Strange Days
Ralph Fiennes
Strange Days by Kathryn Bigelow
USA 1995, Retrospective
Ralph Fiennes
Strange Days by Kathryn Bigelow
USA 1995, Retrospective
Angela Bassett, Ralph Fiennes
Strange Days by Kathryn Bigelow
USA 1995, Retrospective
Set two days before the turn of the year 2000, the L.A. streets here resemble a war zone. Ex-cop Lenny Nero is a black marketeer of illegal, mostly pornographic discs recorded directly from the user’s mind that then provide playback of a simulated first-person experience. Lenny uses the discs to re-live intimate moments with his ex-girlfriend Faith, a rock singer who is now dating a music producer. One of the producer’s artists, a controversial black rapper, is found shot to death, while Lenny acquires a disc that shows the brutal murder of a prostitute friend. It turns out the two crimes are related ... The film combines virtual reality and current events. This virtuoso production, infused throughout with a modern cyberpunk aesthetic, is as much a showcase for the “tech noir thriller” as a look at the realities in US society. The fate of rapper Jeriko One has distinct parallels to the mistreatment of Rodney King, the African-American who was beaten by California police in 1991, while a witness documented the events on video.
With
- Ralph Fiennes
- Angela Bassett
- Juliette Lewis
- Tom Sizemore
- Michael Wincott
- Vincent D’Onofrio
Crew
| Director | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Screenplay | James Cameron, Jay Cocks based on an idea by James Cameron |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editing | Howard Smith |
| Music | Graeme Revell |
| Sound | Gary Rydstrom |
| Production Design | Lilly Kilvert |
| Special Effects | James S. Trois |
| Costumes | Ellen Mirojnick |
| Make-Up | Michael Germain |
| Producers | James Cameron, Steven-Charles Jaffe |
Produced by
Lightstorm Entertainment
Additional information
Copy: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles