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Virtuosity

- Justice needs a new program.

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.

Release Date : 1995-08-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Denzel Washington

Character Name : Parker Barnes

Original Name : Denzel Washington

Gender : Male

Russell Crowe

Character Name : Sid 6.7

Original Name : Russell Crowe

Gender : Male

Kelly Lynch

Character Name : Madison Carter

Original Name : Kelly Lynch

Gender : Female

Alanna Ubach

Character Name : Ella

Original Name : Alanna Ubach

Gender : Female

William Forsythe

Character Name : William Cochran

Original Name : William Forsythe

Gender : Male

Stephen Spinella

Character Name : Lindenmeyer

Original Name : Stephen Spinella

Gender : Male

Louise Fletcher

Character Name : Elizabeth Deane

Original Name : Louise Fletcher

Gender : Female

William Fichtner

Character Name : Wallace

Original Name : William Fichtner

Gender : Male

Costas Mandylor

Character Name : John Donovan

Original Name : Costas Mandylor

Gender : Male

Kevin J. O'Connor

Character Name : Clyde Reilly

Original Name : Kevin J. O'Connor

Gender : Male

Kaley Cuoco

Character Name : Karin

Original Name : Kaley Cuoco

Gender : Female

Una Damon

Character Name : Woman with Video Camera

Original Name : Una Damon

Gender : Female

Christopher Murray

Character Name : Matthew Grimes

Original Name : Christopher Murray

Gender : Male

Miguel Nájera

Character Name : Rafael Debaca

Original Name : Miguel Nájera

Gender : Male

Miracle Vincent

Character Name : Christine Barnes

Original Name : Miracle Vincent

Gender : Female

Traci Lords

Character Name : Media Zone Singer

Original Name : Traci Lords

Gender : Female

Michael Buffer

Character Name : Emcee

Original Name : Michael Buffer

Gender : Male

Heidi Schanz

Character Name : Sheila 3.2

Original Name : Heidi Schanz

Gender : Female

Mara Duronslet

Character Name : Beautiful Woman at Olympic Stadium

Original Name : Mara Duronslet

Gender : Female

Karen Annarino

Character Name : IS? TV Reporter

Original Name : Karen Annarino

Gender : Male

Cheryl Lawson

Character Name : Pretty Woman in Media Zone

Original Name : Cheryl Lawson

Gender : Female

Eiko Nijo

Character Name : Geisha Hostess

Original Name : Eiko Nijo

Gender : Female

Monica Allison

Character Name : Woman on Train

Original Name : Monica Allison

Gender : Female

Laura Leigh Hughes

Character Name : Suburban Reporter

Original Name : Laura Leigh Hughes

Gender : Female

Virginia Watson

Character Name : Anchorwoman

Original Name : Virginia Watson

Gender : Female

Michael B. Silver

Character Name : Undercover Cop

Original Name : Michael B. Silver

Gender : Male

Lesa Noelle

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Lesa Noelle

Gender : Female

Mathew St. Patrick

Character Name : Onlooker at Electronics Store (uncredited)

