At the height of the 90s virtual reality boom was Thirteenth Floor, which follows the inventor of a virtual reality simulation of 1937 Los Angeles, filled with simulated humans unaware they are computer programs. When Fuller is murdered just as he begins testing of the VR system, his friend and protégé becomes the primary suspect. What follows will blow your 90s mind.
Was it bad? Was it good? Was it so bad it was good?
You’ll have to come and give your opinion, and check it out.
This film was adapted from the novel Simulacrum3, which was previously made into a two-part miniseries for German TV called World on a Wire. We covered that miniseries here—
EPISODE 35: WORLD ON A WIRE, PART 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/56HOjvQJjNaT4lccGiZfRz?si=EgxpfIjORNWvyiTfUQ6gnw
EPISODE 36: WORLD ON A WIRE, PART 2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EK0Orh4x9UfFBNBEOUYy0?si=ZTXbK3tbRTWFmNYpyVv4dQ\
We also reference David Cronenberg’s 90s VR film eXisenZ, which we covered here:
EPISODE 13: EXISTENZ: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hwWwUtuFud13nQBTRwBCW?si=DtY2QNYiSO6za8-btQqNAg
Enjoy!
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