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Virtuosity
Sign in to saveVirtuosity is a 1995 American science-fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard from a screenplay by Eric Bernt, and starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Kelly Lynch. The film follows a disgraced ex-cop (Washington) who must hunt down a virtual reality being (Crowe), composited from the personalities of multiple serial killers, who has gained sentience and escaped into the real world.
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Virtuosity is a 1995 American thriller, science fiction, and action film directed by Brett Leonard and produced by Gary Lucchesi. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, and Stephen Spinella. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, California, during the year 1999, and explores themes of telepresence and virtual reality.
The film has a runtime of 106 minutes and was released on August 4, 1995. Its budget was $30,000,000, and it generated $24,048,000 in revenue. Christopher Young composed the score. The film holds a review score of 32%, a 4.3/10 rating, and a 39/100 score. It is also available as video on demand.
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5.5The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Parker Barnes
- Russell Crowe as Sid 6.7
- Kelly Lynch as Madison Carter
- Alanna Ubach as Ella
- William Forsythe as William Cochran
- Stephen Spinella as Lindenmeyer
Themes
- android
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- computer program
- video game
- virtual reality
- nanotechnology
- hologram
- ex-cop
- visual effect
- serial killer
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Virtuosity
- Film.image
- Virtuosity ver2.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Brett Leonard
- Film.writer
- Eric Bernt
- Film.music
- Christopher Young
- Film.cinematography
- Gale Tattersall
- Film.editing
- Rob KobrinB.J. SearsBilly Weber
- Film.studio
- Gary Lucchesi Productions
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 106 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $30 million
- Film.gross
- $37 million
- Album.name
- Virtuosity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Various artists
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- virtual reality
- Director
- Brett Leonard
- Cast member
- Michael Buffer
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Producer
- Gary Lucchesi
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 936049
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1995-08-04
- film editor
- Q1126713
- title
- Virtuosity
- different from
- Virtuality
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in period
- 1999
- review score
- 39/100
- capital cost
- 30000000
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Music
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Novelization
- See also
- References
- External links
Virtuosity is a 1995 American science-fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard from a screenplay by Eric Bernt, and starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Kelly Lynch. The film follows a disgraced ex-cop (Washington) who must hunt down a virtual reality being (Crowe), composited from the personalities of multiple serial killers, who has gained sentience and escaped into the real world.
The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 4, 1995. It received generally negative reviews, and grossed $37 million worldwide from a $30 million budget.
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