Strange Days (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares, dealing in real-life experiences through a new technology that makes every sensation immediate. But on the eve of the new millennium, Lenny and his street-savvy friend and conscience, Mace, are suddenly caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder

Cast & Crew

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Kathryn Bigelow

Ralph Fiennes

Angela Bassett

Lornette "Mace" Mason

Juliette Lewis

Tom Sizemore

Michael Wincott

Film Details

Also Known As

Días extraños

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Apple; Bang & Olufsen, Inc.; Birds & Animals Unlimited; CFI Hollywood; Cast Of Thousands; Casting Group; City of Los Angeles; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Digital Domain; Film L.A., Inc.; Gary Holland; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Leonetti Company; Light Matters Inc; Lightstorm Entertainment; Los Angeles Mayor's Office For Motion Pictures; Moet et Chandon; NBC News; NT Audio; Nt Video; Pacific Title & Art Studio; RanchWorks Picture Show; Seiniger Advertising Group; Skywalker Sound; Thomas Giordano; UCLA Film & Television Archives; Video Images; Vista Group

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Jugendfilm

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 25m

Synopsis

Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares, dealing in real-life experiences through a new technology that makes every sensation immediate. But on the eve of the new millennium, Lenny and his street-savvy friend and conscience, Mace, are suddenly caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder and betrayal--plunging them into the bleak heart of the nightworld he has always inhabited.

Directors

Kathryn Bigelow

Philip C Pfeiffer

2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Steven Charles Jaffe

2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Angela Bassett

Lornette "Mace" Mason

Juliette Lewis

Tom Sizemore

Michael Wincott

Vincent D'onofrio

Burton Steckler

Glenn Plummer

Brigitte Bako

Richard Edson

William Fichtner

Dwayne Engelman

Josef Sommer

Palmer Strickland

Joe Urla

Nicky Katt

Michael Jace

Louise Lecavalier

Cindy "Vita" Smith

David Carrera

Jim Ishida

Todd Graff

Malcolm Norrington

Anais Munoz

Ted Haler

Tow Truck Driver

Rio Hackford

Bobby The Bartender

Brook Susan Parker

Brandon Hammond

Donald Young

B J Crockett

Dex Elliott Sanders

Ronnie Willis

David Packer

Paulo Tocha

J Michael Muro

Ron Young

Nervous Pov Voice

Art Chudabala

Thai Restaurant Owner

Erica Kelly

Restaurant Hostess

Marlana Young

Ray Chang

Thai Restaurant Cook

Raul Reformina

Chris Douridas

Talk Radio Host

Billy Worley

Dan From Silverlake

Amon Bourne

Lisa Picotte

Lori From Encino

Kylie Ireland

Stoned Looking Girl

Nicole Hilbig

Stoned Girl'S Lover

Stefan Arngrim

Agustin Rodriguez

Kelly Hu

Nynno Anderson

Angry Jeriko Fan

Liat Goodson

Retinal Fetish Bouncer

Honey Labrador

Delane Vaughn

Mark Arneson

James Acheson

Cop In Bathroom

John Francis

Royce Minor

Angry Black Kid

Milan Reynolds

National Guard Medic No 1

Russell W Smith

National Guard No 2

Sarah Abukutsa Marshall

Russell Hines

Michael Jaasi

Maurice Marshall

Carolyn Adunni Mcpherson

Jennifer Jin-jin Reeves

Charmain Renata Hubbard

Reginald T Thornton

Chester A Whitmore

Lori Simone

Lori Simone Wilkerson

Patrick Cassidy

Billie Worley

Crew

Roger Abel

Pamela Alch

Script Supervisor

John Alden

Stunt Man (Engelman)

Eric Allard

Christopher Amy

Assistant Props

David Anthony

Ed Arneson

Technical Advisor ("Call The Cops")

Mark Arneson

Technical Advisor ("Call The Cops")

David Ascher

Production Assistant

Bill Babington

Assistant Editor

Sandina Bailo-lape

Jeffrey Baksinski

Technical Assistant

Andra Bard

Digital Effects Production Assistant

Tom Barwick

Lisa Beasley

Mat Beck

Visual Effects Supervisor

Richard Beggs

Re-Recording Mixer

Phil Benson

Sound Effects Editor

David Bergad

Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Berkowitz

Production Assistant

Beth Bernstein

Art Department Coordinator

Scott Beverly

Chino Binamo

Stunt Man (Duncan)

