''Darkdrive'' is a science fiction movie which premiered in Canada in November 1997 and went straight to DVD in the USA. It stars

Ken Olandt Kenneth Andrew Olandt (born April 22, 1958) is an American actor, producer, executive producer and businessman. He was born in Richmond, California to Robert and Beverly Olandt. Ken Olandt is best known for his lead starring role as Detect ...

and

Julie Benz Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on ''Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award ...

. Darkdrive was the first DVD ever released in United Kingdom. The movie is known for a small moment that was used in the season 4 intro of the television series '' South Park''.

Plot

In the near future, a new law sends criminals to a

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

prison built by a shadowy corporation called Zircon based in Seattle. Steven Falcon, the designer of the system, realizes the dangers of it being overloaded and of hackers who try to break in and steal files only to have the prisoners try to break out via that method. When Falcon threatens to quit the operation he becomes marked for murder by his employers who force him to enter the virtual reality/afterlife to find the source of the danger of the system crashing.

Cast

as Steven Falcon *

Claire Stansfield Claire Stansfield is a British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer and former model who is best known for her recurring role as Alti in several episodes of the TV series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and guest-starring roles on ''Cybill ...

as R.J. Tilda *

as Julie Falcon *Gian Carlo Scandiuzzi as Matthew Stolopin *Brian Faker as Ben *

Brian Finney Brian Finney is a British-American scholar of English literature. He has a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy from the University of Reading and a PhD in English from Birkbeck College. He taught at the University of London until 1987, when he mig ...

as Bill *Marcus Aurelius as Dayton *Tony Doupe as Thackery * William Hall, Jr. as the Doorman at Zeak's

External links

* * 1996 films American science fiction films Films about computing Films about telepresence 1990s science fiction films Films about virtual reality Films set in prison Films directed by Phillip J. Roth 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-sf-film-stub