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Total Recall

United States, Canada

2012

121 Min
Color
2.40:1
English
  • Currently 2.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Len Wiseman

EXEC Ric Kidney

PROD Toby Jaffe, Neal H. Moritz

SCR Mark Bomback, Kurt Wimmer

DP Paul Cameron

CAST Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Ethan Hawke, John Cho, Steve Byers, Bokeem Woodbine

ED Christian Wagner

MUSIC Harry Gregson-Williams

Synopsis

As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker (Farrell) begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on.

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Len Wiseman

Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work on the Underworld series, Live Free or Die Hard, and Total Recall. He is married to English actress Kate Beckinsale and is stepfather to her daughter Lily. They live in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

Wiseman began his career in film as a property assistant on a number of Roland Emmerich films: Stargate (1994); Independence Day (1996); and Godzilla (1998). After creating advertisements for clients including Sony, he directed music videos for artists such as Megadeth, En Vogue and, Static-X. He received a Best Art Direction nomination for Quarashi’s “Stick ’Em Up” at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards and a Best Director nomination for Rufus Wainwright’s “Across the Universe” at the Music Video Production Association (MVPA) Awards.

In 2003, Wiseman co-created and directed the film, Underworld. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film… read more

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Guilherme

26May13

WHY, GOD, WHY?!

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magicalchild

23May13

The design was beautiful, Blade Runner-esque.

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mjgildea

9Apr13

An incredibly gorgeous movie that lost my interest more and more with each passing second. The nods to the original were a nice touch even if the 3-boobed lady was less than subtly and so inappropriately added. I didn't like it very much but in spite of this I didn't hate it for some messed up reason either.

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Tony Smith

27Feb13

Unwatchable crap.

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Review: TOTAL RECALL Recalls Totally

By Twitchfilm.com on August 3, 2012
It took being foisted into a chair and fed particular stimuli to remember it, but my previous life came screaming back to me, crystal clear. I was a late-blooming sixteen year old, eyeball deep in a dating
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Review: TOTAL RECALL is Completely Forgettable

By Twitchfilm.com on August 1, 2012
Two or three explanatory sentences quickly whizz by at the beginning of Len Wiseman’s Total Recall, setting up a different world than the one created by Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 film version of Philip K
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Colin Farrell Underwhelms In New TOTAL RECALL Clip

By Twitchfilm.com on July 11, 2012
A new clip from Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall has arrived online today and the biggest question it leaves this particular viewer with is “Is this actually a clip from the movie?” Because if it is
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New TOTAL RECALL Trailer Brings Greetings From Three Breasted Hooker

By Twitchfilm.com on June 28, 2012
The latest trailer for Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall wastes no time answering the question that’s been burning in everyone’s mind since the film was announced. Yes, the three-breasted hooker is
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Action Packed New TV Spot For Len Wiseman's TOTAL RECALL

By Twitchfilm.com on May 29, 2012
One thing is very clear about Len Wiseman’s take on Total Recall: The man has no inclination whatsoever to capture the same sort of blue collar, gritty take on the future that dominated the world of Paul
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Watch The Full TOTAL RECALL Trailer

By Twitchfilm.com on April 2, 2012
After a brief footage leak on YouTube, a teaser for the trailer and much chatter about whether this particular Philip K Dick story was better left alone, having had one iconic big screen incarnation already
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Bryan Cranston Lands TOTAL RECALL Villain Role

By Twitchfilm.com on March 27, 2012
Well now, Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall just got a lot more interesting.Thus far the main positive note on this one has been the presence of writer Kurt Wimmer – director of Equilibrium – as star
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Bill Nighy, Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale Round Out The Cast Of TOTAL RECALL

By Twitchfilm.com on March 27, 2012
Sure, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel provide a good bit of eye candy but its the addition of Bill Nighy to the cast of the Colin Farrel starring Total Recall remake that put a smile on my face.Nighy
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First TOTAL RECALL Footage Comes From Taiwan

By Twitchfilm.com on March 27, 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you can take this as official notice that the full trailer for the upcoming Len Wiseman directed remake of Total Recall will be arriving soon. The first promo spot from
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Total Recall reboot fails in its own right

By Todd Kushige​machi on August 8, 2012

(Originally posted at www.tkatthemovies.com)

I have not seen Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 Total Recall, but comparisons to the original aren’t necessary to discuss the new remake starring Colin Farrell…  read review

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