Episode 419: Minority Report (2002)

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The Projection Booth

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

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 155 minutes

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Summary

We conclude our back to back discussions of Philip K Dick adaptations with a look at 2002’s Minority Report. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film was originally set as a sequel to Total Recall (1990). It's the story the chief of pre-crime (Tom Cruise) -- a unit of the police that uses psychics to arrest people before they commit the crimes they are predicted to do. When he's fingered for an impending murder of a man he doesn't even know, things get complicated.

Tim and Corinne Luz of the Cinemaspection podcast join Mike to discuss the film. Screenwriter Scott Frank talks about his work on the film as well as his work on The Wolverine, Logan, The Lookout, Hoke, and more.
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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.
0:09.7	Okay, Jan, what's coming?
0:15.0	Double homicide, one male, one female.
0:17.2	Killers male, white, 40.
0:19.2	Set up a perimeter and telmo on route.
0:22.3	I'm placing you under arrest for the future murder of Sarah Marks.
0:24.9	Give the man his head.
0:26.3	The future can be seen.
0:30.6	All we have to run on are the images that they produce.
0:32.9	We see what they see.
0:34.1	There's a bit of murder in six years. There's nothing wrong with the system.
0:36.6	It is perfect. I agree.
0:38.2	Murder can be stopped. Tell me exactly what it is. You're looking for flaws. You ever get any
0:44.1	false positives? We are arresting individuals who have broken no law. But they will. The fact that you
0:48.0	prevented from happening doesn't change the fact that it was going to happen. The system can't be wrong.
0:53.5	Run! Wait!
0:55.5	Can you say something, Chief?
0:57.7	No. You're in a lot of trouble, John. I have a warrant in my pocket that says murder.
1:02.4	Don't run. You don't have to chase me.
1:05.3	From 20th Century Fox. He set me up. He set me up. And DreamWorks pictures.
1:10.1	Who's the victim? I've never heard of him, but I'm supposed to kill him in less than 36 hours.
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