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Primer (2004) -- Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.

Overview

Note des utilisateurs:
6.9/10   13,120 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 23% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Réalisateur:
Shane Carruth
Scénariste:
Shane Carruth (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Primer on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
27 mai 2005 (Spain) suite
Genre:
Drame | Thriller | Sci-Fi suite
Accroche:
If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything? suite
Plot:
Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
Worth watching, worth seeing, it doesn't please all suite

Ensemble

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Shane Carruth ... Aaron

David Sullivan ... Abe
Casey Gooden ... Robert
Anand Upadhyaya ... Phillip
Carrie Crawford ... Kara
Jay Butler ... Metalshop Worker
John Carruth ... Man On Couch #1
Juan Tapia ... Man On Couch #2
Ashley Warren ... Hostess

Samantha Thomson ... Rachel Granger
Chip Carruth ... Thomas Granger
Delaney Price ... Laney
Jack Pyland ... Aaron's Co-worker
Keith Bradshaw ... Clean Room Technician
Ashok Upadhyaya ... Laboratory Technician
Brandon Blagg ... Will
Jon Cook ... Will's Cousin
David Joyner ... Rachel's Date
Eric De Soualhat ... Translator
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Kevin Lucero Less ... Seth (uncredited)
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Réalisé par
Shane Carruth 
 
Scénaristes
Shane Carruth (writer)

Produit par
Shane Carruth .... producer
 
Musique originale
Shane Carruth 
 
Montage
Shane Carruth 
 
Distribution des rôles
Shane Carruth 
 
Création des décors
Shane Carruth 
 
Technicien du son
Shane Carruth .... sound designer
Reggie Evans .... location sound
David Ho .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Bueche .... camera operator
James Russell .... assistant camera
Anand Upadhyaya .... camera operator
 
Divers
Chip Carruth .... caterer
Kathy Carruth .... caterer
David Sullivan .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Scott Douglass .... thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief language.
Durée:
77 min | Turkey:73 min (TV version)
Pays:
USA
Langue:
Anglais
Couleur:
Couleur
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 suite
Son:
Stereo
Emplacements De Pelliculage:
Addison, Texas, USA suite

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
The device in the movie is a person-sized, metal box that hums. One scene features Abe and Aaron standing behind some trees, as they watch themselves enter a U-Haul Storage facility. This scene was filmed in Carrollton, TX (a suburb of Dallas, TX), and in 2005 these trees were cleared to build a Hummer dealership. suite
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the scientist leaves Abe and Aaron alone in the incubation chamber, a crew member's knee is seen at the bottom left of the window of the door. suite
Guillemet:
[first lines]
Aaron: [Sound of a phone ringing. Aaron, voiceover:] Here's what's going to happen. I'm gonna read this, and you're gonna listen, and you're gonna stay on the line. And you're not gonna interrupt, and you're not gonna speak for any reason. Some of this you know. I'm gonna start at the top of the page.
[pause]
Aaron: Meticulous, yes. Methodical, educated; they were these things. Nothing extreme. Like anyone, they varied. There were days of mistakes and laziness and in-fighting, and there were days, good days, when by anyone's judgment they would have to be considered clever. No one would say that what they were doing was complicated. It wouldn't even be considered new, except for maybe in the geological sense. They took from their surroundings what was needed and made of it something more.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) suite

foire aux questions

What is the conventional understanding of what occurs in the film?
Where did the title come from?
How did Mr. Granger know about the time machine?
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29 out of 41 people found the following comment useful:-
Worth watching, worth seeing, it doesn't please all, 14 July 2005
8/10
Author: siderite de Romania

Yes, there is a chance that you will NOT like this movie. That's because it is not a movie made for the majority of paying cinema goers, but it is a movie made for the sake of movie making. It is an ORIGINAL movie, so if you want something that you are used to see and expect beginning and ending in a specific way don't go watching this one.

Now, about the movie: it is low budget, but the money was well spent. The plot is confusing, but good, and it does need you to watch the last 30 minutes again in order to be understood. The acting is good, even if the roles are nothing demanding. The idea is very interesting and makes you think "outside the box" :) You will see what I mean after you watch the movie.

I won't waste your time telling you what it is about, just watch it and if you don't like it, at least you will have gained another perspective on movie making. For me this is a keeper: burn, CD, burn!

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The Aaron present before the box is constructed is the original? mikh07
One of the few indie films that could actually benefit from a remake? chrisjsutton
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