Storyline

In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Arctor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begins to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions.

Plot Keywords

rotoscoping, infestation, laughing, lawn mower, megaphone, san diego california, sheep, video surveillance, ends with text, surrealism, drug withdrawal, cornfield, claw hammer, hallucinogenic drug, joint, marijuana joint, pill popping, pills, american flag, beret

Short Review

The coolest thing about the movie version of A Scanner Darkly is how very literally it takes the scanner part of that title.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 9.99, Track Rental Price: 2.99, Collection Price: 9.99, Track Hd Price: 9.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 2.99, Collection Hd Price: 9.99

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