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The 6th day

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Movie propaganda

Are you who you think you are?

Imagine a world free of incurable diseases... a world where animals are no longer threatened by extinction, world hunger has been eradicated, supermarkets are filled with genetically-engineered food and medical laboratories are stocked with cloned human organs waiting to be transplanted... a world so advanced the family pet can be cloned and even tailored to match the decor of your home, or a virtual girlfriend can be designed to your exact specifications... a remarkable world in which the one thing that has eluded man since the beginning of time is finally within his reach - immortality.

But in this world of the near future, in which science has turned fiction into fact, technology has a dark side. Even though it is strictly forbidden under the 6th Day Law - referring to the biblical passage "and god created man on the sixth day" - a ruthless powerbroker is using his advanced genetic-engineering technology to clone human beings for personal gain.

When Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an old-fashioned family man and decorated fighter pilot in what was known as the Rainforest War, comes home one night to discover that his life has been stolen by his clone, his perfect existence is erased. Plunged into a sinister world of murder, corruption and high-tech deception, he is torn from his family by thugs Marshall (Michael Rooker) and Talia (Sarah Wynter), who have been sent to destroy him because they cloned the wrong man. Adam is forced into a fight for his life with these relentless assassins, virtually indestructible since, if killed, they can be cloned over and over again.

Adam's quest to get his life back leads to Replacement Technologies, a company masterminded by Michael Drucker (Tony Goldwyn) - one of the richest men in the world with financial ownership in everything from sports teams to medical research - and his partner Griffin Weir (Robert Duvall), a highly respected scientist. Now that Drucker has realised that Adam can expose the secret that could destroy his empire, he sets out to kidnap and murder him before he can tell a soul. But Drucker did indeed clone the wrong man - because Adam Gibson isn't going down without a fight.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film science fiction horror gene clone engineer corruption action technology

Persons of interest

Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Adam Gibson
Michael Rapaport .... Hank Morgan
Tony Goldwyn .... Michael Drucker
Michael Rooker .... Robert Marshall
Sarah Wynter .... Talia Elsworth
Wendy Crewson .... Natalie Gibson
Rodney Rowland .... P. Wiley
Terry Crews .... Vincent
Ken Pogue .... Speaker Day
Colin Cunningham .... Tripp
Robert Duvall .... Dr Griffin Weir
Wanda Cannon .... Katherine Weir
Taylor Anne Reid .... Clara Gibson
Don McManus .... RePet Salesman
Steve Bacic .... Johnny Phoenix
Ellie Harvie .... Rosie
Don S Davis .... Cardinal de la Jolla
Daniel Petrie .... Screenwriter
John Sayles .... Screenwriter
Roger Spottiswoode .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

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Awards and film festivals:

Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2002

Studios and distributors:

Sony Pictures Releasing

Intelligence analyst

Secret Agent Acid Thunder

Theatrical report

Finally, the sequel to Total recall!

What do you mean it isn't?

Oh.

Ok then.

But I saw a guy who was once a family man become a superhero to combat the evil forces of technology and greed. Sounds like Total recall to this spud.

So it's cloning instead of mining. You'll never stop mining (just ask Jabiluka) and you'll never stop cloning (just ask Dolly). It's not as if it's immoral (cloning, that is). If it was evil then so would be pacemakers, respirators, life support and cryogenics (not that the latter works but they're working on it). The genie is out of the bottle and no-one wants to put it back in. Except for the Amish but they don't count. Religious people never do.

Anyway, Arnie's done better. The 6th day might've been better on the big screen but it's too late for that now and I refuse to take it further than that.

Intelligence analyst

Agent Phillippe Mejia

Theatrical report

The 6th day is a typical Hollywood thriller - with a good dose of suspense, humour and, of course, plenty of action - that examines the changes to society in the event that human cloning becomes possible.

Although the film presents some ethical concerns and gives you pause to think about the consequences of animal and human cloning, it soon turns itself into a your typical melodrama based on the life of an ordinary guy who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's mainly an efectista (using lots of visual effects to impress) approach to the issue of human cloning - which, by the way, is presented with a distinct lack of scientific understanding - but, it also has its merits: it's funny and without a shadow of doubt, the action, special effects and near-future society, keep your attention.

The 6th day targets those who go to the movies for entertainment and relaxation, not for lovers of film as a transcendental artistic expression. This is Arnie, what else did you expect?

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio: Dolby 5.1
Disc: Single side, dual layer
Picture: Widescreen (aspect ratio 2.35:1/16:9 enhanced)
Languages: English, Hungarian
Subtitles: English, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Hindi, Hebrew, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Arabic, Turkish
10 behind-the-scenes featurettes