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A Scanner Darkly, a book by Philip K. Dick and originally published in 1977, is the dark and disturbing story of Bob Arctor, a narc who is so far gone that he can't distinguish between his job and his junkie lifestyle.Bob Arctor is a dealer of the lethally addictive drug Substance D. Fred is the police agent assigned to tail and eventually bust him. To do so, Fred takes on the identity of a drug dealer named Bob Arctor. And since Substance D--which Arctor takes in massive doses--gradually splits the user's brain into two distinct, combative entities, Fred doesn't realize he is narcing on himself.This tragic novel follows Arctor and his alter-ego, Fred (the narc) through a serious of events that delve deep into the mind of the paranoid drug addict. Arctor can't tell if his friends are there to help him or kill him. Maybe they're narcs trying to set up Bob. Full of delusions, schizophrenia and hallucinations, A Scanner Darkly sheds light on the dark side of humanity by showing the twisted and psychedelic deterioration of a man whose brain can't even recognize himself. Read the book to experience Dick's grim and partly autobiographical account of the drug culture of his time.Caustically funny, eerily accurate in its depiction of junkies, scam artists, and the walking brain-dead, Philip K. Dick's industrial-grade stress test of identity is as unnerving as it is enthralling.Although A Scanner Darkly encompasses some elements of science fiction, the work is not particularly science fiction-y. It is a study of character, and a exploration of the limits of identity.A Scanner Darkly will employ the same technology Linklater used in Waking Life. It will be shot live-action, then animated.Summary
Bob Arctor is a user and dealer of the drug Substance D, which splits the brain in two. Bob is also a narc called Fred, that spies on himself - but neither of them knows.Who's who?
Fred, the unstoppable undercover narc in a scramble suit that gave him virtual anonymity, was out to bust doper, pusher Robert Arctor. A snap for Fred, except for one small catch... he was Robert Arctor!Who's what?
Now Donna was Robert Arctor's girl, as well as his dealer, and a pretty important broad in his life. But she was just the sort of female who was important in a lot of guys' lives... even a guy who was a narc like Fred!Who's where?
But once Fred was assigned to get the goods on his other half, his whole world came apart. Not only wasn't he sure how to play the government's game, he wasn't even sure which side he was on... or which side he was going to let win!Independent Feature (Digital)
Production Company: New Path, Inc.
Location: Austin area
Start Date: May 17, 2004
Schedule: 5 weeks
Producer: Anne Walker-McBay, Tommy Pallotta, Jonah Smith, Palmer West
Director: Richard Linklater
Production Manager: Susan Kirr
Production Coordinator: Dominic CancillaCasting Director: Beth Sepko
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey Jr, Rory Cochrane
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