Timecode is a 2000 experimental drama film, directed by Mike Figgis.

The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously. The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given moment.

The movie was shot on videotape. This was transferred to film for the theatrical release, but the VHS and DVD releases present the original videotape format version of the film.

The film was shot 15 different times over a period of two weeks and Figgis selected the best version for theatrical release; this version was filmed on November 19, 1999, beginning at 3.00 pm. The DVD release includes the first attempt as a bonus feature. Additionally on the DVD release, viewers have access to all audio tracks to allow for custom sound mixing, rather than the mix of the finished film.

Elements of the film's style — particularly the segmented screen device — were later used by the TV series 24.

Cast

• Xander Berkeley as Evan Wantz
• Golden Brooks as Onyx Richardson
• Saffron Burrows as Emma
• Viveka Davis as Victoria Cohen
• Richard Edson as Lester Moore
• Aimee Graham as Sikh Nurse
• Salma Hayek as Rose
• Glenne Headly as Dava Adair, Therapist (portrayed in the original take by Laurie Metcalf)
• Andrew Heckler as Auditioning Actor
• Holly Hunter as Renee Fishbine, Executive
• Danny Huston as Randy
• Daphna Kastner as Auditioning Actress
• Patrick Kearney as Drug House Owner
• Elizabeth Low as Penny, Evan's Assistant
• Kyle MacLachlan as Bunny Drysdale
• Mía Maestro as Ana Pauls
• Julian Sands as Quentin
• Jeanne Tripplehorn as Lauren
• Stephen Weber as Darren
• Stellan Skarsgård as Alex Green

External links

2000 films