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Overview
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Release Date:
27 February 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night one of us went off. more
Plot:
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans. full summary | full synopsis
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6 wins
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7 nominations
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(166 articles)
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The Best Scifi of the Ninetees
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rufus Sewell | ... | John Murdoch | |
| William Hurt | ... | Inspector Frank Bumstead | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Dr. Daniel P. Schreber | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Emma Murdoch / Anna | |
| Richard O'Brien | ... | Mr. Hand | |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Mr. Book | |
| Bruce Spence | ... | Mr. Wall | |
| Colin Friels | ... | Det. Eddie Walenski | |
| John Bluthal | ... | Karl Harris | |
| Mitchell Butel | ... | Officer Husselbeck | |
| Melissa George | ... | May | |
| Frank Gallacher | ... | Chief Insp. Stromboli | |
| Ritchie Singer | ... | Hotel Manager / Vendor | |
| Justin Monjo | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Nicholas Bell | ... | Mr. Rain |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dark City (USA) (director's cut)
Dark Empire (USA) (working title)
Dark World (USA) (working title)
Dark City (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Cidade Misteriosa (Portugal) [pt]
Cidade das Sombras (Brazil) [pt]
Cité obscure (Canada: French title) [fr]
Dark City (Spain) [es]
Dark City (Germany) [de]
Dark city - Varjojen kaupunki (Finland) [fi]
Gizemli sehir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pimeduse linn (Estonia) [et]
Skoteini poli (Greece) [el]
Smrtihlav (Czech Republic) [cs]
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Dark Empire (USA) (working title)
Dark World (USA) (working title)
Dark City (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Cidade Misteriosa (Portugal) [pt]
Cidade das Sombras (Brazil) [pt]
Cité obscure (Canada: French title) [fr]
Dark City (Spain) [es]
Dark City (Germany) [de]
Dark city - Varjojen kaupunki (Finland) [fi]
Gizemli sehir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pimeduse linn (Estonia) [et]
Skoteini poli (Greece) [el]
Smrtihlav (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent images and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
100 min | 111 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Spain:18 |
South Korea:15 (original rating) |
South Korea:18 (DVD rating) |
USA:Not Rated (director's cut) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #34966)
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The main character, John Murdoch, shares the name, and the quest, of a Scottish liberal in the 1870s and 1880s. The Scottish Murdoch led a major campaign for Scottish farmers to own their own land.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: John Murdoch's wife sings in a club toward the beginning of the film. Though her lyrics match lip movement, the rest of the band is out of sync (drums, bass, etc.).
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Detective Story (2003)
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Soundtrack:
The Night Has 1000 Eyes
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This is probably the best Sci-Fi-Film of the Ninetees. Matrix is good, but this film is better. Both deal with the same question: What is reality? Not only was Dark City first, it also handles the subject much better and more adult than Matrix. Also its conclusion is far better than the one of Matrix.
Not only does this film deal with reality, it also deals with humanity, something which lacks Matrix. What makes us humans? To quote Dr. Schreber from the film "Are we more than just the sum of our Experiences?" This film is slowpaced, but not boring at all. And it deserves the title: Dark. The film is dark, "noir" and this gives the film a great atmosphere. The darkness and coldness of the strangers is in contrast to the bright light of the sun created by John Murdoch in the end.
This film is very philosophic, which I like. The best films are those which help us to think and this one clearly is such a film. Something which is needed in our society of marionettes and idiotic consumers who know more than anyone else before in history but who lack the ability to truly think.
The show down was a little weak, but the film made this up again at the very end with the last meeting between Murdoch and Mr. Hand. I remember Murdoch's words well and he speaks of a truth which is sometimes forgotten: What makes us human is not to be found in our heads, our brains and our minds.