Movie
eXistenZ
Overview
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-04-14
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Natural Nylon Entertainment
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller
- Jude Law as Ted Pikul
- Ian Holm as Kiri Vinokur
- Willem Dafoe as Gas
- Don McKellar as Yevgeny Nourish
- Callum Keith Rennie as Hugo Carlaw
- Christopher Eccleston as Seminar Leader
- Sarah Polley as Merle
- Robert A. Silverman as D'Arcy Nader
- Kris Lemche as Noel Dichter
- Oscar Hsu as Chinese Waiter
- Vik Sahay as Male Assistant
Crew
- David Cronenberg - Director
- David Cronenberg - Screenplay
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