Dopamine (film)

Dopamine
Release poster
Directed by	Mark Decena
Produced by	Tad Fettig Debbie Brubaker
Written by	Mark Decena Timothy Breitbach
Starring	John Livingston Sabrina Lloyd
Music by	Eric Holland
Cinematography	Robert Humphreys
Edited by	Jessica Congdon
Production company	Kontent Films
Distributed by	Sundance Channel
Release dates	October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
Running time	84 minutes
Language	English

Dopamine is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Decena.

Plot

Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his favorite bar one fateful evening. Sparks fly between them, but fundamental differences in their approaches to love and relationships slow them down to a halt.

Cast

• John Livingston as Rand
• Sabrina Lloyd as Sarah
• Bruno Campos as Winston
• Rueben Grundy as Johnson
• Kathleen Antonia as Tammy
• Nicole Wilder as Machiko
• William Windom as Rand's father
• Dennis Yen as Toru

Reception

Dopamine received mixed reviews; it currently holds a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 52/100 rating on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards

• Won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival

External links

• Official website
• Dopamine at IMDb
• Dopamine at AllMovie
• Dopamine at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dopamine at Metacritic

Awards
Preceded by n/a	Alfred P. Sloan Prize Winner 2003	Succeeded by Primer