Plot
A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a police conspiracy in 1999 Los Angeles.
Release Year: 1995
Rating: 7.1/10 (33,372 voted)
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
Storyline Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millenium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case?
Writers: James Cameron, James Cameron
Cast: Ralph Fiennes
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Lenny Nero
Angela Bassett
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Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Juliette Lewis
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Faith Justin
Tom Sizemore
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Max Peltier
Michael Wincott
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Philo Gant
Vincent D'Onofrio
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Burton Steckler
Glenn Plummer
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Jeriko One
Brigitte Bako
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Iris
Richard Edson
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Tick
William Fichtner
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Dwayne Engelman
Josef Sommer
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Palmer Strickland
Joe Urla
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Keith
Nicky Katt
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Joey Corto
Michael Jace
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Wade Beemer
Louise LeCavalier
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Cindy 'Vita' Minh
Taglines:
An extreme taste of reality.
Release Date: 13 October 1995
Filming Locations: Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $42,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $7,919,000
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Because so many 360-degree POV shots were used, the lights had to be either hung overhead, or cleverly disguised, so as not to be picked up by the roving cameras.
Goofs:
Continuity:
Lenny's cell phone switches sides while he is driving.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tick:
- you ready? Lenny Nero:
Yeah, boot it.
User Review
Mindblowing experience and the best millennium movie of them all
Rating: 10/10
When I first saw "Point break" I thought that Kathryn Bigelow made the only
action masterpiece of her career but there she was only four years later
with a magnificent story written by James Cameron and an unforgettable
classic called "Strange days". Ralph Fiennes has never been as cool as he
was when the guy played Lenny Nero and Juliette Lewis was almost too sexy to
be true. The whole movie is a remarkable experience. I saw it couple of days
after the turning of 2000 and I was totally stunned because I expected a
silly little b-scifi flick. What I got was a powerful first rate mystery
thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole bloody time. I just
recently watched it again and was afraid that the movie would let me down
when I've seen it once but on the contrary, like wine this one only got
better with age. What a shame "Strange days" never got the recognition it
obviously deserves. This is a cult movie, at best, but the fact that it
doesn't have a placing in the IMDb top 250 is a huge injustice. Definitely
the best of all millennium movies. 10/10
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