Dopamine (film)

Dopamine is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Decena.

Dopamine
Release poster
Directed byMark Decena
Produced byTad Fettig
Debbie Brubaker
Written byMark Decena
Timothy Breitbach
StarringJohn Livingston
Sabrina Lloyd
Music byEric Holland
CinematographyRobert Humphreys
Edited byJessica Congdon
Production
company
Kontent Films
Distributed bySundance Channel
Release date
  • October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
Running time
84 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$22,875

Plot

Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his favorite bar one fateful evening. Sparks fly between them, but fundamental differences in their approaches to love and relationships slow them down to a halt.

Cast

  • John Livingston as Rand
  • Sabrina Lloyd as Sarah
  • Bruno Campos as Winston
  • Rueben Grundy as Johnson
  • Kathleen Antonia as Tammy
  • Nicole Wilder as Machiko
  • William Windom as Rand's father
  • Dennis Yen as Toru

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 52% rating based on 52 reviews.[1] On Metacritic it has a score of 52 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Awards

References

  1. Dopamine at Rotten Tomatoes
  2. Dopamine at Metacritic
  3. "Sundance Film Festival Films Honored 1985-2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
Awards
Preceded by
n/a
Alfred P. Sloan Prize Winner
2003
Succeeded by
Primer


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