Strange Days Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Genres: Science Fiction
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Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph_Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a "squid," a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as Lenny describes it, "this is real life, pure and uncut, straight from the cerebral cortex." Lenny deals "clips" (the software) as well as "squids" (the hardware) for this new and illegal entertainment system, and while sex and violence are the most popular themes, Lenny refuses to deal in "blackjack" -- slang for snuff clips. Lenny is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend, punk singer Faith Justin (Juliette_Lewis), left him, and he spends a lot of time with clips he recorded when they were together. Faith is now involved with Philo Grant (Michael_Wincott), a music business tycoon who once managed Jeriko One (Glenn_Plummer), a hip-hop musician and political activist whose murder has sent L.A. into a state of chaos. When a clip emerges that shows that Jeriko was killed by L.A. police officers, Lenny finds his life in danger, and he tries to escape possible death on both sides of the law with the help of his friend Mace Mason (Angela_Bassett). Strange Days was written by James_Cameron in collaboration with former film critic Jay_Cocks; Kathryn_Bigelow directed. Mark Deming, Rovi
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