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The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 film released to cinemas in Germany and the United States (as The 13th Floor). The film was directed by Josef Rusnak and rated R by the MPAA for language and violence. It is 100 minutes long and stars Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. Produced by Roland Emmerich, the film is loosely based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye and the German mini-series Welt am Draht (World on a wire) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x710, 64 KB) Licensing This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x710, 64 KB) Licensing This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), originally called the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association, is a non-profit trade association based in the United States which was formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... Violence is any act of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause injury, in some cases criminal, or harm to persons, and (to a lesser extent) animals or property. ... Craig Bierko (born August 18, 1964 in Rye Brook, New York, USA) is an American actor most famous for his role as Max Baer in the film Cinderella Man. ... Gretchen Mol, born November 8, 1972 in Deep River, Connecticut, is an American actress. ... Armin Mueller-Stahl (born December 17, 1930) is a German film actor. ... Vincent Phillip DOnofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and producer. ... As David Palmer on 24 Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954 in San Mateo, California) is a film and television actor perhaps best known for his role as David Palmer from the American television show 24. ... Roland Emmerich on the set of IndependenceDay Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a film producer, director and writer. ... The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States. ... Daniel F. Galouye (1920-1976) was an American science fiction writer. ... Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a German movie director and actor, one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ...

Plot

The story line is about an advanced virtual reality machine that lets people visit Los Angeles in A.D. 1937. Upon logging on, a person in this alternate reality (all of whom are truly self-aware) has their mind taken over by the person in the real world, and can remember nothing they do until this person leaves. The man who created the project, Hannon Fuller, discovers that the "real" world is another such virtual reality and leaves a message for Douglas Hall in the simulation. He is then murdered upon returning to 1999 by Hall's user. Hall of course remembers none of this, but wakes up with a bloody shirt. He enters the simulation to discover that the message has been read by a bartender, who (along with Hall, when he learns what it said) naturally assumes it is referring to the 1937 world. He goes crazy and tries to kill Hall, who is logged off by a coworker. Hall then realizes that the message was referring to the world he thought was real, rather than the simulation. He learns from a woman who lives in the world containing his that many such virtual realities exist, but that his is the only one which has managed to create others; and that his user (the husband of the woman he speaks to) has become power-crazed. When his coworker enters the simulation and dies, he learns how to free himself as the bartender's personality takes over the body. His user logs on, and attempts to kill his wife, but is himself shot. Hall wakes up in what is assumed to be the real world. Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it a real or imagined one. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The plot parallels with well known existentialist themes as portrayed in The Matrix and eXistenZ all released the same year, and Dark City, a year before. The Thirteenth Floor received generally negative reviews, while The Matrix received far more attention. Existentialism is a philosophical movement emphasizing individualism, individual freedom, and subjectivity. ... The Matrix is a science fiction/action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. ... eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. ... Dark City is a 1998 film written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, and directed by Proyas. ... The Matrix is a science fiction/action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. ...

See Also

• Competing films with similar plots

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External links

• The Thirteenth Floor at the Internet Movie Database
• The Thirteenth Floor at Rotten Tomatoes