Rating: R
Genre:
Romance
Theatrical Release: 10/10/2003(USA
Release Date: 04/01/2005
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Showtime Entertainment
Mark Decena makes his directorial debut with the
romantic comedy Dopamine. In San Francisco during the economic heyday of computer technology,
Rand (
John Livingston) works as a software designer. He and his co-workers,
Winston (
Bruno Campos) and
Johnson (
Reuben Grundy), have created a toy called Koy Koy, an A.I. cyber-pet that can respond to its owner's voice.
Rand's love life hasn't been very productive, especially because his father (
William Windom) has been repeatedly telling him that love is just a series of chemical reactions ever since his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. One day,
Rand goes out to the bar after work and meets preschool teacher
Sarah (
Sabrina Lloyd), whom he feels strongly attracted to. When his company test markets his cyber-pet to little kids,
Rand meets
Sarah again and they are instantly connected. Despite their differing opinions on the chemical nature of love,
Rand and
Sarah begin a romance that puts their theories to the test. The film also stars
Kathleen Antonia and
Nicole Wilder. Shot on digital video,
Dopamine premiered at the
2003 Sundance Film Festival.
~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
