Synopsis
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.
Cast
| Fletcher Munson/Dr. Jeffrey Korchek | Steven Soderbergh |
| Mrs. Munson/Attractive Woman #2 | Betsy Brantley |
| Elmo Oxygen | David Jensen |
| T. Azimuth Schwitters | Mike Malone |
| Nameless Numberhead Man | Eddie Jemison |
| Right-Hand Man | Scott Allen |
| Attractive Woman #1 | Katherine La Nasa |
| Man Being Interviewed | C.C. Courtney |
| Mysterious Couple (Female) | Liann Pattison |
| Mysterious Couple (Male) | Silas Cooper |
| Fletcher’s Daughter | Sarah Soderbergh |
| Lester Richards | Peter Soderbergh |
| TV Commercial Announcer | Park Seward |
| Numbers woman | Fritzi Bjorndahl |
Credits
| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Screenplay | Steven Soderbergh |
| Producer | John Hardy |
| Music | Cliff Martinez, Joseph Wilkins, Steven Soderbergh, Harry Garfield and Mark Mangini |
| Cinematography | Steven Soderbergh |
| Editing | Sarah Flack |
| Casting | David Jensen |
| Production sound mixers | Paul Ledford and Whit Norris |
| Key grip | David Jensen |
| Boom operator | Mike Malone |
| Grip | Darrin Dickerson |
| Sound editing | Mark Mangini |
| Rerecording mixer | Larry Blake |
Disc 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 hearing impaired
- PLUS: A new essay by Village Voice critic Dennis Lim
From the Current
Schizopolis
by Oct 27, 2003Whatever else it may be—a riotous Möbius strip of deranged word games and doppelgänger metaphysics, a scalding allegory of professional and personal disappointment, the missing link between Ferdinand de Saussure and Kentucky Fried Movie—Steven Soderbergh’s Schizopolis . . .
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