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Senseless

October 15, 2023

For other uses, see Senseless (disambiguation).

Senseless is a 1998 American buddy comedy science fiction film directed by Penelope Spheeris and written by Greg Erb and Craig Mazin. The film stars Marlon Wayans, David Spade, and Matthew Lillard as college students.

Senseless
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPenelope Spheeris
Written byGreg Erb
Craig Mazin
Produced byDavid Hoberman
Starring
CinematographyDaryn Okada
Edited byRoss Albert
Music byBoris Blank
Production
companies
Dimension Films
Mandeville Films
Gold/Miller Productions
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • February 20, 1998 (1998-02-20)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[citation needed]
Box office$13,109,234 (USA)[1]

Plot Edit

Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) is an economics student at Stratford University, who does not have the advantages of his wealthy nemesis, Scott Thorpe (David Spade), or his best friend Tim LaFlour (Matthew Lillard), straight edge punk rocker who has a hockey scholarship. Darryl is so broke he donates four pints of blood in one day (playing a different character each time) and four vials of sperm in one day. Darryl's big break comes when he enters a competition, where the winner gets a high-paying Wall Street job. But when Scott enters the competition, it seems Darryl's break has gone down the drain. He takes on a high-paying experiment to test a drug that enhances the five senses. Darryl uses it to his advantage and he impresses the competition's supervisor, Mr. Tyson (Rip Torn) and he even joins the hockey team as a goalie. But after taking an extra dose one night, he experiences side effects. The experiment's supervisor, Dr. Thomas Wheedon (Brad Dourif), tells Darryl only four of his senses will work at a time until the drug leaves his body.

As Darryl struggles, Tim thinks that his friend is on heroin and gets worried about him. Darryl's luck then starts going down the drain as he loses the hockey game because his sense of sight is lost. He also mistakenly confesses love to his girlfriend's father who he thinks is his girlfriend as his sense of sight is lost. Her father turns out to be Mr. Tyson. He also acts very clumsily (because of the loss of the ability to see) during the basketball game he is invited to see with a client who needs to be impressed in order for Darryl to score some points with the Smythe-Bates guys. Luckily, the client thinks Darryl is just funny and signs a contract with the company.

As the story progresses, Darryl asks his friend Tim to help him study for the next day's interview. At that exact moment, Scott studies for the test with the aid of his rich father's employees. Scott is shown to answer a question correctly but he does not know the reason behind it, he ignores the question. The next day, the drug leaves Darryl's system and now all his five senses operate normally. During the interview, it comes down to Darryl and Scott, Scott is asked the same question he was asked last night, he answers it correctly, but when asked the reason, he does not know, Darryl steps in, gives the correct reason and scores the position of junior analyst at Smythe-Bates. But in his speech, he confesses that he cheated by taking an experimental drug. A meeting is called to decide his fate and Mr. Tyson tells him that he himself started out in the mail room and Darryl should too, if he serves one year duty in the mail room, he will score the position of junior analyst. The story skips a year and Darryl is shown to ask his mom to move into a deluxe apartment. The movie ends with Darryl entering the Smythe-Bates building on his first day, with a familiar-looking doorman (Sherman Hemsley).

Cast Edit

Production Edit

Senseless was financed by Dimension Films/Miramax, and was the second movie idea Princeton University comedy writers Craig Mazin and Greg Erb had successfully pitched, with their first being the 1997 Buena Vista comedy RocketMan.[2] Filming began during June 1997 in Los Angeles.[3]

Reception Edit

Box office Edit

Senseless opened on February 20, 1998 and, in its opening weekend, made $5,337,651 at #5 behind Titanic's tenth weekend, The Wedding Singer's second, Sphere's second, and Good Will Hunting's twelfth.[4]

Critical response Edit

The film received negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 6% based on reviews from 17 critics.[5] On Metacritic the film has a score of 36% based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[7]

Roger Ebert gave the film 2.5 out of 4.[8][9][10]

Soundtrack Edit

The Senseless soundtrack was released February 10, 1998 by Gee Street Records.

