Largely overlooked, this cynical, cyberpunk film noir is worth seeking out. With minimal special effects, lots of dark humor and a potent screenplay from writer-director Peter Lehner, MEGAVILLE demonstrates what can be done with a sharp idea and razor-edged attitude.
The plot carries faint echoes of the elephantine TOTAL RECALL. Deliberately vague in setting up its dystopic universe, MEGAVILLE takes place in some unspecified future when a chunk of the former US is now the Hemisphere, a bleak dictatorship combining chillier aspects of the Soviet Union and the
Moral Majority. All forms of entertainment media are forbidden because they supposedly degrade societal v...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins