1999 Canadian-British–French sci-fi horror film directed by David Cronenberg
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eXistenZ
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
David Cronenberg
Produced by
David Cronenberg
András Hámori
Robert Lantos
Starring
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jude Law
Ian Holm
Don McKellar
Callum Keith Rennie
Sarah Polley
Robert A. Silverman
Christopher Eccleston
Willem Dafoe
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Edited by
Ronald Sanders
Music by
Howard Shore
Production companies
The Movie Network
Natural Nylon
Téléfilm Canada
Serendipity Point Films
Distributed by
Alliance Atlantis (Canada)
Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom)[1][2]
Release dates
April 23, 1999 (North America)
April 30, 1999 (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes[3]
Countries
Canada
United Kingdom[4][5]
Language
English
Budget
CAD$31 million
(USD$15 million[6])
Box office
$5.5 million (Canada/UK/US)
Existenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation.[7] An international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom, and France, it also stars Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, and Robert A. Silverman.[8]
The film received mostly positive reviews upon release. Cronenberg was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival for the film.
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^Jackson, Kevin (May 1999). "eXistenZ". Sight & Sound. Vol. 9, no. 5. British Film Institute. p. 46. ISSN 0037-4806.
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