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Dark City

A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Director

Alex Proyas

Year

Genre

fantasy, mystery, sci-fi

Box Office

$14,378,331

Production

New Line Cinema,Mystery Clock Cinema

Awards

12 wins & 19 nominations

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John Murdoch

Inspector Frank Bumstead

Dr. Daniel Schreber

Kiefer Sutherland

Emma Murdoch

Jennifer Connelly

Mr Hand

Richard O'Brien

Mr Book

Mr Wall

Walenski

Karl Harris

Husselbeck

May

Stromboli

Frank Gallacher

Hotel Manager

Taxi Driver

Mr Rain

Mr Sleep

Mr Sleep Filming Double

Mr Quick

Frederick Miragliotta

Stranger

Peter Sommerfeld

Stranger

Stranger

Jeanette Cronin

Assistant Stranger

Paul Livingston

Assistant Stranger

Schreber's Assistant

Automat Cop

Automat Cop

Mr. Goodwin

Mrs. Goodwin

Rosemary Traynor

Hotel Manager

Kate Walenski

Maureen O'Shaughnessy

Train Passenger

Station Master

Marques Johnson

Desk Sergeant

Waitress

Murdoch-age 10

Murdoch-teenager

Murdoch's Dad

Anthony Kierann

Murdoch's Mum

Naked Woman

Natalie Bollard

Matthew Goodwin

Jane Goodwin

Naomi van der Velden

Taxi Driver

Emma's Lover

Fingerprint Cop

Darren Gilshenan

Policeman

Police Officer

Bill Rutherford

Hotel Lobby Cop

Young Karl Harris

Four Piece Band Member

Four Piece Band Member

Glenford O. Richards

Four Piece Band Member

Four Piece Band Member

Forensics Cop

Emma Murdoch

Extra

Sleeper

Imprinted Alien

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John Murdoch Inspector Frank Bumstead Emma Murdoch Mr. Hand Dr. Daniel Schreber Train Passenger Station Master Walenski Mr. Wall Stranger May Mr. Book Mr. Rain Taxi Driver Husselbeck

It appears that John has suffered a psychotic breakComplete memory lossHe may be delusional Even violentEmma if he were to contact you and I suspect he willyou must call me immediately do you understandIt is imperative that I be the first one to reach - Dark City

It appears that John has suffered a psychotic breakComplete...

What's that make so far Husselbeck Six hookers in allI believe so sir Give the man an A for effort - Dark City

What's that make so far Husselbeck Six hookers in allI...

So Husselbeckwhat kind of killer do you think stops to save a dying fish - Dark City

So Husselbeckwhat kind of killer do you think stops to save...

Well everything Detective Walenski committed to paper should be here soThe only thing that should be committed is Walenski - Dark City

Well everything Detective Walenski committed to paper should...

I was just thinkingWhat you doseems kind of dangerous right nowI mean how do you know I'm not the killerYou don't seem like the killer type WhyYou feeling any urges I should know about - Dark City

I was just thinkingWhat you doseems kind of dangerous right...

So it seems you've discovered your unpleasant natureWho are you We might ask the same question yesSleep now - Dark City

So it seems you've discovered your unpleasant natureWho...

And Mr Quick No more Mr QuickMr Quick dead yesPoor poor Mr Quick - Dark City

And Mr Quick No more Mr QuickMr Quick dead yesPoor poor Mr...

No one ever listens to me - Dark City

No one ever listens to me

- How much further? - Dark City

- How much further?

See I've been trying to remember thingsclearly remember things from my pastBut the more I try to think back the more it all starts to unravelNone of it seems real it's like I've just been dreaming this lifeand when I finally wake up I'll be somebody - Dark City

See I've been trying to remember thingsclearly remember...

These do bring back memoriesThis one is still warmWhat is it The recollections of a great loverA catalog of conquests We will soon find outYou wouldn't appreciate that would you Mr whatever your name isNot the sort of conquests you would ever - Dark City

These do bring back memoriesThis one is still warmWhat is it...

