STRANGE DAYS (1995)

MORGAN'S RATING

Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now steals date-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 in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case? From the mind that brought you The Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss comes yet another mindgame for the movie world.

Ralph Fiennes (Lenny Nero), Angela Bassett (Lornette "Mace" Mason), Juliette Lewis (Faith Justin), Tom Sizemore (Max Peltier), Michael Wincott (Philo Gant), Vincent D'Onofrio (Burton Steckler), Glenn Plummer (Jeriko One), Brigitte Bako (Iris), Richard Edson (Tick), William Fichtner (Dwayne Engelman), Josef Sommer (Palmer Strickland), Joe Urla (Keith), Nicky Katt (Joey Corto), Michael Jace (Wade Beemer), Louise LeCavalier (Cindy "Vita" Minh), David Careera (Duncan), Jim Ishida (Mr. Fumitsu), Todd Graff (Tex Arcana), Delane Vaughn (Mace's husband).

YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT!

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break). WRITERS: James Cameron and Jay Cocks. PRODUCERS: James Cameron and Steven-Charles Jaffe. CO-PRODUCER: Ira Shuman. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Lawrence Kasanoff and Rae Sanchini. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter Gabriel and Graeme Revell. DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox

QUOTES

Lenny: Have you ever been in love with someone who didn't return that love? Mace: Yeah, Lenny, I have. Lenny: It didn't stop you from loving them, right? Or being able to understand them or forgive them? Mace: I guess.

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: October 13th, 1995 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $3.6 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $7.9 million (USA) BUDGET: $42 million (USA)

Strickland: You're a disappointment, Nero. But you know what disappoints me more? Lenny: Your sex life?

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Dazzling but uneasy mixture of futuristic action and social relevance. Bombastic and overambitious, but manages to capture, in fits, the addictive thrill of virtual reality." -- Leonard Maltin

Lenny: I didn't know you were color blind, Max. Max: It was the only way I could stand your ties.

Jeriko One: You know what? You've pulled over the wrong black man, Officer Steckler! I'm the 800 pound gorilla in your mist, fucker! I make more money in a day than you make in a whole year. And my lawyer loves sending sorryass Aryan RoboCop fuckers like you to jail!

"The movie is a technical tour de force..." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

"While Strange Days is accomplished in choreographed action, character development, pacing, and visual effects, it displays serious flaws as a murder mystery."  -- James Bernardinelli

Jeriko One: You're gonna be in my next song. It's called "RoboSteckler." It's about a cop who met his worst nightmare: a nigga with enough political juice to squash your ass like a stinkbug! You gonna be famous, fucker!

Max: Cheer up. The world's about to end in ten minutes anyway.

Lenny: I am the magic man. I am your link to the subconscious. I have what you want. I can get what you can't have.

Lenny: This is not like "TV-only-better"...this is life.

Lenny: Two millions years of human evolution and that's the best idea you can come up with.

Mace: Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason.

Lenny: Bullet-resistant?! What ever happened to bullet-proof??

Lenny: His ass is so tight, when he farts only dogs can hear it.

Mace: This is your life, right here, right now! It's real-time, you hear me, real time! Time to get real, not playback. You understand me?

Philo: The only time a whore should open her mouth is when she is giving head.