Richard L Blackwell

Assistant Stunt Coordinator

Michael Blake

Patrick Blymyer

Chief Lighting Technician

Daniel Boccoli

Assistant (To James Cameron)

Sara Bolder

Dialogue Editor

Kenneth Bondy

Talent Assistant

Kirk Borcherding

Production Controller

Gloria S Borders

Supervising Sound Editor

Tristan Bourne

Patty Bowman

Production Assistant

Anthony Bozanich

Assistant Editor

Becky Brake

Assistant Location Manager

Lindakay Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

Malcolm Brown

"B" Camera Operator

Glen Brunman

Geoff Burdick

Lightstorm Production Department

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Jon Bush

James Cameron

James Cameron

James Cameron

Mike Cameron

Special Camera Equipment

Casey Cannon

Visual Effects Producer

Tina Canny

Allen Cappuccilli

Visual Effects Editor

Pat Caputo

Donald Carr

Gil Carretero

New Year'S Eve Footage (Madrid)

Marietta Carter-narcisse

Angela Bassett'S Makeup

F H Casey

Mike Chambers

Visual Effects Producer

Renee Chamblin

Scott Chandler

Foley Re-Recording Mixer

Kenny Chisholm

Production Assistant (For Kathryn Bigelow)

Albert Cho

2nd Assistant Director

Cody Cluff

Jay Cocks

Steve Cohen

Special Effects Trainee (Fantasy Ii)

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Liza Sweeney Coleman

Stunt Man (Vita)

Ken Collins

Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Laura Connolly

Richard Cooley

Limo Driver Consultant

Eugene Cornelius

Special Effects Crew Member

Don Coufal

Darragh Croyle

Production Assistant

Eugene Crum

Special Effects Crew Member

Ann Culotta

Sean Cunningham

Digital Effects Supervisor

Greg Curtis

Special Effects Crew Member

Steve Danton

1st Assistant Director

Sonja Davis

Stunt Man (Mace)

Chris Dawson

Motion Control Operator

Brian Delaney

Post Production Coordinator

Deborah Lamia Denevar

Wayne L. Duncan

Tony Eckert

Foley Recordist

Mindy L Elliott

Assistant (To Steven-Charles Jaffe)

Dan Engstrom

Assistant Sound Editor

Danny Epper

Stunt Man (Steckler)

Frank Eulner

Sound Effects Editor

Jeff Evans

Stunt Man (Steckler)

Karen G. Fairbank

Terry Feller

Andre Fenley

Assistant Sound Editor

Andrea Mae Fenton

Kathy Foley

George Fortmuller

2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Gaylyn Fraiche

Assistant (To Kathryn Bigelow)

Donald L. Frazee

Special Effects Foreman

Logan Frazee

Special Effects Crew Member

Terry Frazee

Special Effects Coordinator

Clare Freeman

Dialogue Editor

Leigh French

Adr Group Voice Casting

Tom Garner

Bryan Garofalo

Assistant Props

Michael Garrett

Retinal Fetish Lighting Design (Phoebus Lighting)

Jason Aimee Gaudio

Apprentice Editor

Suzanne Geiger

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Michael Germain

Makeup Supervisor

Randy Gerston

Randy Gerston

Music Supervisor

Ellen Gessert

Assistant Location Manager

Thomas Giordano

Robert Gluck

Assistant Location Manager

Robert J Goldstein

Location Manager

Karen Goulekas

Digital Effects Supervisor

Lloyd Gowdy

David S Grant

Post-Production Supervisor

Scott Guitteau

Assistant Sound Editor

Mike Gunther

Stunt Man (Lenny)

Walt Hadfield

Construction Coordinator

Jerry Hall

Digital Compositing Artist

Cynthia Hamilton

Associate Costume Designer

Dick Hancock

Stunt Man (Tex)

Roger Hanna

Rick Harris

Susan Hegarty

Ralph Fiennes' Dialect Coach

Pablo Helman

Digital Compositing Artist

Tory Herald

Casting Associate

Gilbert S Hernandez

Craig Hill

Transportation Captain

Craig Hill

Transportation Captain

Lora Hirschberg

Re-Recording Mixer

Lora Hirschberg

Assistant Sound Designer

Sam Hoffman

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Gary Holland

Tim Holland

Sound Effects Editor

Deborah Hopper

Costume Supervisor

Leslie Huntley

Visual Effects Producer (Fantasy Ii)

