Dark City (1998)

Regisseur:

Alex Proyas

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Alex Proyas (story)
Alex Proyas (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

27. Februar 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night one of us went off.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Pier | Hypodermic Needle | Urban | Billboard | Serial Killer

Filmpreise:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

One of the best science fictions ever made...

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Dark Empire (USA) (working title)
Dark World (USA) (working title)
Dark City (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

100 Min | 111 Min (director's cut)

Produktionsland:

Australia | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:Not Rated (director's cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | 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)

Drehorte:

Fox Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Firma:

Mystery Clock Cinema

Dies und das:

There were many deliberate anachronisms to give the viewer a feeling of confusion of the time of the film.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: After John uses his 'tune' to force the Automat slot open to get his wallet, the broken spring and lever for the food slot fall in. When it cuts to a close-up of his hand taking the wallet, the broken spring is gone.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Dr. Schreber: [voiceover] First there was darkness, then came the strangers.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf Jetée, La (1962)

Soundtrack:

Sway

One of the best science fictions ever made...

Dark City is the best film of Alex Proyas. He uses the Gothic and claustrophobic themes commonly and dark colors prevail during the film like "The Crow" .The story doesn't follow a certain order of rule, instead there is some mind games and puzzles in the film, that causes watchers to be active in each minute and motivate to the movie..

The topic is about a man who loses his past and first finds himself in a bath tub, doesn^t know about himself and his life, but he has one ability that no one has, he can be alive when the evil forces stops the time and reshapes the world according to their own demand. The story is so fantastic and Proyas' nightmare world come true in that movie.

I can basically say that it's one of the best science fiction movies ever made, it opens doors to different dimensions and force human brains' capability....

"Mutlu Bahar"