Synopsis

Based on the novel "A Scanner Darkly".

From the back cover of the DVD box

The time: just beyond now. The place: suburbia. The story: a twisted tale of people hooked on Substance D. And a government that cheerfully destroys its citizens-their rights, their relationships in order to save them. Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson, Wiona Ryder and Roy Cochrane play strung-out friends terrified of each other and of spies. Keanu Reeves plays a spy who's also one of the friends until his two personalities begin to split. Enjoy the paranoia. Nobody's watching you. Really.