  1. "Busy Child" - The Crystal Method
  2. "Song for Lindy" - Fatboy Slim
  3. "Absurd" - Fluke
  4. "Together" - Moby
  5. "Do You Want to Freak?" - The Freak Brothers
  6. "The Unexplained" - Gravediggaz
  7. "Graciosa" - Moby
  8. "Reeferendrum" - Fluke
  9. "Set Back" - Fluke
  10. "Jungle Brother (True Blue)" - Jungle Brothers
  11. "Spacefunk" - Headrillaz
  12. "Perfect for You" - P.M. Dawn
  13. "Atom Bomb" - Fluke
  14. "Look Around My Window" - Ambersunshower
  15. "Mucho Dinero" - Yankee B.
  16. "Smash the State" - Naked Aggression
  17. "Gotta Be...Movin' on Up" - Prince Be of P.M. Dawn featuring Ky-Mani and John Forté

References Edit

  1. ^ "Senseless (1998) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ Anita M. Busch (1997-07-22). "Dimension snags duo for 2-pic writing deal – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. ^ Archerd, Army (1997-06-03). "Uhry play again getting screen offers – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for February 20-22, 1998". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ "Senseless (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ "Senseless". Metacritic.
  7. ^ . CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22.
  8. ^ Ebert, Roger (February 20, 1998). "Senseless". Chicago Sun-Times.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Todd (17 February 1998). "Senseless". Variety.
  10. ^ Janet Maslin (February 20, 1998). "'Senseless': College on a Sense-Enhancing Drug". The New York Times.

