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Synthetic Pleasures

Synthetic Pleasures

IMDB:

4.5
Synthetic Pleasures

Released

9/13/1995

Duration

1h 25m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Perry Barlow, Jeff Baxter, Scott Bukatman

Overview

Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.

Cast

John Perry Barlow

Self

John Perry Barlow

Jeff Baxter

Self

Jeff Baxter

Scott Bukatman

Self

Scott Bukatman

Scott Frazier

Self

Scott Frazier

Robert Gurland

Self

Robert Gurland

Michio Kaku

Self

Michio Kaku

Jaron Lanier

Self

Jaron Lanier

Timothy Leary

Self

Timothy Leary

Max More

Self

Max More

Orlan

Self

Orlan

Lisa Palac

Self

Lisa Palac

Ed Regis

Self

Ed Regis