eXistenZ
“Everybody's Playing It.”
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
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Cast
17 people
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Allegra Geller
Known for
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Jude Law
Ted Pikul
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Captain Marvel
Ian Holm
Kiri Vinokur
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Willem Dafoe
Gas
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Don McKellar
Yevgeny Nourish
Known for
Crimes of the Future
Last Night
Callum Keith Rennie
Hugo Carlaw
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
The Umbrella Academy
Christopher Eccleston
Seminar Leader
Known for
Thor: The Dark World
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Sarah Polley
Merle
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Mr. Nobody
Robert A. Silverman
D'Arcy Nader
Known for
Scanners
Naked Lunch
Kris Lemche
Noel Dichter
Known for
Final Destination 3
Ginger Snaps
Oscar Hsu
Chinese Waiter
Known for
The Copenhagen Test
Vik Sahay
Male Assistant
Known for
Chuck
Good Will Hunting
David Cronenberg Director · Howard Shore Composer Peter Suschitzky Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $15M · United States release April 19, 1999
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,856,712
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Alliance Atlantis
Production
Serendipity Point Films
Production
Natural Nylon Entertainment
Production
Dimension Films
Studio · Production
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Production
Canadian Television Fund
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
The Harold Greenberg Fund
Production
The Movie Network
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique
Production
Canada · United Kingdom · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 1999
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · April 14, 1999
Theatrical
United States · April 19, 1999
Theatrical
United States · October 19, 1999
Physical · VHS / DVD
Australia
May 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
April 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 11, 2000 · Digital
France
April 25, 2025 · Digital · Mubi
Germany
November 18, 1999 · Theatrical
July 25, 2000 · Physical
Greece
July 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
November 19, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Torino Festival
January 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
April 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 24, 1999 · Theatrical
January 12, 2002 · TV · Net 5
November 25, 2004 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
October 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
April 14, 2000 · Digital
Portugal
May 7, 1999 · Theatrical
January 8, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Romania
April 14, 1999 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
August 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
October 8, 1999 · Theatrical · ICAA: 90898
Sweden
August 27, 1999 · Theatrical
May 24, 2000 · Physical · VHS / DVD
United Kingdom
April 30, 1999 · Theatrical
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