The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order, drug-fueled interdimensional shifts, and 1970's pop culture combine for the mind-bending adventure of the century.
Filmed in the Philippines due to the unfavorable portrayal of Thailand. This involved converting a mental institute to the prison and changing street signs from English to Thai.
Alice Marano:
I need to talk to the guard who forgot to lock the gate.
[Alice is getting stoned]
Darlene Davis:
You've got to be kidding.
Alice:
What?
Darlene Davis:
Do you really think getting stoned right now is a good idea?
Alice:
Yes, I think it's an excellent idea.
Alice Marano:
That's all freedom is... an illusion.
Alice Marano:
I am an American citizen. I have a right to an attorney.
Guard:
Oh, yes, and right to one telephone call, too.
Darlene Davis:
Well, you were the one carrying the bag.
Alice Marano:
Yeah. The bag you packed.
Darlene Davis:
Um, waiter, there's a bug in my snot.
Doug Davis:
You're a scammer and you're a manipulator. You think that I don't know you? You are dead wrong. The only thing that has ever come out of your mouth is lies. Six years old... the paint... the paint all over your hands. All over our couch? 'I didn't do it.' 16 years old with the beer cans in my car. 'I didn't do it.' Let me hear you say it again, Alice. Come on! Let me hear you say it in here, huh? Come on, one for old times' sake!
Alice Marano:
[screaming] I didn't do it!
Alice:
If my brain wasn't on drugs right now, I could possibly kill someone.
Nick Parks:
C'mon, I made the ultimate sacrifice: 1 first class ticket for 3 economy.
Alice Marano:
You'll never know what you ultimately sacrificed.
Alice Marano:
Can I make a wish?
Revealing mistakes: At the end of the tape that Alice sends to Hank, the tape visibly stops before the last few sentences of her narrative are heard.
Miscellaneous: At the end of the movie, when Alice and Hank grab each other's hands on the door's bar, Alice's fingernails can clearly be seen to have a 'French Tip' manicure. During an earlier scene, it is mentioned that they have no necessities, only the clothes on their backs.
Featured in
"HBO First Look: Brokedown Palace" (1999)
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