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A Scanner Darkly

 

  Written and Directed by Richard Linklater

US 2006 / Animated / Drama / Mystery / Sci-fi / Thriller / 100 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio / NTSC / In English with Optional English, Chinese, Korean, Bahasa and Thai Subtitles

Voices of Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr. , Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane , Winona Ryder , Sean Allen, Mitch Baker , Cliff Haby .

Set in a not-too-distant future where America has lost its "war" on drugs, Fred, an undercover cop, is one of many people hooked on the popular drug, Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred is obsessed with taking down Bob, a notorious drug dealer, but due to his Substance D addiction, he does not know that he is also Bob. Based on a classic novel by Philip K. Dick. Starring Keanu Reeves ("Constantine," "The Matrix" trilogy), Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Winona Ryder ("Girl, Interupted," "Mr. Deeds"), Academy Award and Emmy-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Robert Downey Jr. ("Good Night, And Good Luck" "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"), and Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy-winner Woody Harrelson ("North Country," "The People vs. Larry Flynt"). Directed by Academy Award-nominee Richard Linklater ("Before Sunset," "Dazed and Confused"). Filmed in live-action, and then animated using the same critically acclaimed process that Linklater used in his previous film, "Waking Life"

 
       

Bonus Features:

# Commentary by Keanu Reeves, writer/director Ricard Linklater, producer Tommy Pallotta, author Jonathan Lethem and Philip K. Dick's daughter Isa Dick Hackett
# One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming a Scanner Darkly
# The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
# Theatrical Trailer