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"Everything is not going to be OK."

2006 1h 40m EN

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6.8

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68%

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★6.8TMDB · 2,043🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★7IMDB · 121,536

AnimationScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

“Everything is not going to be OK.”

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
Bob Arctor
Robert Downey Jr.
James Barris
Woody Harrelson
Ernie Luckman
Winona Ryder
Donna Hawthorne
Rory Cochrane
Charles Freck
Mitch Baker
Brown Bear Lodge Host
Sean Allen
Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
Cliff Haby
Voice from Headquarters (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Richard Linklater, Raymond Consing
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Linklater, shot by Shane F. Kelly. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Graham Reynolds. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandra Adair shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everything is not going to be OK.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0405296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Linklater directs. Shane F. Kelly behind the camera. Graham Reynolds scores. Sandra Adair cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Richard Linklater, shot by Shane F. Kelly. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Graham Reynolds. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sandra Adair shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Everything is not going to be OK.".
8IMDB entry: tt0405296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "future", "california", "dreams", "schizophrenia".