New Line Cinema executives feared that mainstream audiences would not understand the surreal, neo-noir mystery. Against director Alex Proyas’s wishes, the studio forced the addition of an opening voiceover narration by Kiefer Sutherland’s character, Dr. Daniel Schreber.
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