A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Starring:
- Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Linklater
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The war on drugs has been lost, and when a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to spy on those he is closest to, the toll that the mission takes on his sanity is too great to comprehend in director Richard Linklater's rotoscoped take on Philip K. Dick's classic novel. With stratospheric concern over national security prompting paranoid government officials to begin spying on citizens, trust is a luxury and everyone is a suspected criminal until proven otherwise. Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is a narcotics officer who is issued an order to spy on his friends and report back to headquarters. In addition to being a cop, though, Arctor is also an addict. His drug of choice is a ubiquitous street drug called Substance D, a drug known well for producing split personalities in its users. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Keanu Reeves - Bob Arctor
- Woody Harrelson - Ernie Luckman
- Rory Cochrane - Charles Freck
- Sean Allen - Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice
- Steven Chester Prince - Cop
- Mark Turner - Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice
- Angela Rawna - Medical Deputy 1
- Sarah Menchaca - Arctor's Daughter
- Leif Anders - Freck Suicide Narrator
- Alexander Jones - Street Prophet
- Wilbur Penn - Medical Officer
- Hugo Perez - New Path Staff Member
- Christopher Ryan - New Path Residents
- Jackson Douglas - New Path Farm Manager
- Robert Downey, Jr. - James 'Jim' Barris
- Winona Ryder - Donna Hawthorn
- Mitch Baker - Brown Bear Lodge Host
- Cliff Haby - Voice From Headquarters
- Natasha Valdez - Waitress
- Chamblee Ferguson - Medical Deputy 2
- Eliza Stevens - Arctor's Daughter
- Melody Chase - Arctor's Wife
- Turk Pipkin - Creature
- Lisa Marie Newmyer - Connie
- Ken Webster - Medical Officer
- Dameon Clarke - Mike
- Leila Plummer - New Path Resident
- Marco Perella - Donald
- Director(s):
- Richard Linklater
- Writer(s):
- Richard Linklater
- Producer(s):
- Jonah Smith, Tom Pallotta, Palmer West
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Violence, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- 2006 - A Scanner Darkly - Austin Film Critics - Austin Film Award
- 2006 - A Scanner Darkly - New York Film Critics Society - Best Animated Feature (Runner-up)
- 2006 - A Scanner Darkly - Online Film Critics Association - Best Animated Feature
