Dopamine is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Decena.
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Directed by | Mark Decena |
Produced by | Tad Fettig Debbie Brubaker |
Written by | Mark Decena Timothy Breitbach |
Starring | John Livingston Sabrina Lloyd |
Music by | Eric Holland |
Cinematography | Robert Humphreys |
Edited by | Jessica Congdon |
Production company | Kontent Films |
Distributed by | Sundance Channel |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Language | English |
Box office | $22,875 |
Screenplay
Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his favorite bar one fateful evening. Sparks fly between them, but fundamental differences in their approaches to love and relationships slow them down to a halt.
- John Livingston as Rand
- Sabrina Lloyd as Sarah
- Bruno Campos as Winston
- Rueben Grundy as Johnson
- Kathleen Antonia as Tammy
- Nicole Wilder as Machiko
- William Windom as Rand's father
- Dennis Yen as Toru
Dopamine received mixed reviews; it currently holds a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 52/100 rating on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The film received one film award and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival. It received mixed and mediocre reviews from popular movie critics.
- Won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival
- Nomination for Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.