Schizopolis
Fletcher Munson has a doppelgänger in dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. In his only starring performance to date, acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh inhabits both roles: Munson, onanistic corporate drone and speechwriter for New Age guru T. Azimuth Schwitters, and the swinging Korchek, Muzak enthusiast and lover to Munson’s disenchanted wife. Meanwhile, mad exterminator and part-time celebrity prima donna Elmo Oxygen seduces local housewives in secret code and plots against Schwitters. Placing the onus squarely on the viewer (“If you don’t understand this film, it’s your fault and not ours”), writer/director/editor/cameraman Soderbergh presents a deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak, and white-knuckled corporate intrigue, confirming his status as one of America’s most daring and unpredictable filmmakers.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high definition digital transfer, approved by director Steven Soderbergh and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Two audio commentaries: Steven Soderbergh interviewed by Steven Soderbergh; producer John Hardy, actor and casting director David Jensen, production sound mixer Paul Ledford, and actor Michael Malone
- Maximum Busy Muscle!
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by Village Voice critic Dennis Lim
New cover by Neil Kellerhouse
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high definition digital transfer, approved by director Steven Soderbergh and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Two audio commentaries: Steven Soderbergh interviewed by Steven Soderbergh; producer John Hardy, actor and casting director David Jensen, production sound mixer Paul Ledford, and actor Michael Malone
- Maximum Busy Muscle!
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by Village Voice critic Dennis Lim
New cover by Neil Kellerhouse
Cast
- Steven Soderbergh
- Fletcher Munson/Dr. Jeffrey Korchek
- Betsy Brantley
- Mrs. Munson/Attractive Woman #2
- David Jensen
- Elmo Oxygen
- Mike Malone
- T. Azimuth Schwitters
- Eddie Jemison
- Nameless Numberhead Man
- Scott Allen
- Right-Hand Man
- Katherine La Nasa
- Attractive Woman #1
- C.C. Courtney
- Man Being Interviewed
- Liann Pattison
- Mysterious Couple (Female)
- Silas Cooper
- Mysterious Couple (Male)
- Sarah Soderbergh
- Fletcher’s Daughter
- Peter Soderbergh
- Lester Richards
- Park Seward
- TV Commercial Announcer
- Fritzi Bjorndahl
- Numbers woman
Credits
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Screenplay
- Steven Soderbergh
- Producer
- John Hardy
- Music
- Cliff Martinez
- Music
- Joseph Wilkins
- Music
- Steven Soderbergh
- Music
- Harry Garfield
- Music
- Mark Mangini
- Cinematography
- Steven Soderbergh
- Editing
- Sarah Flack
- Casting
- David Jensen
- Production sound mixers
- Paul Ledford
- Production sound mixers
- Whit Norris
- Key grip
- David Jensen
- Boom operator
- Mike Malone
- Grip
- Darrin Dickerson
- Sound editing
- Mark Mangini
- Rerecording mixer
- Larry Blake