External links Edit

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For other uses see Senseless disambiguation Senseless is a 1998 American buddy comedy science fiction film directed by Penelope Spheeris and written by Greg Erb and Craig Mazin The film stars Marlon Wayans David Spade and Matthew Lillard as college students SenselessTheatrical release posterDirected byPenelope SpheerisWritten byGreg Erb Craig MazinProduced byDavid HobermanStarringMarlon Wayans David Spade Matthew Lillard Brad Dourif Tamara Taylor Rip TornCinematographyDaryn OkadaEdited byRoss AlbertMusic byBoris BlankProductioncompaniesDimension Films Mandeville Films Gold Miller ProductionsDistributed byMiramax FilmsRelease dateFebruary 20 1998 1998 02 20 Running time93 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 15 million citation needed Box office 13 109 234 USA 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 4 1 Box office 4 2 Critical response 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditDarryl Witherspoon Marlon Wayans is an economics student at Stratford University who does not have the advantages of his wealthy nemesis Scott Thorpe David Spade or his best friend Tim LaFlour Matthew Lillard straight edge punk rocker who has a hockey scholarship Darryl is so broke he donates four pints of blood in one day playing a different character each time and four vials of sperm in one day Darryl s big break comes when he enters a competition where the winner gets a high paying Wall Street job But when Scott enters the competition it seems Darryl s break has gone down the drain He takes on a high paying experiment to test a drug that enhances the five senses Darryl uses it to his advantage and he impresses the competition s supervisor Mr Tyson Rip Torn and he even joins the hockey team as a goalie But after taking an extra dose one night he experiences side effects The experiment s supervisor Dr Thomas Wheedon Brad Dourif tells Darryl only four of his senses will work at a time until the drug leaves his body As Darryl struggles Tim thinks that his friend is on heroin and gets worried about him Darryl s luck then starts going down the drain as he loses the hockey game because his sense of sight is lost He also mistakenly confesses love to his girlfriend s father who he thinks is his girlfriend as his sense of sight is lost Her father turns out to be Mr Tyson He also acts very clumsily because of the loss of the ability to see during the basketball game he is invited to see with a client who needs to be impressed in order for Darryl to score some points with the Smythe Bates guys Luckily the client thinks Darryl is just funny and signs a contract with the company As the story progresses Darryl asks his friend Tim to help him study for the next day s interview At that exact moment Scott studies for the test with the aid of his rich father s employees Scott is shown to answer a question correctly but he does not know the reason behind it he ignores the question The next day the drug leaves Darryl s system and now all his five senses operate normally During the interview it comes down to Darryl and Scott Scott is asked the same question he was asked last night he answers it correctly but when asked the reason he does not know Darryl steps in gives the correct reason and scores the position of junior analyst at Smythe Bates But in his speech he confesses that he cheated by taking an experimental drug A meeting is called to decide his fate and Mr Tyson tells him that he himself started out in the mail room and Darryl should too if he serves one year duty in the mail room he will score the position of junior analyst The story skips a year and Darryl is shown to ask his mom to move into a deluxe apartment The movie ends with Darryl entering the Smythe Bates building on his first day with a familiar looking doorman Sherman Hemsley Cast EditMarlon Wayans as Darryl Witherspoon David Spade as Scott Thorpe Matthew Lillard as Tim LaFlour Brad Dourif as Dr Thomas Wheedon Tamara Taylor as Janice Tyson Rip Torn as Randall Tyson Esther Scott as Denise Witherspoon Richard McGonagle as Robert Bellwether Kenya Moore as Lorraine Vicellous Shannon as Carter Ernie Lively as Coach Brandau Patrick Ewing as Himself Greg Grunberg as Steve the commentator Debra Jo Rupp as Fertility clinic attendant Mark Christopher Lawrence as Wig shop owner Sherman Hemsley as Smythe Bates DoormanProduction EditSenseless was financed by Dimension Films Miramax and was the second movie idea Princeton University comedy writers Craig Mazin and Greg Erb had successfully pitched with their first being the 1997 Buena Vista comedy RocketMan 2 Filming began during June 1997 in Los Angeles 3 Reception EditBox office Edit Senseless opened on February 20 1998 and in its opening weekend made 5 337 651 at 5 behind Titanic s tenth weekend The Wedding Singer s second Sphere s second and Good Will Hunting s twelfth 4 Critical response Edit The film received negative reviews Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 6 based on reviews from 17 critics 5 On Metacritic the film has a score of 36 based on reviews from 13 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 6 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale 7 Roger Ebert gave the film 2 5 out of 4 8 9 10 Soundtrack EditThe Senseless soundtrack was released February 10 1998 by Gee Street Records Busy Child The Crystal Method Song for Lindy Fatboy Slim Absurd Fluke Together Moby Do You Want to Freak The Freak Brothers The Unexplained Gravediggaz Graciosa Moby Reeferendrum Fluke Set Back Fluke Jungle Brother True Blue Jungle Brothers Spacefunk Headrillaz Perfect for You P M Dawn Atom Bomb Fluke Look Around My Window Ambersunshower Mucho Dinero Yankee B Smash the State Naked Aggression Gotta Be Movin on Up Prince Be of P M Dawn featuring Ky Mani and John ForteReferences Edit Senseless 1998 Financial Information The Numbers Anita M Busch 1997 07 22 Dimension snags duo for 2 pic writing deal Variety Variety com Retrieved 2019 05 11 Archerd Army 1997 06 03 Uhry play again getting screen offers Variety Variety com Retrieved 2019 05 11 Weekend Box Office Results for February 20 22 1998 Box Office Mojo Senseless 1998 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 2021 01 01 Senseless Metacritic SENSELESS 1998 B CinemaScore Archived from the original on 2018 07 22 Ebert Roger February 20 1998 Senseless Chicago Sun Times McCarthy Todd 17 February 1998 Senseless Variety Janet Maslin February 20 1998 Senseless College on a Sense Enhancing Drug The New York Times External links EditSenseless at IMDb Senseless at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senseless amp oldid 1152916177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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