Dopamine (film)
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| Dopamine | |
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| Directed by | Mark Decena |
| Produced by | Tad Fettig Debbie Brubaker |
| Written by | Mark Decena Timothy Breitbach |
| Starring | John Livingston Sabrina Lloyd |
| Music by | Eric Holland |
| Cinematography | Robert Humphreys |
| Editing by | Jessica Congdon |
| Studio | Kontent Films |
| Distributed by | Sundance Channel |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 2003 |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Language | English |
Dopamine is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Decena.
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[edit] Plot
Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his favorite bar one fateful evening. Sparks fly between them, but fundamental differences in their approaches to love and relationships slow them down to a halt.
[edit] Cast
- John Livingston as Rand
- Sabrina Lloyd as Sarah
- Bruno Campos as Winston
- Rueben Grundy as Johnson
- Kathleen Antonia as Tammy
- Nicole Wilder as Machiko
- William Windom as Rand's father
- Dennis Yen as Toru
[edit] Reception
Dopamine received mixed to negative reviews; it currently holds a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[1] and a 52/100 rating on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]
[edit] Awards
- Won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dopamine at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Dopamine at Metacritic
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival Films Honored 1985-2007" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080226212606/http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/pdf/Sundance+Film+Festival+Awards+1985-2007.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Dopamine at the Internet Movie Database
- Dopamine at AllRovi
- Dopamine at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dopamine at Metacritic
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| Preceded by n/a |
Alfred P. Sloan Prize Winner 2003 |
Succeeded by Primer |
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- 2003 films
- English-language films
- 2000s comedy-drama films
- 2000s romance films
- American films
- American comedy-drama films
- American romantic comedy films
- American romantic drama films
- Alfred P. Sloan Prize winners
- Films set in San Francisco, California
- Independent films
- Sundance Film Festival award winners
- 2000s romance film stubs
