Synthetic Pleasures
13/09/1995
1h 25m
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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
Jeff Baxter
Self
Scott Bukatman
Self
Scott Frazier
Self
Robert Gurland
Self
Michio Kaku
Self
Jaron Lanier
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Max More
Self
Orlan
Self
Lisa Palac
Self
Ed Regis
Self
Howard Rheingold
Self
R.U. Sirius
Self
Tammy Baker
Self
Desmond Crisis
Self
John Cox
Self
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
Self
Astro Erle
Self
Robert Ettinger
Self
Mae Ettinger
Self
Teena Evans
Self
Albert Geiser
Self
Amanda Lepore
Self
Manon Thomas
Self
Desi Monster
Self
Armen Ra
Self
Mike Rehdish
Self
Charlotte Richards
Self
Steve Roberts
Self
Carlos Slinger
Self
Cheryl Spaulding
Self
Delmar Thompson
Self
David Abbott
Self
Antonio L. Arroyo
Self
Rebecca Forman
Self
Donna Kirkestue
Self
Terry Newman
Self
Carol Newman
Self
Joseph Liad
Self
Miles, the Beagle
Self
Margarita Ochoa
Self
Merle Richards
Self
Bradley Storm
Self
Isabel Yellin
Self
Yamel M. Haynes
Self
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