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Dark City (1998)
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun.
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Director:
Alex ProyasWriters:
Alex Proyas (story), Alex Proyas (screenplay), Lem Dobbs (screenplay), David S. Goyer (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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10 wins & 15 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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An earlier draft of the script had Dr. Schreber (Kiefer Sutherland) being skinned alive during the finale.
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Dr. Schreber:
First there was darkness. Then came the strangers. They were a race as old as time itself. They had mastered the ultimate technology. The ability to alter physical reality by will alone. They called this ability "Tuning". But they were dying. Their ...
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In the opening scenes of the film, the elevated train is very obviously seen to be a model by the way it moves, and the model people inside bounce around.
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SPOILER: In the director's cut, there is additional footage showing that the hooker John meets at the automat has a daughter. When Emma and Inspector Bumstead go to the hooker's apartment, Emma finds the daughter under a bed with a drawing showing the Strangers killing her mother.
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Sway
Written by Norman Gimbel and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz (as Pablo Beltran Ruiz)
Sung by Anita Kelsey
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Genres
Mystery | Sci-Fi | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
27 February 1998Language
English
Country of Origin
Australia, USAFilming Locations
Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBox Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,576,953 (USA) (1 March 1998)
Gross:
$14,378,331 (USA)
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