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Overview
Tagline:
If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything? morePlot:
Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Fox Searchlight Dominates Independent Spirit Awards (From Studio Briefing. 1 December 2004)
$7,000 Movie Wins at Sundance (From Studio Briefing. 26 January 2004)
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what a unique experience moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shane Carruth | ... | Aaron |
 | David Sullivan | ... | Abe |
| Casey Gooden | ... | Robert |
| Anand Upadhyaya | ... | Phillip |
| Carrie Crawford | ... | Kara |
| Jay Butler | ... | Metalshop Worker |
| John Carruth | ... | Man On Couch #1 |
| Juan Tapia | ... | Man On Couch #2 |
| Ashley Warren | ... | Hostess |
 | Samantha Thomson | ... | Rachel Granger |
| Chip Carruth | ... | Thomas Granger |
| Delaney Price | ... | Laney |
| Jack Pyland | ... | Aaron's Co-worker |
| Keith Bradshaw | ... | Clean Room Technician |
| Ashok Upadhyaya | ... | Laboratory Technician |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
77 min | Turkey:73 min (TV version)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoCertification:
Sweden:15 | Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | UK:12AMOVIEmeter: 
7% since last week
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In the scene in which Abe-2 knocks out Abe-1 with nitrous oxide, the container he's holding is actually a rice cooker. Also, we see sleeping Abe's profile, but not standing Abe, because the latter was Shane Carruth standing in for David Sullivan. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Aaron and Abe are in the kitchen and Aaron is wiping blood from his ear, the camera crew's reflection can be seen in the oven door. Also a microphone is visible from below and between them. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Aaron: [Sound of a phone ringing. Aaron, voiceover:] Here's what's going to happen. I'm gonna read this, and you're gonna listen, and you're gonna stay on the line. And you're not gonna interrupt, and you're not gonna speak for any reason. Some of this you know. I'm gonna start at the top of the page.
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Aaron: Meticulous, yes. Methodical, educated; they were these things. Nothing extreme. Like anyone, they varied. There were days of mistakes and laziness and in-fighting, and there were days, good days, when by anyone's judgment they would have to be considered clever. No one would say that what they were doing was complicated. It wouldn't even be considered new, except for maybe in the geological sense. They took from their surroundings what was needed and made of it something more.
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I don't know how to feel about this movie. I do know it takes more than one viewing to catch it all. I enjoyed it, overall. There were twists even I didn't expect, and I'm one of those people who never gets caught by twists. The movie was well-acted. It seemed as if the things they did could actually happen. Watch it closely the first time, then watch it again to see how much you missed. If you get it all the first time, congratulations. If it takes more than one viewing, join the club. It's definitely a must-see, even though I only gave it a 6. It makes you think. It makes you REALLY think. I bought it sight-unseen for my husband for his birthday. I've watched it more than he has. So, "thumbs up", but be prepared for a bumpy ride.