The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers:

Daniel F. Galouye (book)
Josef Rusnak (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.

Plot:

Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague...

Plot Keywords:

Letter | Parallel World | Shot In The Head | Stabbing | Hollywood Sign

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Craig Bierko	...	Douglas Hall / John Ferguson / David
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Hannon Fuller / Grierson
Gretchen Mol	...	Jane Fuller / Natasha Molinaro
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Jason Whitney / Jerry Ashton
Dennis Haysbert	...	Detective Larry McBain
Steven Schub	...	Detective Zev Bernstein
Jeremy Roberts	...	Tom Jones
Rif Hutton	...	Joe
Leon Rippy	...	Jane's Lawyer
Janet MacLachlan	...	Ellen
Brad William Henke	...	Cop #1 (as Brad Henke)
Burt Bulos	...	Bellhop
Venessia Valentino	...	Concierge
Howard S. Miller	...	Chauffeur
Tia Texada	...	Natasha's Roomate

Also Known As:

Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany) (TV title)
The 13th Floor (USA) (alternative spelling)
13. kerros (Finland) [fi]
13:e våningen (Sweden) [sv]
13F (Japan) [ja]
El piso 13 (Argentina) [es]
Etajul 13 (Romania) [ro]
Il tredicesimo piano (Italy) [it]
Le Treizième étage (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nivel 13 (Spain) [es]
Nivell 13 (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
O 13º Andar (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Passé virtuel (France) [fr]
Trinaesti sprat (Serbia) [sr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

777 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Trivia:

The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was also published under the title Counterfeit World, it was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, and is one of the first literary descriptions of virtual reality.

Goofs:

Continuity: The message left on Douglas Hall's answering machine clearly doesn't match the earlier scene where Fuller records it.

Quotes:

Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: They Took My Thumbs (#4.2)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Erase/Rewind

I think therefore I am... A film that questions the believe that self choice means you are flesh and blood.

A small simulation set in 1937 has been created. Our main character discovers that his recently murdered partner (the simulators creator) has been using the simulation before its release for human trial. He also discovers that a message has been left in the system for him to find. A message that promises to ultimately change everything.

I recommend this film to all those who enjoyed eXistenZ etc. Fans of David Lynch will not be disappointed either. If you are a great fan of Lynch, then you will see this as an easy to follow film that has some nice turns and twists without forcing you to pause and rewind or watch again.

The film manages to persuade you of the complex simulated world without spending too much of its budget on special effects, unlike the matrix, which ultimately destroyed itself by its overdone sequels. Great set of actors here too. Ones that deserve the job title "actor" and have many creditations to their name.

I am surprised that this little effort hasn't been more popular since it manages to get a complex story line and make it very easy to follow without becoming bogged down with the characters explaining each scene (ergo the matrix).

Overall, definitely one to watch and one to own.