Zero Effect (1998)
- Directed by
- Jake Kasdan
- Genre
- comedy film, mystery film, comedy thriller
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 202 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A brilliant but eccentric private detective avoids all public contact and relies on his assistant to manage his cases. In Portland, he takes on a blackmail investigation that puts his unusual methods and reclusive lifestyle to the test.
quirkyoffbeatwryunderstatedlow-keymeanderingintellectually playfuldryly humorous
What happens
Zero Effect is a 1998 American mystery comedy film written and directed by Jake Kasdan in his feature directional debut. Starring Bill Pullman as "the world's most private detective", Daryl Zero, and Ben Stiller as his assistant Steve Arlo, the film's plot is loosely based on the Arthur Conan Doyle short story "A Scandal in Bohemia". Shot in Portland, Oregon and scored by The Greyboy Allstars, the film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on January 30, 1998 and received negative reviews from critics, grossing $2 million with a budget of $5 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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