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Dark City is a 1998 tech noir film directed by Alex Proyas, and starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, and Ian Richardson. The screenplay was written by Proyas, Lem Dobbs, and David S. Goyer.
O'Brien wrote his one-man revue Disgracefully Yours (1985) singing as Mephistopheles Smith. O'Brien has appeared in Jubilee (1977), Flash Gordon (1980), Dark City (1998), Ever After (1998) and Dungeons & Dragons (2000), among others.
Dark City: Directed by Alex Proyas. With Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly. A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
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- Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Alex Proyas
- 1998-02-27
Jul 21, 2022 · Alex Proyas' "Dark City" is a mind-bending sci-fi neo-noir cult hit whose untold truth is as complex as the story it tells on-screen.
Feb 27, 1998 · Proyas and his co-screenwriters, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, use dream logic to pursue their hero through the mystery of his own life. Along the way, Murdoch discovers that he alone, among humans, has the power of the Strangers–an ability to use his mind in order to shape the physical universe.
Nov 6, 2005 · “Dark City” by Alex Proyas resembles its great silent predecessor “Metropolis” in asking what it is that makes us human, and why it cannot be changed by decree. Both films are about false worlds created to fabricate ideal societies, and in both the machinery of the rulers is destroyed by the hearts of the ruled.
Jul 22, 2024 · John Murdoch: The Reluctant Hero. John Murdoch’s character arc is central to “Dark City.” He begins as an amnesiac fugitive, uncertain of his own innocence or guilt. As he uncovers his true...
