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Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a squid, a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as Lenny describes it, this is real life, pure and uncut, straight from the cerebral cortex. Lenny deals clips (the software) as well as squids (the hardware) for this new and illegal entertainment system, and while sex and violence are the most popular themes, Lenny refuses to deal in blackjack -- slang for snuff clips. Lenny is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend, punk singer Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis), left him, and he spends a lot of time with clips he recorded when they were together. Faith is now involved with Philo Grant (Michael Wincott), a music business tycoon who once managed Jeriko One (Glenn Plummer), a hip-hop musician and political activist whose murder has sent L.A. into a state of chaos. When a clip emerges that shows that Jeriko was killed by L.A. police officers, Lenny finds his life in danger, and he tries to escape possible death on both sides of the law with the help of his friend Mace Mason (Angela Bassett). Strange Days was written by James Cameron in collaboration with former film critic Jay Cocks; Kathryn Bigelow directed.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Production
Lightstorm Entertainment;

Cast Names
Ed Arneson; Kim Giancaterino; Yan Birch; Andrew Calder; Jaime Campos; Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter; John Daniels; Gregory Diamond; Sebastian Feldman; Masaaki Fujimori; Paul Malinowski; Me Phi Me; Chad Sabin; Duane Trower; Steve Tulipana; Tom Tom Typhoon; Ralph Fiennes; Angela Bassett; Juliette Lewis; Tom Sizemore; Michael Wincott; Vincent D'Onofrio; Glenn Plummer; Brigitte Bako; Richard Edson; William Fichtner; Josef Sommer; Joe Urla; Nicky Katt; Michael Jace;

Box Office
USD 7,919,000

Release Date
1995-10-07 (New York Film Festival)
1995-10-13
2010-02-08 (Santa Barbara Film Festival)

Genres
Action; Crime; Drama; Fantasy; Music; Mystery; Sci-Fi; Thriller;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for intense disturbing violence, sexuality and pervasive strong language.

Running Time
2 hr. 25 min.

Director
Kathryn Bigelow

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