Episode 320: eXistenZ (1999)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2017

⏱️ 156 minutes

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Summary

eXistenZ, the 1999 film from writer/director David Cronenberg stars Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller, a game designer who has been marked for death by a faction known as the “Realists”. After an assassination attempt she escapes with her ineffectual bodyguard, a PR nerd named Ted Pikull played by Jude Law. The pair eventually test out Allegra’s new game, eXistenZ, in order to make sure her biomass game pod is still functional. From there the film traverses many layers of game play, making viewers question what’s real and what’s part of play.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:09.1	There's an intimacy involved in playing existence that is beyond description.
0:16.1	In the not too distant future, Allegra Geller has created the ultimate escape.
0:23.9	The possibilities are so great.
0:27.0	This is amazing.
0:28.2	A parallel universe called Existens.
0:32.9	Now I'm warning you.
0:36.2	It's going to be a wild ride.
0:40.5	It taps into your deepest emotions.
0:43.2	You're the power source.
0:44.5	Your body, your nervous system, your energy.
0:47.1	It unleashes your wildest urges.
0:51.6	I can't help myself.
0:53.5	What are you saying? I have a serious urge to kill someone here. I can't help myself I'm saying
0:54.5	I've got a serious urge to kill someone here
0:58.3	do it, it's just a game
0:59.9	but it's the first genuine threat
1:04.1	to reality
1:05.5	it's a lot more fun when it starts feeling realer than real
1:08.8	and someone wants it stopped at all costs.
1:13.7	You're worth a lot of money.
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