The Net

The Net (2003)

Documentary

More of a film essay - of the type pioneered by Orson Welles and Chris Marker - than a standard documentary, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck's The Net: The Unabomber, the LSD and the Internet begins with the typical format and structure of a nonfiction film, and a single subject (the life and times of mail bomber Ted Kaczynski). From that thematic springboard, Dammbeck branches out omnidirectionally, segueing into a series of thematic riffs and variants on such marginally-related subjects as: the history of cyberspace, terrorism, utopian ideals, LSD, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Cuckoo's Nest author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters.

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  • Release Date: 2003-10-01
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Director: Lutz Dammbeck

Where to Watch The Net Online

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Eva Mattes

      Narrator (voice)

    • Tom Vogt

      Narrator (voice)

    • Lutz Dammbeck

      Self

    • Stewart Brand

      Self

    • John Brockman

      Self

    • Butch Gehring

      Self

    • David Gelernter

      Himself

    • Robert W. Taylor

      Himself

    • Heinz von Foerster

      Himself

    • Chris Waits

      Himself

    • Norbert Wiener

      Himself

    • Ted Kaczynski

      Self (archive footage)