Listen to me John You have their power You can make things happen by will aloneThey call it tuning That is how they make the buildings changeJust now you acted out of self defense a reflexBut I can teach you to control your power consciouslyLet me help - Dark City

Listen to me John You have their power You can make things...

He's becoming like usSo we must become like him - Dark City

He's becoming like usSo we must become like him

Is it done? - Dark City

She knows nothing Mr HandA dead end yes Mr WallWe thought his imprint would allow us to track him yesBut instead we have been brought hereThis is irrational Instincts are irrational Mr WallAnd we must follow where they lead yesMr Sleep suggests he may go - Dark City

She knows nothing Mr HandA dead end yes Mr WallWe thought...

Excuse me How do I get to the end of the lineYou want the Expresstrain leaving on platform sevenPlatform two Thanks a lotHey How come that train didn't stop That's the Express - Dark City

Excuse me How do I get to the end of the lineYou want the...

We're very lucky when you think about it I'm sorryTo be able to revisit those places which have meant so very much to usI thought it was more that we were haunted by themPerhapsBut imagine a life alien to yoursin which your memories were not your ownbut - Dark City

We're very lucky when you think about it I'm...

There used to be a ferry when I was a boy. - Dark City

There used to be a ferry when I was a boy.

It's beautifulIt was a gift from my mother She died recentlyI keep it with me to remind me of herI'm sorryIt's a funny thing thoughI can't remember when she gave it to meHow do you think I could forget a thing like that - Dark City

It's beautifulIt was a gift from my mother She died...

Haven't seen you in so long yes - Dark City

Haven't seen you in so long yes

You let me ask you a questionYou heard of a place called Shell Beach SureYou know how to get there YeahYou tell me Ah alrightYou just You go to theWhere Where do you go Just give me a second will youYou can't remember can you - Dark City

You let me ask you a questionYou heard of a place called...

When was the last time you remember doing something during the dayWhat do you mean I just mean during the dayDaylight When was the last time you remember seeing itAnd I'm not talking about some distant half forgotten childhood memoryI mean like yesterday - Dark City

When was the last time you remember doing something during...

What do you mean I know this is gonna sound crazyBut what if we never knew each other before nowWhat if the first time we ever metwas last night in your in our apartmentand everything you rememberand everything that I'm supposed to remember never really - Dark City

What do you mean I know this is gonna sound crazyBut what if...

We will give you some more pretty things soon... - Dark City

We will give you some more pretty things soon...

When they first brought us here they extracted what was in us 'So they could store the information remix it like so much paintand give us back new memories of their choosingBut they still needed an artist to help themI understood the intricacies of the - Dark City

When they first brought us here they extracted what was in...

This was blank when I found it You still don't understand JohnYou were never a boy not in this place - Dark City

This was blank when I found it You still don't...

There is no ocean JohnThere is nothing beyond the cityThe only place home existsis in your headNo No John stopNoStopPlease NoAnd now you know the truth - Dark City

There is no ocean JohnThere is nothing beyond the cityThe...

You see I have become the monster you were intended to be - Dark City

You see I have become the monster you were intended to be

SleepNow - Dark City

Now remember what I told you Never talk to strangers - Dark City

Now remember what I told you Never talk to strangers

You're probably wondering why I keep appearing in your memoriesIt is because I have inserted myself in them - Dark City

You're probably wondering why I keep appearing in your...

But I wanted to know what it was like how you feelYou know how I was supposed to feelThat person isn't me Never wasYou wanted to know what it was about us that made us humanWell you're not going to find it in hereYou went looking in the wrong place - Dark City

But I wanted to know what it was like how you feelYou know...

I'm Anna, by the way. - Dark City

I'm Anna, by the way.

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A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Alex Proyas

Writer: Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer

Production: New Line Cinema,Mystery Clock Cinema

Genre: fantasy, mystery, sci-fi

Year: 1998

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $14,378,331

Released: 27 Feb 1998

Awards: 12 wins & 19 nominations

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