A Scanner Darkly (US Version) DVD Region 1

Richard Linklater's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel is a challenging, mind-bending experience that cautions about the dangers of excessive drug use as well as the government's capacity to abuse and manipulate power. Using the same interpolated rotoscoping technique that Linklater employed in 2001's WAKING LIFE, the film is an animated, trippy descent into one man's unraveling mind. Set in the not-too-distant future where a new drug, substance D, has created an epidemic, A SCANNER DARKLY charts the mental unraveling of Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves). Arctor is an undercover cop who has been assigned to track a group of individuals who include the druggily verbose Barris (Robert Downey Jr.), the hyper-intense Luckman (Woody Harrelson), the ultra-paranoid Freck (Rory Cochrane), and the beautiful Donna (Winona Ryder). As the film unfolds and Arctor finds himself abusing substance D in order to maintain his façade, his mind begins to spin out of control, to the point where he doesn't know what's real and what isn't. Eventually, the truth comes out, leaving Arctor even more numbed. Linklater's surprisingly faithful adaptation of Dick's novel blends humor, drama, and Bob Sabiston's striking animation to deliver a thought-provoking film that will leave viewers as dazed as the film's protagonist.

4 stars out of 4 -- "One doesn't leave the movie with a mind blown by visual bedazzlement but with a soul shattered by the profound sense of tragedy Linklater and company so beautifully put across." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 07/01/2006

3 stars out of 5 -- "Embedded in the visionary headtrip of A SCANNER DARKLY is a hotly political call to arms." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 07/13/2006

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he animation is at once startlingly realistic and surreal, conveying the story's heightened atmosphere of paranoia." - Annlee, Ellingson (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 07/01/2006

"Mr. Linklater uses the animation technique called rotoscoping to translate Mr. Dick's worldview, mostly to fine expressive effect." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 07/07/2006

4 stars out of 5 -- "Linklater's skewed sensibilities interlock lovingly with Dick's paranoid sci-fry..." - Mark, Samuels (Film Critic), Total Film, 09/01/2006

"[T]his feature-length hallucination of a flick pulsates with enticing contradictions and wayward logic." - Tim, Robey (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 09/01/2006

4 stars out of 4 -- "[O]ne of cinema's funniest, most frightening, and ultimately most moving meditations on the chemically altered life." - Hannah, McGill (Sight and Sound Critic), Uncut, 09/01/2006

Ranked #12 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." - Film Comment Staff (Film Comment Critic), Film Comment, 01/01/2007

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Product Title:	A Scanner Darkly (US Version) A Scanner Darkly (US Version) A Scanner Darkly (US Version) A Scanner Darkly (US Version) A Scanner Darkly (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Eric Fellner (Actor) | Richard Linklater (Actor) | David Ladd (Actor) | Woody Harrelson (Actor) | Lori Petty (Actor) | Anne Walker-McBay | Juliet Taylor (Actor) | Anish Savjani (Actor) Eric Fellner (Actor) | 李察連卡特 (Actor) | David Ladd (Actor) | 活地夏里臣 (Actor) | Lori Petty (Actor) | Anne Walker-McBay | Juliet Taylor (Actor) | Anish Savjani (Actor) Eric Fellner (Actor) | 李察连卡特 (Actor) | David Ladd (Actor) | 活地夏里臣 (Actor) | Lori Petty (Actor) | Anne Walker-McBay | Juliet Taylor (Actor) | Anish Savjani (Actor) Eric Fellner (Actor) | Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｌｉｎｋｌａｔｅｒ (Actor) | David Ladd (Actor) | ウディ・ハレルソン (Actor) | Ｌｏｒｉ Ｐｅｔｔｙ (Actor) | Anne Walker-McBay | Juliet Taylor (Actor) | Anish Savjani (Actor) Eric Fellner (Actor) | Richard Linklater (Actor) | David Ladd (Actor) | Woody Harrelson (Actor) | Lori Petty (Actor) | Anne Walker-McBay | Juliet Taylor (Actor) | Anish Savjani (Actor)
Director:	Richard Linklater | David Ladd 李察連卡特 | David Ladd 李察连卡特 | David Ladd Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｌｉｎｋｌａｔｅｒ | David Ladd Richard Linklater | David Ladd
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Release Date:	2006-12-19
UPC Code:	012569594173
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Package Weight:	110 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004595939

Director: Richard Linklater

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Region 1
Amaray Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Commentaries - 1. Keanu Reeves - Star, Richard Linklater - Writer/Director, Tommy Pallotta - Producer, Jonathan Lethem - Author, Isa Dick Hackett - Philip K. Dick's Daughter
Featurettes - 1. "One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming A SCANNER DARKLY"
2. "The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales"