Jeff forces Steve to open the door of the main entrance to free Lizzy and then tries to order him to hand over the pocket knife. In addition, Steve informs Jeff that he had in fact finished his sentence seven months previously, while Lizzy's appeal for release had passed the previous week. The entire time inmates had been consenting to the various tests, they had really been under the influence of the obedience drug. The other drugs are merely side projects being used to put B-6 to the ultimate test: whether or not they would harm their love when commanded to. When Steve asks Jeff to administer Darkenfloxx to Lizzy, Jeff takes control of Steve's MobiPak, reveals that Mark has spiked his Mobipak with Darkenfloxx, and forces him to admit the true goal of the program: testing a compliance drug, B-6.

Mark becomes doubtful of Steve's motives, and he breaks down when Jeff confronts him. Jeff confesses to Lizzy, an inmate he is close with, that he not only killed his friend in the car accident but his girlfriend as well. Steve tells Jeff that his father abandoned him as a child. Steve and Jeff get high together on a laughing drug, as Steve also has a MobiPak installed. Jeff unlocks Steve's desk compartment, discovering that there are no 'higher-ups': the prison is run by Abnesti Pharmaceuticals, Steve's company. As Steve rushes out of the projection room, he drops his keys. This causes Mark to doubt their work in the facility. Jeff reluctantly agrees, and to his horror, Heather commits suicide while on the Darkenfloxx after she damages her MobiPak, the device that administers the drugs. The next day, Steve brings Jeff into the observation room and tells him that the 'higher ups' have decided that the younger of the two women, Heather, must be injected with a dose, though it will only last 5 minutes. Mark helps Steve administer some N-40 to himself. He declines to choose, claiming he feels nothing in particular for either one of them after the effects of the love drug had worn off. Steve asks him to choose which one of them to give Darkenfloxx, a drug that induces intense fear and psychological pain. Inmate Jeff, still reeling from having killed his friend whilst drunk driving, is given N-40, a 'love drug', which distorts his senses and drives him to have sex with two of his fellow inmates. The subjects go through daily test runs of various drugs, all of which alter their emotions and their perceptions of their surroundings. The prisoners have their own rooms, do chores, and are free to roam without guard supervision. The program is overseen by the sympathetic and hospitable Steve Abnesti, along with his assistant Mark. The test subjects, technically prisoners of the state, are volunteers for the project aiming to reduce their sentence time. Spiderhead is a state of the art penitentiary experimenting with the effects of research chemicals. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Spiderhead premiered in Sydney on June 11, 2022, and was released on Netflix on June 17.

Principal photography took place in Australia in 2020. The story follows inmates in a luxurious prison who participate in experiments involving mind-altering drugs. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett. Watching Experience: Nothing of note with my experience regarding mature content.įor some sequences of action violence including brief bloody images, some language including a few brief strong uses, brief sexual content and brief smoking.Spiderhead is a 2022 American sci-fi psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the dystopian short story ' Escape from Spiderhead' by George Saunders and first published in The New Yorker. Positive Role Models and Representations(1/5): Snake Plissken is an anti-hero who is forced to make difficult decisions in a world of evil.

Many people are shot with guns, but no blood is shown. In a surprisingly violent scene, a man is decapitated, with blood briefly shown. Violence(4/5): Some intense violence occurs, with fistfights, explosions and knife fights. A man smokes a cigar, and another man smokes a cigarette. Sex, Romance and Nudity(3/5): In one brief scene, a man gropes a woman’s breasts and says “‘My G**, they’re real.’” Prostitutes are seen on the streets wearing skimpy clothing.ĭrinking, Drugs and Smoking(2/5): The protagonist occasionally smokes cigarettes. is a 1996 sci-fi action adventure sequel film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi and A.J.

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