| The Thirteenth Floor - Special Edition (1999)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Vincent D'Onofrio |
Jason Whitney/Jerry Ashton
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| Dennis Haysbert |
Detective Larry McBain
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| Gretchen Mol |
Jane Fuller/Natasha Molinaro
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| Armin Mueller Stahl |
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| Craig Bierko |
Douglas Hall/John Ferguson/David
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| Armin Mueller-Stahl |
Hannon Fuller/Grierson
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| Steven Schub |
Detective Zev Bernstein
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| Jeremy Roberts |
Tom Jones
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| Rif Hutton |
Joe
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| Leon Rippy |
Jane's Lawyer
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| Janet MacLachlan |
Ellen
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| Plot |
| Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Science Fiction; Thriller; Mystery |
| Director |
Josef Rusnak |
| Producer |
Roland Emmerich; Marco Weber; Ute Emmerich; Helga Ballhaus; Michael Ballhaus |
| Writer |
Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez; Daniel F. Galouye; Josef Rusnak |
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| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
100 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/28/1999 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
52 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 2.35:1 |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
043396028487 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
10/5/1999 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Audio commentary by:
- Director Josef Rusnak
- Production Designer Kirk M. Petruccelli
Theatrical trailer
DVD ROM and Web Link
Conceptual Art Gallery
Before & After SFX Gallery
The Cardigans Music Video
Talent Files
Production Notes
Bonus Trailers |
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