Movie
A Scanner Darkly
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-07-07
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Independent Pictures, Thousand Words, Detour Filmproduction, Section Eight, 3 Arts Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Bob Arctor
- Robert Downey Jr. as James Barris
- Woody Harrelson as Ernie Luckman
- Winona Ryder as Donna Hawthorne
- Rory Cochrane as Charles Freck
- Mitch Baker as Brown Bear Lodge Host
- Sean Allen as Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
- Cliff Haby as Voice from Headquarters (voice)
- Steven Chester Prince as Cop
- Natasha Valdez as Waitress
- Mark Turner as Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
- Chamblee Ferguson as Medical Deputy #2
Crew
- Richard Linklater - Director
- Richard Linklater - Screenplay
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