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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Science Fiction, Mystery, Dystopia

Directed by

Richard Linklater

Release Date

7th July, 2006

Short Description

In which a dystopian society is constantly under police surveillance while a drug addiction epidemic is breaking out.

What happens in A Scanner Darkly?

Written and directed by Richard Linklater, A Scanner Darkly is an adult animated science fiction/mystery drama based on the 1977 Philip K Dick novel of the same name. A Scanner Darkly is set around a dystopia which is constantly under police surveillance while a drug addiction epidemic is breaking out.

Do yourself a favour, watch this film as sober as possible or don’t. Either way, it’s a butt load of fun!

Who stars in A Scanner Darkly?

Keanu Reeves as "Bob Arctor/Fred/Bruce"

Robert Downey Jr. as "James Barris"

Woody Harrelson as "Ernie Luckman"

Winona Ryder as "Donna Hawthorne/Audrey/Hank"

Rory Cochrane as "Charles Freck"

Who created A Scanner Darkly?

Written by: Richard Linklater Directed by: Richard Linklater Produced by: Tommy Pallotta, Anne Walker-McBay, Palmer West, Jonah Smith,

Erwin Stoff Music by: Graham Reynolds