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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.
LIBRA DVD 012 459
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Dick, Philip K--Film adaptations.
- Dick, Philip K.
- Police--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
- Police.
- Undercover operations--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
- Undercover operations.
- Multiple personality--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
- Multiple personality.
- Drug abuse--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
- Drug abuse.
- Drug dealers--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
- Drug dealers.
- California--Los Angeles.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery films.
- Feature films.
- Science fiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Animated films.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; Region 1; Dolby Surround 5.1.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Participant:
- Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder, Sean Allen, Mitch Baker, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Valdez.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Shane F. Kelly ; editor, Sandra Adair ; music, Graham Reynolds.
- Notes:
- Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.
- 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.
- ISBN:
- 9781419802430
- 1419802437
- OCLC:
- 72443662
- Publisher Number:
- 012569594173
- 59417 Warner Home Video
- Access Restriction:
- For private home use only.
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