Movies / The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Runtime: 100 min
Genres: Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller
Languages: English
The increasingly blurry lines between what is real and what is an artificial construct - both physically and philosophically - are the point of focus in the science fiction drama The Thirteenth Floor. In 1937, a man named Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) gives a note to Ashton (Vincent D'Onofrio), the bartender at a swank hotel, that's addressed to Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Fuller tells Ashton it's crucial that no one else sees the note, and that the information enclosed is of great importance. Moments later, Fuller transports himself to 1998. He's soon found murdered, and a shirt stained with Fuller's blood is found in Hall's apartment. Fuller and Hall both work for Intergraph Computer Systems, a cutting edge artificial intelligence firm, and the "past" Fuller was visiting was actually a stunningly realistic recreation of Los Angeles 50 years ago, complete with people you can meet and places you can visit, that exists only in a microchip. The message he left with Ashton, however, is real. Some people, including LAPD detective Larry McBain (Dennis Haysbert) believe Hall murdered Fuller to assume his position of leadership at Intergraph. Jane (Gretchen Mol), Fuller's daughter, soon arrives on the scene, and Hall finds himself infatuated; Hall is determined to clear his name, so with the help of Whitney (also played by (Vincent D'Onofrio), he into the virtual 1937 in hopes of discovering just what happened. The Thirteenth Floor makes copious use of digital effects technology to allow its characters to travel between 1937 and 1998 - ironically using computer technology to create a world that exists inside a computer.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Josef Rusnak | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Daniel F. Galouye | (book "Simulacron 3") (as Daniel Galouye) |
Josef Rusnak | (screenplay) & |
Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez | (screenplay) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Harald Kloser | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Henry Richardson | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Wedigo von Schultzendorff | director of photography |
Actors (41) | Credit |
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Alison Lohman | Honey Bear Girl |
Andrew Alden | Doorman |
Armin Mueller-Stahl | Hannon Fuller / Grierson |
Bob Clendenin | Bank Manager (as Robert Clendenin) |
Brad William Henke | Cop #1 (as Brad Henke) |
Brooks Almy | Bridget's Mom |
Burt Bulos | Bellhop |
Craig Bierko | Douglas Hall / John Ferguson / David |
Darryl Henriques | Cab Driver |
Dea Natasja Rosenmeier | Erika Schmitt, the Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
Dennis Haysbert | Detective Larry McBain |
Ernie Lively | 30's Cop |
Geoffrey Rivas | Security Guard |
Glendon Rich | Detective (uncredited) |
Gretchen Mol | Jane Fuller / Natasha Molinaro |
Hadda Brooks | Lounge Piano Player |
Howard S. Miller | Chauffeur |
Janet MacLachlan | Ellen |
Jeff Blumenkrantz | Choreographer |
Jeremy Roberts | Tom Jones |
Johnny Crawford | Singer |
Lee Weaver | 30's Limo Driver |
Leon Rippy | Jane's Lawyer |
Mary Ann Schmidt | Bank Business Woman (uncredited) |
Meghan Ivey | Chanteuse |
Rachel Winfree | Bank Customer |
Randy Woltz | Drummer (uncredited) |
Rif Hutton | Joe |
Ron Boussom | Maitre D' |
Shiri Appleby | Bridget Manilla |
Steven Schub | Detective Zev Bernstein |
Suzanne Harrer | Tired Dancer |
Tia Texada | Natasha's Roommate |
Toni Sawyer | Grierson's Wife |
Tracy Perry | Party Member (uncredited) |
Travis Tedford | Newspaper Boy |
Venessia Valentino | Concierge |
Vincent D'Onofrio | Jason Whitney / Jerry Ashton |
Vivian Palermo | Woman on Beach (uncredited) |
Wiener Sängerknaben | Themselves (as The Vienna Boys Choir) |
Will Wallace | Other Ashton (uncredited) |