Gary Jackemuk

Steven Charles Jaffe

Tom Johnson

Re-Recording Mixer

Amy J Jupiter

Digital Effects Producer

Jeffrey Kalmus

Zoe Karatzaferis

Casting Associate

Lawrence Kasanoff

Executive Producer

Bob Keating

Jamie Kehoe

Lisa Dennis Kennedy

Executive Assistant (To James Cameron (Dir))

James J Keyes

Larry L Keys

Lilly Kilvert

Production Designer

Gil Koesters

Model Maker (Fantasy Ii)

James Krattinger

Peter Kuchera

Production Assistant

Kevin Larosa

Helicopter Pilot

Josh Laurence

Computer Consultant

Al Laverde

Stevie Lazo

Production Assistant

Mary Helen Leasman

Matthew F. Leonetti

Director Of Photography

Matthew Leonetti Jr

Production Assistant

Dan Levin

James Lima

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kara Lindstrom

Scott Lingard

Special Effects Crew Member

Christine J. Lo

Mary Lamar Mahler

Dennis Marchant

Michael Marcus

Terry Marshall

Tim Marshall

Best Boy Electrician

Barbara Mcbane

Dialogue Editor

Brian Mccarty

Jadi Mccurdy

Production Assistant

Patt Mccurdy

Assistant (To Kathryn Bigelow)

Peter Mckernan

Helicopter Pilot

Syd Mead

Jason Meador

Production Assistant (Fantasy Ii)

Tony Meagher

Visual Effects Coordinator

Ellen Mirojnick

Costume Designer

Richard Monak

Special Effects Crew Member

Rick Montgomery

Len Morganti

Storyboard Artist

David Moses

Art Department Assistant

David Moses

Blake Moulin

Todd Murata

J Michael Muro

Steadicam Operator

J Michael Muro

Main Unit Camera Operator

Dan Muscarella

Donald E Myers

Special Effects Foreman

Benedicte Naudin

Visual Effects Coordinator

Erik L Nelson

Property Master

Christopher S Nushawg

Assistant Art Director

Simon O'conner

Shannon Leigh Olds

Visual Effects Editor

James Oliveri

Ethan Ormsby

Digital Compositing Artist

Richard Pagano

Michael Parker

Production Assistant

Randy Pearl

New Year'S Eve Footage (New York)

Patricia M Peters

Stunt Man (Faith)

Price Pethel

Creative Director Of Imaging

Philip C Pfeiffer

2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Susan Popovic

Assistant Sound Editor

Film Details

Also Known As

Días extraños

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Apple; Bang & Olufsen, Inc.; Birds & Animals Unlimited; CFI Hollywood; Cast Of Thousands; Casting Group; City of Los Angeles; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Digital Domain; Film L.A., Inc.; Gary Holland; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Leonetti Company; Light Matters Inc; Lightstorm Entertainment; Los Angeles Mayor's Office For Motion Pictures; Moet et Chandon; NBC News; NT Audio; Nt Video; Pacific Title & Art Studio; RanchWorks Picture Show; Seiniger Advertising Group; Skywalker Sound; Thomas Giordano; UCLA Film & Television Archives; Video Images; Vista Group

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Jugendfilm

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Completed shooting October 11, 1994.

"The Feminine Eye" program celebrates New York Women in Film & Television's 20th anniversary.

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at New York Film Festival (Festival Centerpiece) September 29 - October 15, 1995.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 30 - September 9, 1995.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown in New York City (BAM Rose Cinema) as part of program "The Feminine Eye: Twenty Years of Women's Cinema" January 28 - February 7, 1999.)

Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.)

Released in United States on Video April 2, 1996

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States Fall October 8, 1995

Released in United States February 2010

Released in United States November 1995

Released in United States October 1995

Released in United States on Video April 2, 1996

Wide Release in United States October 13, 1995

Shown at London Film Festival (Opening Night) November 2-19, 1995.

Shown at Mill Valle Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.

Shown at New York Film Festival (Festival Centerpiece) September 29 - October 15, 1995.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 30 - September 9, 1995.

Began shooting June 6, 1994.

Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Mill Valle Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.)

Released in United States Fall October 8, 1995

Wide Release in United States October 13, 1995

Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at London Film Festival (Opening Night) November 2-19, 1995.)

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