Original Name : Mathew St. Patrick

Gender : Male

Gordon Jennison Noice

Character Name : Big Red

Original Name : Gordon Jennison Noice

Gender : Male

Mari Morrow

Character Name : Linda Barnes

Original Name : Mari Morrow

Gender : Female

Ed Marques

Character Name : Blonde Punk in Media Zone

Original Name : Ed Marques

Gender : Male

Danny Goldring

Character Name : John Symes

Original Name : Danny Goldring

Gender : Male

Anthony C. Hall

Character Name : Locator Technician

Original Name : Anthony C. Hall

Gender : Male

Randall Fontana

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : Randall Fontana

Gender : Male

Allen Scotti

Character Name : Surgeon

Original Name : Allen Scotti

Gender : Male

Dwayne Chattman

Character Name : Stripped Man in Media Zone

Original Name : Dwayne Chattman

Gender : Male

Kevin Loreque

Character Name : Animatronic Bartender

Original Name : Kevin Loreque

Gender : Male

Gaura Vani Buchwald

Character Name : Burly Man in Video Store

Original Name : Gaura Vani Buchwald

Gender : Male

Rolando Molina

Character Name : Videostore Salesman

Original Name : Rolando Molina

Gender : Male

Gary Anthony Sturgis

Character Name : Officer at Video Store

Original Name : Gary Anthony Sturgis

Gender : Male

Susan Mohun

Character Name : Bystander

Original Name : Susan Mohun

Gender : Female

David Asman

Character Name : Metrolink Cop

Original Name : David Asman

Gender : Male

Amy Smallman

Character Name : Aide in Cochran's Office

Original Name : Amy Smallman

Gender : Female

Marva Hicks

Character Name : Onscreen Talent

Original Name : Marva Hicks

Gender : Female

Juan A. Riojas

Character Name : Metromedia Cop

Original Name : Juan A. Riojas

Gender : Male

Steven R. Barnett

Character Name : Metromedia Cop

Original Name : Steven R. Barnett

Gender : Male

John Walcutt

Character Name : Swat Captain

Original Name : John Walcutt

Gender : Male

Jordan Marder

Character Name : Prison Transport Guard

Original Name : Jordan Marder

Gender : Male

Brogan Young

Character Name : Monitor Prison Guard

Original Name : Brogan Young

Gender : Male

Dustin Nguyễn

Character Name : Suburban Reporter

Original Name : Dustin Nguyễn

Gender : Male

Tony Winters

Character Name : Male Newscaster

Original Name : Tony Winters

Gender : Male

Beverly Cohen

Character Name : Female Tabloid TV Host

Original Name : Beverly Cohen

Gender : Female

Margot Hope

Character Name : Paula

Original Name : Margot Hope

Gender : Female

Mary-Rachel Foot

Character Name : Woman with Video Camera

Original Name : Mary-Rachel Foot

Gender : Female

Jennifer Greenhut

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Jennifer Greenhut

Gender : Female

Brit Thompson

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Brit Thompson

Gender : Female

Kevin La Presle

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Kevin La Presle

Gender : Male

Eric Bernt

Character Name : Building Supervisor

Original Name : Eric Bernt

Gender : Male

Rob Gomes

Character Name : Swat Guy

Original Name : Rob Gomes

Gender : Male

Michael Tamburro

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Michael Tamburro

Gender : Male

Reviews

K

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. While this is a trip in the way back machine, I think this going to remain a favorite of mine. Akin to "Back to the Future", seeing what people thought the future would be 20 years ago is really interesting, and what's more is that we've pushed boundaries where something like this movie could happen. We're probably still (2021) a ways away from digital silicone DNA, we're creating robots that are more and more life-capable and could have A.I. loaded into them to run a muck. It's an interesting mix of sci-fi, action, and true crime style entertainment that I think should hold interest for most audiences.

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Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2025-05-12

Three Oscar winners- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Louise Fletcher- are completely wasted in this high tech shoot-'em-up. Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) is a cop convicted of murder and serving time. He becomes a guinea pig in some virtual reality testing involving capturing SID 6.7, a computer combination of over 200 criminals. SID's evil programmer releases SID (Russell Crowe) into the real world, and Barnes is released long enough to track him down. He must also drag along Madison Carter (Kelly Lynch), who spends most of her screen time trying to keep up with Barnes. Barnes finds out SID is also programmed with the behavior of the man really responsible for Barnes' family's demise, making the entire thing "personal." Carter's daughter is kidnapped by SID, and the finale takes place during a live TV/internet broadcast in a high rise building. Louise Fletcher is not given anything to do as an executive with the company that created SID. Crowe has the right physical look, but the screenwriter unwisely gave SID a bunch of unfunny one liners to utter during all the mayhem. A mass killer has not made this many stupid comments since the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series. Washington, trying to corner the market on 1990's serial killer trackers (see also "Fallen" and "The Bone Collector"), is okay as the killing cop. He tries to turn this into more than an action film, but his character is not there. Brett Leonard, of "The Lawnmower Man" and the bad "Hideaway," finally finds another movie to use his trademark computer special effects in. The effects are okay, but are constantly undermined and drowned out by all the bloodshed. The screenwriter makes bad plot decisions just so he can move his story along, not because they make sense- SID's programmer releases SID because he is mad. SID can regenerate himself with glass, SID is not really drawn to any of the other real-life killers he has been programmed with, just the one Barnes has flashbacks about. I thought SID would be like a superhuman serial killer, leaving other real life killers' clues in his path, but we get a passing Charles Manson mention, and that is it. There is more broken glass in this film than "Another 48 HRS", the previous broken glass film champion. Some fun almost comes in the climax, as Barnes pursues SID, and in turn is pursued by the cops for a crime SID framed him for. The film is ten minutes too long, as we must sit through Carter's daughter's scenes, which feels tacked on to the end. Yes, the computer effects are pretty good. Crowe is as good as he can be considering the script, but Leonard does not build any momentum in his direction. His camera is everywhere, but he wastes his talents on a screenplay that lumbers toward inevitability in every scene. In the climax, as SID takes over a TV broadcast to kill on the air, we see the viewership increase- one medium telling me how awful another medium is. I do not need a violent film to tell me there is too much violence on TV and the internet. That would be like a porn actress telling me women are used as sexual objects in strip clubs. Take away all the bells and whistles, and carnage and explosions, and you have an average film dressed up with a good cast.