Strange Days

1995
R
2h 25m

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Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)

Cyber Thriller Cyberpunk Crime Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

80K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,512

267

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Trivia
Director Kathryn Bigelow found that no existing camera system could accomplish the shots necessary for the point-of-view sequences, so the research division of Lightstorm Entertainment (the company of writer/producer James Cameron, who was Bigelow's husband at the time) spent a full year designing and fabricating a special camera for the production. Weighing only 8 pounds, the 35mm camera literally fit in the palm of the hand and featured interchangeable lenses, remote follow focus, and video assist (necessary since the camera had no viewfinder). The camera was then mounted on a SteadiCam-style portable rig, which gave the camera stability and mobility similar to the human eye.

Goofs
Just before Lenny and Mace get into the "Millennium" party, a screen shows people celebrating the new year in Madrid, where it is still dark. This is not possible as the time in the movie is just after 11:00 p.m., which means that it is after 8:00 a.m. in Madrid

Quotes
Mace: This is your life, right here, right now! It's real-time, you hear me, real time! Time to get real, not playback. You understand me?

Alternate versions
The older special edition laserdisc and DVD are the same. Both formats feature two deleted scenes and other extras. The solitary difference is that the laserdisc contains the Skunk Anansie music video for "Selling Jesus", which was not included on the US DVD release. The only DVD to feature the music video is the German special edition.

Connections
Edited into Strange Days: Deleted Scenes (2002)

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Strange Days
Written by The Doors
Performed by Prong featuring Ray Manzarek
Courtesy of Epic Records

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7/10

Retinal Fetish...

'Memories were meant to fade' and some years after its release this has become a little diminished and less visible, especially as it attempts to forecast a technological future that even today is somewhat ambitious.

Always tricky predicting what's to come, although this does foresee with great clarity abuse by those in authority against the same classes and races that are so disenfranchised today - but maybe that wasn't such a big gamble to take. If I had a crystal ball I would foresee the same continuing for another twenty five years and quite probably in perpetuity.

All in all a reasonable variation on a theme you have seen plenty of before and will continue to do so if this is your bag.