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Synopsis: Incarcerated and charged with murder, David Aames Jr. is telling the story of how he got to where he is to McCabe, the police psychologist. That story includes: being the 51% shareholder of a major publishing firm, which he inherited from his long deceased parents; the firm's board, appointed by David Aames Sr., being the 49% shareholders who would probably like to see him gone as they see him as being too irresponsible and immature to run the company; his best bro friendship with author, Brian Shelby; his "friends with benefits" relationship with Julie Gianni, who saw their relationship in a slightly different light; his budding romance with Sofia Serrano, who Brian brought to David's party as his own date and who Brian saw as his own possible life mate; and being in an accident which disfigured his face and killed the person who caused the accident. But as the story proceeds, David isn't sure what is real and what is a dream/nightmare as many facets of the story are incompatible to b
Director(s): Cameron Crowe
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 33 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
41%
R
Year:
2001
136 min
Website
1,574 Views


- It was Julie.

- It was Julie Gianni.

Yes.

So Sofia was abducted by Julie...

and now Julie is posing

as Sofia.

You're in O.J. land, man.

Julie Gianni is f***ing dead!

I don't care what they told you,

I can assure you Julie Gianni is alive.

- She is alive.

- I didn't talk to them.

I talked to Sofia.

- Where is she?

- I just dropped Sofia off.

I saw everything you did to her.

Let me tell you something.

I did not do that to her.

Look at me.

Look me in the eye.

You tell me that's the girl

you brought to the party.

You tell me that

that's your dream girl...

your proximity infatuation.

Yes!

And you stole her from me.

The one girl I really wanted,

and you took her from me.

You're insane.

You're losin' it, man.

- You have revealed yourself.

- Oh, yeah.

I'm with them.

Where'd you get the coat, Brian?

Where'd you get the camera?

How much did they pay you?

Listen to me, 'cause this is

the last time we're ever gonna speak.

I was your only friend.

You have revealed yourself to me.

Problems?

I'm in no mood to be f***ed with,

so do yourself a favor--

There's an explanation

for all this, David.

You and I know each other.

You found me on the Internet.

I'm here to help you, David.

Who the f*** are you?

Why are you following me?

First of all, it's very important

that you calm down.

Calm down?

Calm down.

You must overcome your fears

and regain control.

Take a hold of your life again,

David.

It's as easy

as holding that glass.

What if I were to tell you

that you can take control...

of all of this, everything?

Even me.

Look, I'm straight. Okay?

David, look at all these people.

Seems as though they're just

all chatting away, doesn't it?

Yeah.

- Nothing to do with you.

- No.

And yet...

maybe they're only here because

you wanted them to be here.

You are their god.

Not only that, but you can make them

obey you or even destroy you.

Well, what I'd love for them to do

is shut the f*** up.

Especially you.

You see?

You and I

signed a contract, David.

Who is the man in the restaurant?

Who is it?

I can't--

Can you tell the difference

between dreams and reality?

- Of course. Can you?

- Think about it.

Think with your head.

You signed a contract...

did you not?

I signed something.

Was the man

in the restaurant there?

- F***--

- Accept your body's resistance.

Let your head answer.

Sign the contract, David.

- Yes.

- That's right.

Who is Ellie?

- I don't know what's real.

- What happened that night?

- Somebody died.

- I don't want to remember.

You hold the keys

to this prison.

- It wasn't Sofia.

- Who was it?

- No.

- Who was it?

I'm afraid of

how powerful this is.

You wanna let it out,

don't you, David?

You're about to tell me.

Tell me...

what your heart and soul

will not allow you to forget.

Did you kill Sofia?

I thought you were a vandal.

Who are you?

I'm Sofia.

You are not...

Sofia.

I'm Sofia.

Whatever.

We're gonna be together again.

You're gonna forget about Juliana

and we're gonna be together.

I'm not gonna be afraid

of you anymore.

I'm gonna get you a cold towel.

I'll be right back.

I love you.

Pleasure delayer.

Sofia?

I am Sofia.

I love you.

Oh, I missed you so much.

Where were you?

Forget it.

I don't need to know.

It doesn't matter.

Just tell me that you love me.

I love you.

What is happiness to you, David?

For me...

it's being here with you.

What the f***...

is happening?

What is f***ing happening?

David was a real delight

as a child.

Oh, God!

I'm so afraid

of how powerful this is!

Oh, David!

That is the greatest thing

I've overheard.

In another life

when we are both cats.

What's happening?

Hey, man, what's happening?

You b*tch!

I don't wanna see your face!

I did it, didn't I?

But I don't feel

like I killed someone.

- David...

- I feel like...

- who was the man...

- I'm in a dream.

at the restaurant?

Sometimes...

the mind behaves

as if it were in a dream.

Faces change.

People become other people.

The subconscious

is a powerful thing.

You treated Julie carelessly,

didn't you?

Your feelings of responsibility

or guilt over Julie...

might have easily

turned Sofia into Julie.

Do you know what derangement is?

I need your help.

All I know is,

you killed your girlfriend...

and I don't know

what's in your mind.

I need your help.

I would work on this case forever

if I could, but we're out of time.

What will you plead?

Temporary derangement.

That's your best chance.

I don't think they'll believe me.

What do you believe?

Believe it or not,

I care about you.

You've become like family to me.

I don't want to give up on you,

David, but I needed more.

I needed--

I needed an answer.

I mean, I even thought there was

more than a good chance...

somebody was playing

a trick on you.

Maybe it was the board.

But I can't exceed my duties.

I'm just a psychologist.

And I have to go now.

Will I see you at the trial?

No, I'm--

I'm just the opening act.

Reassurance is our specialty.

That is the Life Extension credo.

Benny is a dog who was frozen

for three months...

and thawed out

to live a normal life.

Life Extension can translate

to the human form too.

How do you accomplish

such a thing?

Seventy-two cryonized patients...

are currently held at our facility

in New Brunswick.

And we feature the finest scientific

technicians on the planet.

McCabe!

Come back!

Life Extension Corporation,

please.

- Can I help you?

- LE.

We hold a court order.

I think I've been here before.

Her name is Libby.

Good morning, Mr. McCabe.

I'm Libby.

I'm here to assist you.

He's my son.

He's very shy.

You're not with the media or a part

of any legal consortium, correct?

No.

Welcome to Life Extension.

Take a look at our proposal.

Please follow me.

You can wait out here.

You'll be meeting

Rebecca Dearborn...

my personal role model.

I didn't need the pain anymore.

I already experienced that.

They want you to lay down and die.

Life Extension wants you to live.

I don 't think that God

disapproves of this.

"Cryonization:

a journey of reawakening...

after the preservation of the human

body at extremely low temperatures."

They laughed at Jules Verne too.

You are not--

Mr. McCabe, how are you?

I'm Rebecca Dearborn.

Life Extension,

or LE as we like to refer to it...

is a glimpse of the future.

It's a ticket.

Not in the juvenile sense, but

in the deeply meaningful sense...

that can only be born

in the human heart.

The DNA codes of the human body

have been broken.

Soon, heart ailments, cancer...

so much more

will be a thing of the past.

Very simply,

your anguish, your discontent...

even your death

is no longer necessary...

in a traditional sense.

Whatever malady hides behind

that mask, it's temporary.

Within an hour of your passing...

LE will transfer your body

to a vessel...

where you will be sealed and frozen

at 196 degrees below zero.

Power outages, earthquakes--

nothing will affect

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Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American actor, author, director, producer, screenwriter and journalist. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. more…

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