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Driving me crazy...

posted 16 years ago by zorbear
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If anyone can help me with this, I'd really appreciate it. I'm looking for a movie that starts off being about Hollywood producers "scanning" actors into a supercomputer so that the actors aren't needed anymore (and are killed, I think). As the lead character starts finding out what's going on, they use a device on him that has this huge FLASH, then he can't remember anything for awhile (like in "Men In Black"). I remember that the title was a one or two word title, but then I go blank. (I wonder if I've been Flashed?)

I saw it about the same time that I saw "Scanners", so it's an even bet that it came out about the same time...

(The devil you know is less scary than the saint you don't - which is a bit of a shame really...)

[–] naufragium 16 years ago

It's LOOKER! One of my favorite movies. It stars Albert Finney and Susan Dey, and it was directed by Michael Crichton from his own concept. I think it's from 1981.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/

[–] zorbear 16 years ago

That's it! Thank you so very much. Now I can go crazy over other stuff...

(The devil you know is less scary than the saint you don't-which is a bit of a shame really...)

[–] lvcambot-2 16 years ago

Looker.

Joss Wheadon! Sleeping in the parking lot for a year doesn't count as an Oscar win for "Toy Story!

[–] kcamada 15 years ago

Looker. I love that movie!

[–] westal_sage 11 years ago

Yep - LOOKER - check out the realness of the stunt where the chick falls on the car. One of the best ever.