Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona
Ryder and Rory Cochrane.
Directed by:
Richard Linklater.
Distributor:
Warner Independent.
Release date:
September 16, 2005.
Drama:
"A Scanner Darkly" is set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs. When one reluctant undercover cop (Reeves) is ordered to start spying on his friends, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode. It is a cautionary tale of drug use based on Dick's own experiences.
Like a graphic novel come to life, "A Scanner Darkly" will use live action photography overlaid with an advanced animation process (interpolated rotoscoping) to create a haunting, highly stylized vision of the future. The technology, first employed in Linklater's 2001 film "Waking Life," has evolved to produce even more emotional impact and detail.
"A Scanner Darkly" stars Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane.
