eXistenZ

eXistenZ

Where Does Reality Stop... and The Game Begin?

Synopsis: Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective.

Production Year: 
1999
Released: 
Tue, 10/19/1999
Run Time Minutes: 
97
Rating: 
R
Genres: 
Science-Fiction
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.77
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-1
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Allegra Geller
Actors: 
Jude Law - Ted Pikul
Actors: 
Ian Holm - Kiri Vinokur
Actors: 
Don McKellar - Yevgeny Nourish
Actors: 
Willem Dafoe - Gas
Actors: 
Callum Keith Rennie - Hugo Carlaw
Actors: 
Christopher Eccleston - Levi
Actors: 
Robert A. Silverman - D'Arcy Nader
Actors: 
Sarah Polley - Merle
Actors: 
Oscar Hsu - Chinese Waiter
Actors: 
Kris Lemche - Noel Dichter
Actors: 
Vik Sahay - Male Assistant
Actors: 
Kirsten Johnson - Female Assistant
Actors: 
James Kirchner - Landry
Actors: 
Bal?zs Ko?s - Male Volunteer
Actors: 
Stephanie Belding - Female Volunteer
Actors: 
Gerry Quigley - Trout Farm Worker