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Dr. Larry Roberts (Albert Finney) is a skilled Beverley Hills plastic surgeon who specialises in resculpting stunningly beautiful women into paragons of pure perfection. However, his privileged life begins to crumble around him when three of his surgically-enhanced patients die under mysterious circumstances, thrusting him into the spotlight as the number one suspect. Determined to clear his name and prevent the possible death of a forth patient, Cindy (Susan Dey), he begins his own investigation into the murders, discovering links between the dead models and a sinister research facility known as Digital Matrix. Infiltrating the complex, he uncovers an experimental advertising project where computer-animated images employ an auto-hypnotic suggestible trance to manipulate audiences into purchasing products. The situation turns nasty when Cindy is taken hostage, and Dr. Roberts becomes trapped in a race against time to save her from suffering a similar fate to the other victims. Written and directed by Michael Crichton.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312416
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Animation → Computer animation
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Models, Fashion
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Brainwashing
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Manipulative behavior
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Manipulative behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Models, Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Surgery, Plastic
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)