''Memory'' (also billed as ''mem-(o)-re'' and ''Memore'') is a 2006 American

techno-thriller A techno-thriller or technothriller is a hybrid genre drawing from science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, action, and war novels. They include a disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of technical details on their subject matter ( ...

film written by Bennett Joshua Davlin, and starring Billy Zane,

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and

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Plot

While lecturing in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, Taylor Briggs, an American authority on

memory Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered ...

, consults on a patient found deep in the

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. While examining the patient, Taylor is accidentally exposed to a substance which unlocks memories that do not belong to him.

Cast

* Billy Zane as Taylor Briggs *

as Stephanie Jacobs *

Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...

as Carol Hargrave * Dennis Hopper as Max Lichtenstein *

as Dr. Deepra Chang * Dan Pelchat as Spectre *

Emily Hirst Emily Hirst (born July 9, 1993) is a Canadian actress. Career Hirst was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hirst first appeared in the TV series ''The Twilight Zone'' in 2002 and she has a small role in '' X2: X-Men United'' as ''The " ...

as Bonnie McHale

Production

Bennett Davlin wrote the novel first with the intention of directing and producing the film. He said: "These characters were so real to me that I just knew I had to bring them to the big screen".

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Memory (2006 Film) 2006 films 2006 psychological thriller films Films scored by Anthony Marinelli Fiction about memory American psychological thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films