Summaries

In a showdown of man versus machine, Martin plunges into a chaotic nightmare trying to save his mind from the megalomaniacal corporation.

Dr. Rex Martin is a leading neurosurgeon specializing in the cerebral misfunctions that cause mental illnesses, whose expertise is called up by an old school chum, Jim Reston, who is now part of the mega-corporation Eunice. Reston needs Dr. Martin's help in extracting crucial data from the mind of John Halsey, once a top mathematician at Eunice, now a paranoid at the local asylum. Can Dr. Martin help both Halsey and his friend, or is he getting caught up in a corporate nightmare from which he may never escape?—EllenRipley112

Details

Keywords
  • paranoia
  • surrealism
  • hallucination
  • brain in a jar
  • brain surgery
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
Release date Jan 18, 1990
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies New Horizons Concorde Pictures

Box office

Budget $2000000
Gross US & Canada $1627955
Gross worldwide $1627955

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Chace Surround
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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