A Scanner Darkly
Set in the near future, in California, when America's war on drugs has become one and the same as its war on terror. Reluctant under-cover cop, Bob Arctor, is ordered to start spying on his friends - and finally, on himself.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Fred, 'Bob Arctor' Keanu Reeves
- James 'Jim' Barris Robert Downey Jr
- Ernie Luckman Woody Harrelson
- Donna Hawthorne Winona Ryder
- Charles Freck Rory Cochrane
- Brown Bear Lodge host Mitch Baker
- additional Fred scramble suit voice Sean Allen
- voice from headquarters Cliff Haby
- cop Steven Chester Prince
- waitress Natasha Valdez
- additional Hank scramble suit voice Mark Turner
- medical deputy 2 Chamblee Ferguson
- medical deputy 1 Angela Rawna
- Arctor's daughter 1 Eliza Stevens
- Arctor's daughter 2 Sarah Menchaca
- Arctor's wife Melody Chase
- Freck suicide narrator Leif Anders
- creature Turk Pipkin
- street prophet Alex Jones
- Connie Lisa Marie Newmyer
- medical officer 1 Wilbur Penn
- medical officer 2 Ken Webster
- New Path staff member 1 Hugo Pérez
- New Path staff member 2 Rommel Sulit
- Mike Dameon Clarke
- New Path resident 1 Christopher Ryan
- New Path resident 2 Leila Plummer
- New Path farm manager Jason Douglas
- Donald Marco Perella
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Richard Linklater
- Assistant Director (1st) Vincent Palmo Jr
- Assistant Director (2nd) Katie Tull
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Andrew Payer
- Script Supervisor Brooke Satrazemis
Production
- © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Production Company Section Eight Productions
- Production Company Detour Film Productions
- Production Company 3 Arts Entertainment
- Presented by Warner Independent Pictures
- Presented in association with Thousand Words
- Executive Producer George Clooney
- Executive Producer Steven Soderbergh
- Executive Producer Jennifer Fox
- Executive Producer Ben Cosgrove
- Executive Producer John Sloss
- Produced by Anne Walker-mcbay
- Produced by Thomas Pallotta
- Produced by Erwin Stoff
- Produced by Palmer West
- Produced by Jonah S. Smith
- Co-producer Erin Ferguson
- Associate Producer Sara Greene
- Executive for Thousand Words Jesse Johnston
- Executive for Thousand Words Stephanie Lewis
- Unit Production Manager Susan Kirr
- Production Co-ordinator Dominic Cancilla
- Production Accountant Morgan M. Miles
- Location Manager Peter Atherton
- Production Secretary Shannon Blackburn
Casting
- Casting Denise Chamian
- Local Casting by Beth Sepko
- Casting Associate (LA) Scout Masterson
- Casting Associate (Austin) Sheila Steele
Writing
- Written for the Screen by Richard Linklater
- Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick
Photography
- Director of Photography Shane D. Kelly
- Camera Operator Ralph Watson
- Loader Tod Campbell
- 1st Assistant Camera Peter Morgan Simonite
- Chief Lighting Technician Robert Reynolds
- Key Grip Aaron Atom Vyvial
Stills
- Still Photographer Matt Lankes
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Gordoa
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Steve Krieger
Animation
- Head of Animation Bob Sabiston
- Head of Animation Jason Archer
- Head of Animation Paul Beck
- Lead Animator Sterling Allen
- Lead Animator Evan Cagle
- Lead Animator Nick Derington
- Lead Animator Christopher Jennings
- Lead Animator Lance Myers
- Animator Paul Adam
- Animator Paul Ahern
- Animator Kevin Ang
- Animator Ben Bays
- Animator John Bruch
- Animator John Buckley
- Animator Jason Chalker
- Animator Melita Curphy
- Animator Matt Drake
- Animator Peat Duggins
- Animator Pat Duke
- Animator Ben Dunn
- Animator Rahab El Ewaly
- Animator Michael P. Garza
- Animator Greg Geisler
- Animator Justin Goldwater
- Animator Zach Hall
- Animator Ryan Hennessee
- Animator Dean Hsieh
- Animator Sherard Jackson
- Animator Kennon James
- Animator Nathan Jensen
- Animator Vivian P. Le
- Animator Amalia Litsa
- Animator David Marquez
- Animator John Paul
- Animator Kevin Peake
- Animator Glenn Perkins
- Animator Thomas P. Reidy
- Animator Joseph Riley
- Animator Susan Sabiston
- Animator Aaron Sacco
- Animator F. Joseph Santori
- Animator Leah Sharpe
- Animator Dan Shuta
- Animator Craig Matthew Staggs
- Animator Jason Stout
- Animator J. Michael Stovall
- Animator Alicia Traveria
- Animator Michael Veroni
- Animator Lorin Wood
- Animator Mike Wood
- Additional Animation Mike Cervantes
- Additional Animation Chris Chappell
- Additional Animation Randy Cole
- Additional Animation Jennifer Drummond
- Additional Animation Holly Louise Fisher
- Additional Animation Michael Layne
- Additional Animation Monique Ligons
- Additional Animation Jonathan Marshall
- Additional Animation Katy O'connor
- Additional Animation Harris O'malley
- Additional Animation Patrick Thornton
- Additional Animation Mary Varn
- Additional Animation Kathryn Yingling
Editing
- Edited by Sandra Adair
Design
- Production Designer Bruce Curtis
- Art Department Co-ordinator Fred Daniel
- Set Decorator Joaquin A. Morin
- Lead Scenic Kara Sutherlin
- Storyboard Artist Raymond Consing
- Property Master Stefan Wilcox
- Construction Co-ordinator Ian Sebastian Kasnoff
Costumes
- Costume Designer Kari Perkins
- Costume Supervisor Melanie Armstrong
Make-up
- Department Head Hair/Make-up Darylin Nagy
- Hairstylist Katina Gilkey
Titles
- Main Titles by The Picture Mill
- End Titles Scarlet Letters
- End Title Design by Michael P. Garza
Music
- Music Graham Reynolds
- Score Features The Golden Arm Trio
- Musician (Various Instruments) Graham Reynolds
- Musician (Upright Bass) Erik Grostic
- Musician (Violin) Bruce Colson
- Musician (Viola) Jason Elinoff
- Musician (Cello) Jonathan Dexter
- Music Supervisor Nic Ratner
Sound
- Score Recorded/Mixed by Graham Reynolds
- Score Recorded/Mixed by Buzz Moran
- Sound Designer Tom Hammond
- Sound Designer Justin Hennard
- Production Sound Mixer Ethan Andrus
- Boom Operator Tommy Sturgis
- Utility Sound Michael Swanner
- Re-recording Mixer Skip Lievsay
- Re-recording Mixer Jeremy Peirson
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Hammond
- Supervising Sound Editor Tom Hammond
- Dialogue Editor Ajae Clearway
- Sound Effects Editor Justin Hennard
- Additional Sound Effects Editor Wayne Bell
- Additional Sound Effects Editor Paul J. Berolzheimer
- ADR Mixer Thomas J. O'connell
- ADR Editor Ajae Clearway
- Foley Artist Gregg Barbanell
- Foley Mixer Jason Piatt
Consultant
- Consultant Erik Davis
- Consultant Jonathan Lethem
- In Eternal Memory Louis Mackey
- Animal Wrangler Gil Dean
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Tracey Zemitis