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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

User Rating:
6.9/10   13,110 votes
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Director:
Shane Carruth
Writer:
Shane Carruth (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 May 2005 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything? more
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 more
User Comments:
Intoxicating science-fiction more

Cast

  (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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Kevin Lucero Less ... Seth (uncredited)
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Directed by
Shane Carruth 
 
Writing credits
Shane Carruth (writer)

Produced by
Shane Carruth .... producer
 
Original Music by
Shane Carruth 
 
Film Editing by
Shane Carruth 
 
Casting by
Shane Carruth 
 
Production Design by
Shane Carruth 
 
Sound Department
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
 
Other crew
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.
Runtime:
77 min | Turkey:73 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Addison, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene in which Abe-2 knocks out Abe-1 with nitrous oxide, the container he's holding is actually a rice cooker. Also, we see sleeping Abe's profile, but not standing Abe, because the latter was Shane Carruth standing in for David Sullivan. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: Boom shadow is visible on the truck door when Abe and Aaron are at the gas station. more
Quotes:
[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:
References The Matrix (1999) more

FAQ

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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47 out of 62 people found the following comment useful:-
Intoxicating science-fiction, 1 May 2005
10/10
Author: kobe05 from Australia

Never before have I felt so compelled to re-watch a movie within 48 hours of initial viewing. This mindf$%# of a movie demands exactly that. If you are up for a challenge, I recommend you view this film... research it a little (not too much)... watch it again, and then go read the forums at primermovie.com - but importantly, do not go there before watching it at least twice in my opinion. It's amazing what can be done with only $7,000 - in comparison to what others do with $200,000,000. This is science-fiction at its purest and I really hope it gets a wider release and receives the attention it deserves. Contagiously brilliant, and as close to perfect as a film of it's ilk can get. 10/10

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