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The 6th Day (M, 2000) Presented in 35mm Film by The Revival House Perth
In a near-future where human cloning has become illegal but technologically routine, helicopter pilot Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) returns home from work to discover an unthinkable horror: he's been replaced by an exact clone of himself, complete with his memories, his family, and his entire life. Hunted by the powerful biotech corporation responsible for creating his double, Adam must evade assassins while uncovering the truth behind a vast illegal cloning conspiracy that threatens to unravel the very definition of human identity. As Adam confronts his own duplicate and the shadowy corporate forces protecting the operation, he's forced to grapple with unsettling questions about selfhood, mortality, and what truly makes a person who they are, all while fighting for his life and his family's safety.
Director Roger Spottiswoode delivers a slick, effects-driven action thriller that uses its science fiction premise to explore genuine ethical anxieties about cloning technology and identity. Arnold Schwarzenegger brings his trademark physicality to a role complicated by genuine philosophical stakes, playing opposite an equally formidable version of himself as the story's central conceit unfolds. The film's near-future production design imagines a world where advanced technology has outpaced legal and ethical frameworks, grounding its action sequences in a plausible vision of technological overreach. Blending brisk action set pieces with earnest speculation about the moral implications of human replication, The 6th Day taps into anxieties about biotechnology that felt particularly timely upon release, wrapping substantive ideas about identity and mortality within an accessible, crowd-pleasing action framework.
Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.
When: Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:20PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: M (Low level violence, Low level coarse language)
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16 Preston Street Como, 6152, 16 Preston St, Como WA 6152, Australia, Perth
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