- Release Date: 1997
- Runtime: 96 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Scott Allen, Betsy Brantley, Marcus Lyle Brown, Silas Cooper ... see all
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Plot: Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. After the death of a colleague, he is promoted to the job of writing speeches for... Read more
User Reviews
an extremely personal, maddeningly absurd excursion into the loony side of Soderbergh; one of the definitions of 'acquired taste'
Jul 10, 2007
Filmjack3 - imdb.com
Jul 10, 2007Filmjack3 - imdb.com
From the prologue I instantly thought I understood the tone that Steven Soderbergh- writer, director, cinematographer, possible pornographer, and double-actor on Schizopolis- was going for: pure absurdism, not just with how the prologue is worded (as the most important film experience... Full review
Entertaining and thought provoking comedy.
Jan 07, 2007
TheTwistedLiver - imdb.com
Jan 07, 2007TheTwistedLiver - imdb.com
The first time I saw this film I was entertained and mildly confused by what I had just witnessed, it primarily represents a satiric look at modern life Pre Office Space, but saying just that does not do the picture... Full review
This is one of my favourite films of all time for a reason.
Oct 03, 2001
craigjclark - imdb.com
Oct 03, 2001craigjclark - imdb.com
The reason is it is absolutely brilliant. In need of artistic renewal, Steven Soderbergh threw everything he could think of into this self-financed feature and the results are scattershot, inscrutable, unfathomable and -- above all else -- hilarious. Veering from... Full review
Great for the first two viewings, loses its punch after that
May 13, 2001
CHendri887 - imdb.com
May 13, 2001CHendri887 - imdb.com
I watched this movie for the first time a couple of months ago. I had to watch it twice because I didn't get the way everything fit together in the plot the first time. My impression at first was that... Full review
Its hilarity is absolute!
Mar 27, 2001
lkirkner - imdb.com
Mar 27, 2001lkirkner - imdb.com
Soderbergh apparently worked on this movie with a video camera and several friends. The movie was an effort on Soderbergh's part to return to the most basic elements of film making, without the big budget, big lights, and big names.... Full review
generic greeting!
Dec 30, 2000
gurghi-2 - imdb.com
Dec 30, 2000gurghi-2 - imdb.com
Stream-of-consciousness conception, sharp writing and creative technique. There's plenty here to amuse any smart audience, but the parts add up to an (intentionally) oblique whole. The film is so playful and irrespective of convention, it's as if Soderbergh threw up... Full review
Schizopolis (1996): My generations' Citizen Kane
Nov 04, 2000
hans_lucas - imdb.com
Nov 04, 2000hans_lucas - imdb.com
When I first saw this movie it was on VHS. I am sure it had a bleak existence as a theatrical release because of its WAY-"offbeatedness." But what a refreshing, amazing, quirky, raw, intelligent, and inspiring film it was. Yes,... Full review
Fabulous.
Jul 27, 2000
mrpink16 - imdb.com
Jul 27, 2000mrpink16 - imdb.com
Steven Soderbergh's 'Schizopolis' is a masterpiece. It's a satire on the formulas and cycles of ordinary people's every day lives. It very brilliantly satirizes relationships, marriage, sex, stress, work, the media, and communication, and many more elements of life. Soderbergh's... Full review
No quick summary possible...
Jul 27, 2000
"Boognish" - imdb.com
Jul 27, 2000"Boognish" - imdb.com
If big star Hollywood movies are your favorites, this might not be for you. You should give it a chance, though. It's very fun.Schizopolis is an incredible treatise on communication and perception in a cinematic form. Supposedly, Soderberg made this... Full review
fan-tastic! (may contain spoilers?)
Jul 23, 2000
iamsethh - imdb.com
Jul 23, 2000iamsethh - imdb.com
What a great movie. I put off renting it due to the general plot outline and poster which makes it seem "zany" and "mad-cap". I'm glad I finally did, as it is now one of my favorite movies. Its influence... Full review
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