Cover: eXistenZ Rating: 0
20 Feb 2013

Details

Director:David Cronenberg
Writer:David Cronenberg
Producer:Robert Lantos
Theatrical:1999
Rated:R
Studio:Alliance Atlantis Communications
Genre:Sci-Fi, Thriller
Duration:97
Awards:3 wins & 7 nominations
Languages:English
Subtitles:English
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Discs:1
Region:1
Release:Oct 1999

Features

Anamorphic
Closed-captioned
Color
Widescreen
NTSC
1.85:1

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.

Credits

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Allegra Geller
Jude Law ... Ted Pikul
Ian Holm ... Kiri Vinokur
Willem Dafoe ... Gas
Don McKellar ... Yevgeny Nourish
Callum Keith Rennie ... Hugo Carlaw
Christopher Eccleston ... Seminar Leader
Sarah Polley ... Merle
Robert A. Silverman ... D'Arcy Nader
Oscar Hsu ... Chinese Waiter
Kris Lemche ... Noel Dichter
Vik Sahay ... Male Assistant
Kirsten Johnson ... Female Assistant
James Kirchner ... Landry
Balázs Koós ... Male Volunteer
Howard Shore ... Composer
Peter Suschitzky ... Cinematographer
Ronald Sanders ... Editor
Carol Spier ... Production Designer
Stephanie Belding ... Female Volunteer
Gerry Quigley ... Trout Farm Worker