Strange Days

Year:

1995

Duration:

145 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-10-13

Filming Locations: Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $42,000,000

Gross: $7,919,000 (USA)£540,075 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kelly Hu

Ralph Fiennes

Lenny Nero

Angela Bassett

Lornette 'Mace' Mason

Juliette Lewis

Faith Justin

Tom Sizemore

Max Peltier

Michael Wincott

Philo Gant

Vincent D'Onofrio

Burton Steckler

Glenn Plummer

Jeriko One

Brigitte Bako

Iris

Richard Edson

Tick

William Fichtner

Dwayne Engelman

Josef Sommer

Palmer Strickland

Joe Urla

Keith

Nicky Katt

Joey Corto

Michael Jace

Wade Beemer

Louise LeCavalier

Cindy 'Vita' Minh

David Carrera

Duncan

Jim Ishida

Mr. Fumitsu

Todd Graff

Tex Arcana

Malcolm Norrington

Replay

Anais Munoz

Diamanda

Ted Haler

Tow Truck Driver

Rio Hackford

Bobby the Bartender

Brook Susan Parker

Cecile

Brandon Hammond

Zander

Donald 'Donnie' Young

Young Zander

B.J. Crockett

Young Zander

Dex Elliott Sanders

Curtis

Ronnie Willis

Homeboy

David Packer

Lane

Paulo Tocha

Spaz Diaz

James M. Muro

Nervous POV (as James Muro)

Ron Young

Nervous POV Voice (voice)

Art Chudabala

Thai Restaurant Owner

Erica Kelly

Restaurant Hostess

Marlana Young

Waitress

Ray Chang

Thai Restaurant Cook

Raul Reformina

Busboy

Chris Douridas

Talk Radio Host (voice)

Billie Worley

Dan from Silverlake (voice)

Amon Bourne

Dewayne (voice)

Lisa Picotte

Lori from Encino (voice)

Kylie Ireland

Stoned Looking Girl

Dru Berrymore

Stoned Girl's Lover

Stefan Arngrim

Skinner

Agustin Rodriguez

Eduardo

Nynno Anderson

Angry Jeriko Fan

Liat Goodson

Retinal Fetish Bouncer

Honey Labrador

Beach Beauty

Delane Vaughn

Mace's Husband

Mark Arneson

Police Officer

James Acheson

Cop in Bathroom

John Francis

Death

Zoot

Mime

Royce L. Minor

Angry Black Kid (as Royce Minor)

Milan Reynolds

National Guard Medic #1

Russell W. Smith

National Guard #2

Sarah Abukutsa Marshall

African Dancer

Russell Hines

African Dancer

Michael Jaasi

African Dancer

Maurice Marshall

African Dancer

Carolyn Adunni McPherson

African Dancer

Jennifer Reeves

African Dancer (as Jennifer Jin-Jin Reeves)

Charmain Renata Hubbard

African Dancer

Reginald T. Thornton

African Dancer

Chester A. Whitmore

African Dancer

Lori Simone Wilkerson

African Dancer

Ed Arneson

Metro Division Officer (uncredited)

Yan Birch

New Years Eve Party Dude (uncredited)

Andrew Calder

New Years Reveler (uncredited)

Carlos Campos

Club Goer (uncredited)

Jaime H. Campos

Riot / Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Louis Campos

Club Goer (uncredited)

Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter

Punker (uncredited)

John Daniels

Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

Gregory Diamond

New Years Eve Kiss (uncredited)

Sebastian Feldman

Club Goer (uncredited)

Masaaki Fujimori

Sexy Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Giancaterino

Club Goer (uncredited)

Paul Malinowski

Band - Season to Risk (uncredited)

Joe Martinez

New Years Rocker (uncredited)

Me Phi Me

Jeriko One Guard (uncredited)

Duane Trower

Band - Season to Risk (uncredited)

Tom Tom Typhoon

Crazy Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The cartridges used for the "clips" are Sony MiniDiscs.

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Because so many 360-degree POV shots were used, the lights had to be either hung overhead, or cleverly disguised, so as not to be picked up by the roving cameras.

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The music that Juliette Lewis sings in the film was written by and originally performed by P.J. Harvey.

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Goofs

The second time she sings, Faith's microphone jumps rapidly between her hand and the microphone stand.

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Mace's mouth moves while Max speaks when they are at Replay's van.

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One of the crew is visible in the side view mirror of Jericho's Jeep when he's driving around with Iris.

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Quotes

Faith: Jesus Lenny, you scared the fuck out of me!

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Lenny Nero: This is not like "TV-only-better"... this is life.

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Lenny Nero: [to a SQUID-recording-newbie] I can use this, it's not bad, but, listen honey, you've got to move your eyes slower next time, much much slower. Like... like you're making love with your eyes, ok?

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the British BBFC 18 Version and the Uncensored Version?

A

Due to the combination of violence and sex, approx. 11 seconds were removed from the British Version. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Q

So who killed **** and why?

A

Jeriko-One was killed by two rogue cops which was witnessed by Iris. Then, Max killed Iris on behalf of Gant. Gant had been using Iris to spy on Jeriko-One and knew that if his music artists discovered he was secretly recording their every move he would be ruined. Gant also requests that Max kill Faith, however Max is secretly having an affair with Faith so he takes the opportunity to kill Gant instead and attempts to frame Lenny for both his and Iris' murder

Q

So was there a death squad? (spoilers)

A

No, there were only the two rogue cops, one of whom had killed Jeriko-One in a fit of anger after being goaded by him during a routine traffic stop. He and his partner then went about trying to cover their tracks by attempting to kill Iris who had witnessed it all and destroy the recording of the incident which she gave to Lenny. Max made up the story of the death squad to prevent Lenny from going to the police with the recording and everything he knew

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