eXistenZ (1999)

Bio-ports, ski boots, and guns that shoot teeth... it's eXistenZ! A film that asks, "what if your VR headset had a pulse?" Cringe with us as we break down David Cronenberg's disgusting and prescient cyberpunk thriller.

Next week, we cover the Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Join the conversation on Eye of the Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx

References:

• Special Features
• Crafting (Un)Reality
• Frankenstein Syndrome
• Sticking with Genius
• The Art of the Title
• Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
• Archival Promotional Featurette
• Archival EPK Interviews: Visual Effects Supervisor Jim Isaac
• Film Comment David Cronenberg Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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