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The Thirteenth Floor - Special Edition (1999)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Vincent D'Onofrio
Dennis Haysbert
Gretchen Mol
Armin Mueller Stahl
Craig Bierko
Movie Details
Director Josef Rusnak
Producer Roland Emmerich; Marco Weber
Writer Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez
Studio Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 100 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 52
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396028487
Chapters 28
Release Date 10/5/1999
Subtitles English
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Audio commentary by:
   - Director Josef Rusnak
   - Production Designer Kirk M. Petruccelli
Theatrical trailer
DVD ROM and Web Link
Conceptual Art Gallery
Before & After SFX Gallery
The Cardigans Music Video
Talent Files
Production Notes
Bonus Trailers