Synthetic Pleasures
5
85 minutes
9/13/1995
Overview
Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Cast List
John Perry Barlow
as Self
Jeff Baxter
as Self
Scott Bukatman
as Self
Scott Frazier
as Self
Robert Gurland
as Self
Michio Kaku
as Self
Jaron Lanier
as Self
Timothy Leary
as Self
Max More
as Self
Orlan
as Self
Lisa Palac
as Self
Ed Regis
as Self
Howard Rheingold
as Self
R.U. Sirius
as Self
Tammy Baker
as Self
Desmond Crisis
as Self
John Cox
as Self
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
as Self
Astro Erle
as Self
Robert Ettinger
as Self
Mae Ettinger
as Self
Teena Evans
as Self
Albert Geiser
as Self
Amanda Lepore
as Self
Manon Thomas
as Self
Desi Monster
as Self
Armen Ra
as Self
Mike Rehdish
as Self
Charlotte Richards
as Self
Steve Roberts
as Self
Carlos Slinger
as Self
Cheryl Spaulding
as Self
Delmar Thompson
as Self
David Abbott
as Self
Antonio L. Arroyo
as Self
Rebecca Forman
as Self
Donna Kirkestue
as Self
Terry Newman
as Self
Carol Newman
as Self
Joseph Liad
as Self
Miles, the Beagle
as Self
Margarita Ochoa
as Self
Merle Richards
as Self
Bradley Storm
as Self
Isabel Yellin
as Self
Yamel M. Haynes
as Self