Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murd... Read allSet in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
- Victim
- (as Danny Smith)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBecause an uncooperative Bruce Willis refused to re-record several lines of dialogue when the movie was being restructured, a sound-alike voice-over actor had to be brought in.
- GoofsAfter Greer gets beaten up up by the Prophet's guards, his scars keep moving and changing severity for the rest of the movie.
- Quotes
Older Canter: I changed the course of human history when I created surrogates. Now I'm going to change it back.
Tom Greer: You don't change what's been done. You and I know that better than most people.
Older Canter: My son's death will not have been in vain. Not if it heals mankind.
Tom Greer: Heals mankind? That's what you want to do? You want to kill everyone? That's going to heal mankind?
Older Canter: They're already dead. The died the minute they plugged into those machines.
Tom Greer: This is not the solution.
Older Canter: That's the way it is.
Tom Greer: That's not the way it is!
Older Canter: I had a vision. I was going to empower the powerless. To enable others like me to walk, to feel, to have a normal life.
Tom Greer: Listen to me! They're going to call you a murderer. That's what you're doing.
Older Canter: Surrogacy is a perversion. It's an addiction. And you have to kill the addict to kill the addiction.
Computer Voice: Upload complete.
Older Canter: You're too late. What I've done can't be stopped. Now you're going to be a witness to the rebirth of humanity. That's my gift to you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Episode #6.5 (2009)
Television was the earliest foray into this phenomenon. How many of us form a significant portion of our impression of the world based on what we see through this artificial sense organ? With television, we are all 5% closer to the creature depicted in Surrogates. As I sit here at my computer writing from this remote location, I am 10% of the creature depicted in this film. When I get on a discussion forum with an avatar that represents my impression of myself or possibly the impression of myself that I wish to project, I am 20% of the creature depicted in this film.
I have begun to teach an online class. My students, instead of seeing me as a living flesh and blood person, now see me as an intellectual engine that they may visualize in any number of ways. I have the option of posting a picture, but have not gotten around to that yet. I now do part of my work from a safe remote location—as an abstract disembodied entity.
After leaving the theater, I had an overwhelming urge to spend more time with my dogs. They are very physical and can never relate to the concept I herein discuss. Actually I had a new insight into their possible impression of all the time I spend watching television: "Stop staring into the scrambly box and pay attention to us. Snap out of it!"
- scottwallvashon
- Sep 27, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Kẻ Thế Mạng
- Filming locations
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA(human-only reservation)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,577,772
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,902,692
- Sep 27, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $122,444,772
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1