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A Scanner Darkly

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., and Woody Harrelson in A Scanner Darkly (2006)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Philip K. Dick
    • Richard Linklater
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Winona Ryder
    • Robert Downey Jr.
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    123K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,426
    601
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick
      • Richard Linklater
    • Stars
      • Keanu Reeves
      • Winona Ryder
      • Robert Downey Jr.
    • 356User reviews
    • 228Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Top Cast33

    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Bob Arctor
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Donna Hawthorne
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • James Barris
    Rory Cochrane
    Rory Cochrane
    • Charles Freck
    Mitch Baker
    Mitch Baker
    • Brown Bear Lodge Host
    Sean Allen
    • Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice
    Cliff Haby
    • Voice from Headquarters
    Steven Chester Prince
    • Cop
    Natasha Janina Valdez
    Natasha Janina Valdez
    • Waitress
    • (as Natasha Valdez)
    Mark Turner
    • Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Ernie Luckman
    Chamblee Ferguson
    Chamblee Ferguson
    • Medical Deputy #2
    Angela Rawna
    Angela Rawna
    • Medical Deputy #1
    Eliza Stevens
    Eliza Stevens
    • Arctor's Daughter #1
    Sarah Menchaca
    • Arctor's Daughter #2
    Melody Chase
    Melody Chase
    • Arctor's Wife
    Leif Anders
    • Freck Suicide Narrator
    • (voice)
    Turk Pipkin
    • Creature
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick
      • Richard Linklater
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews356

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Robert Downey, Jr. wrote most of his lines down on post-it notes and scattered them around the set so he could read off them while filming a scene. The rotoscoping team simply animated over the notes to remove them from the film during post-production.
    • Goofs
      While showing the monitoring equipment, Hank tells Fred that he could be anyone from Arctor's circle of friends, including Barris. This made sense in the book, however, by this time in the movie Hank has already seen Fred alongside Barris, so he could not possibly think they are the same person.
    • Quotes
      • Fred: [voiceover] What does a scanner see? Into the head? Down into the heart? Does it see into me? Into us? Clearly or darkly? I hope it sees clearly because I can't any longer see into myself. I see only murk. I hope for everyone's sake the scanners do better, because if the scanner sees only darkly the way I do, then I'm cursed and cursed again.
    • Crazy credits
      The "Phil" mentioned in the "in memoriam" list as having permanent pancreatic damage is Philip K. Dick himself.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Nacho Libre/The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift/Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties/Loverboy/The Heart of the Game (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Fog
      Written by Thom Yorke (as Thomas Yorke), Phil Selway (as Philip Selway), Jonny Greenwood (as Jonathan Greenwood),
      Colin Greenwood and Ed O'Brien (as Edward O'Brien)
      Performed by Radiohead
      Courtesy of Capitol Records
      Under licence from EMI Film & Television Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 28, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Una mirada a la oscuridad
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
      • Thousand Words
      • Section Eight
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $8,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,501,616
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $391,672
      • Jul 9, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,660,929
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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