FYI:
"It's
about a man with a dream-machine" -senior
Not many
people understand the echoing laugh as Ben descends the stairs. They are
the constant rejections and sorrows that plague Richard. The only way for
Richard to escape them is the basement, but the voices can sometimes follow him
there as well. Basically, it was in his head.
Ashleigh
Oxtoby was not the original person to play Richard's wife, but came straight
from volleyball practice when the original person cast never showed up.
Thanks.
The
"computer" was a busted VCR that I (Cottingham) was going to throw off
a high place, but thought that it may come in handy.
The
"smoke" was incense.
Richards wife
getting fat after their son had been erased was never fully explained in the
story. It could be that since she no longer had to be an active parent in
the community that she just no longer cared, or maybe it doesn't matter and
people shouldn't read too much into it.
I got
many compliments from girls saying that they liked the video, that it was
much better than the "bad and way too violent La Policia." The
opposite was true for most of the guys.
There was
originally going to be another ending of the film where Richard commits suicide
but the investigators are stumped.
"Only
one thing bothers me about this."
"Oh
yeah, what's that chief."
"How
the Hell did he get all 6 shots off?"