| A Scanner Darkly |

Theatrical poster |
| Directed by |
Richard Linklater |
| Produced by |
Tommy Pallotta
Anne Walker-McBay
Palmer West
Jonah Smith
Erwin Stoff |
| Written by |
Novel:
Philip K. Dick
Screenplay:
Richard Linklater |
| Starring |
Keanu Reeves
Robert Downey, Jr.
Woody Harrelson
Winona Ryder
Rory Cochrane |
| Music by |
Graham Reynolds |
| Cinematography |
Shane F. Kelly |
| Editing by |
Sandra Adair |
| Distributed by |
Warner Independent |
| Release date(s) |
July 7, 2006 (limited)
July 28, 2006 (wide) |
| Running time |
100 minutes |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
| Budget |
$8,700,000[1] |
| Gross revenue |
$5,501,616 (USA), $2,158,302 (foreign) $7,659,918 (total) [2] |
A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 film directed by Richard Linklater based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. The film tells the story of identity and deception in a near-future dystopia constantly monitored by intensive high-technology police surveillance in the midst of a drug addiction epidemic. To give the film its distinct look, the movie was filmed digitally and then animated using interpolated rotoscope over the original footage.
The film was written and directed by Linklater, and stars Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey, Jr., and Rory Cochrane. Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney are among the film's executive producers. A Scanner Darkly was released in July 2006 in limited release, and then widely released later that month. The film was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival, and nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form in 2007.
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I thought the animation in this film was absolutely beautiful.