Primer (2004)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.9/10   

Réalisateur:

Shane Carruth

Scénariste:

Shane Carruth (writer)

Release Date:

27 mai 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Accroche:

If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything?

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.

Plot Keywords:

Garage | Invention | Science | Headphones | Basketball Court

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Worth watching, worth seeing, it doesn't please all

Ensemble

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
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Kevin Lucero Less	...	Seth (uncredited)

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

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• E.D. Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2005) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Notro Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Video Audio Project (VAP) (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Advanced Health Concepts  thanks for use of oxygen tanks
• Henley's Aircraft Services Inc.  thanks for permission to film
• Hilton Hotels  thanks for permission to film
• Richardson Public Library  thanks for permission to film
• U-Haul Storage  thanks for permission to film
• University of Texas at Dallas Department of Biology  thanks for permission to film
• University of Texas at Dallas Department of Electrical Engineering  thanks for permission to film
• Ziziki's Restaurant  thanks for permission to film

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

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Addison, Texas, USA

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.

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.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV)

Worth watching, worth seeing, it doesn't please all

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!