncredited) |
| Jack E. Herman | ... | extras set coordinator (uncredited) |
| Douglas W. McHenry | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
| Robert Mehnert | ... | aerial unit director (uncredited) |
| Mimi Munn | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Thell Reed | ... | armorer (uncredited) |
| Rocco Salata | ... | stand-in: Vincent D'Onofrio (uncredited) |
| Shari Sontag | ... | accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Centropolis Film Productions
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de España (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Jugendfilm-Verleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- V8 (2002) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
- Centropolis Effects (digital visual effects)
- MagicMove GmbH (miniatures)
- Magicon (miniatures)
Other Companies
- ARRI Digital (scanning and recording services)
- Axium Payroll Services (payroll services)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- Charlie Messenger Casting (extras casting)
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (opticals)
- D' Caterers (catering)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Film Art (artwork)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (film subsidizer)
- International Film Guarantors (completion guarantee)
- Otto Nemenz International (Arriflex cameras provided by)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles)
- Solid Sound (sound services)
- Spacecam Systems (spacecam aerial camera system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created (which looks like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions). Fuller is murdered in our real world the same night, and his colleague is suspected. Douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night Fuller was murdered. He logs into the system in order to find the letter, but has to confront the unexpected. The truth is harsher than he could ever imagine... Written by Danny Rosenbluth |
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| Taglines | Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $16,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $4,278,452, 30 May 1999 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Douglas Hall's house has been seen before in several other science fiction films: as the exterior Detective Deckard's apartment building in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982), and several years later as the apartment of a drug lord in Predator 2 (1990). Located in the affluent Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, the home is known as the Ennis-Brown House and was designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. See more » |
| Goofs | When Douglas asks Grierson (Hanlon Fuller) about having flashbacks, Grierson references being in World War I. Since the program is set in the 1930s, prior to the second World War, Grierson wouldn't refer to the previous war as World War I. Before World War II, World War I had other names, most famously "The Great War." While it is a computer program, and knowledge doesn't necessarily operate the same way as in the "real world," there's no logical reason for characters to be programmed with that term, and Hanlon, as the designer, would know the proper terminology for the time since he actually lived during the 1930s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in HIM: Join Me in Death - Laser Version (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Easy Come, Easy Go See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Before the opening credits, this René Descartes quote is seen on screen: "I think, therefore I am". See more » |
| Quotes |
Hannon Fuller:
[First lines]
Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. See more » |