In the near-future, biotechnological virtual reality game consoles known as "game pods" have replaced electronic ones. The pods present "UmbyCords" that attach to "bio-ports", connectors surgically inserted into players' spines . Two game companies, Antenna Research and Cortical Systematics, compete against each other. In addition, a group of "realists" fights both companies to prevent the "deforming" of reality.
Antenna Research's Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a world renowned game designer, is demonstrating her latest virtual reality game, eXistenZ to a focus group at a seminar. A realist named Noel Dichter (Kris Lemche) shoots Allegra in the shoulder with an organic pistol he smuggled past security. As Dichter is gunned down by the security team, security guard (and marketing trainee) Ted Pikul (Jude Law) rushes to Geller and escorts her outside.
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MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Horror, Sci Fi, Thriller |
Country: | Canada, United Kingdom |
Produced By: | David Cronenberg, Damon Bryant, Bradley Adams, Andras Hamori, Robert Lantos, Michael Macdonald, Sandra Tucker |
Directed By: | David Cronenberg |
Written By: | David Cronenberg |
Cast: | Gerry Quigley, Vik Sahay, Kris Lemche, Oscar Hsu, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Robert A. Silverman, Willem Dafoe, Sarah Polley, Stephanie Belding, Ian Holm, James Kirchner, Christopher Eccleston, Balázs Koós, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kirsten Johnson, Jude Law |
In Theaters: | Apr 23, 1999 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 37 minutes |
Production: | Dimension Films, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canadian Television Fund |
Box Office: | $2,840,417 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |