Senseless (1998)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers (WGA):

Greg Erb (written by) &
Craig Mazin (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A secret experiment gave him super senses. Then came the side-effects.

Plot:

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Plot Keywords:

College | Drugs | Body Piercing | Sensory Deprivation | Fraternity

Cast

Marlon Wayans	...	Darryl Witherspoon
Brad Dourif	...	Dr. Wheedon
Esther Scott	...	Denise Witherspoon
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Fertility Clinic Attendant
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Wig Shop Owner
Matthew Lillard	...	Tim LaFlour
David Spade	...	Scott Thorpe
Tamara Taylor	...	Janice
John Ingle	...	Economics Professor
Rip Torn	...	Randall Tyson
Ernie Lively	...	Coach Brandau
Jenette Goldstein	...	Nurse Alvarez
Kenya Moore	...	Lorraine
Constance Zimmer	...	Zestfully Clean Woman
Ken Lerner	...	Dean Barlow

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min | France:108 min | Spain:95 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35777) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | France:U | Netherlands:AL (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Royce Hall - 340 Royce Drive, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

During the scene where Matthew Lillard's character thinks that Darryl has suffered an over dose, his friends that follow him in the room suggest that he needs a shot of adrenaline to the heart. This is a reference to _Pulp Fiction (1993)_ where Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) suffers an actual overdose and is given a shot of adrenaline to restart her heart. (Side note: this method would not actually work if someone suffered an actual overdose)

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Darryl is in the clothing store he is supposedly nude, but in the close shots you can see he is wearing black underpants.

Quotes:

Darryl: You can ram the inside of my crack!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Anus Magillicutty (2003)

Soundtrack:

Gotta Be ... Movin' on Up

No thought required

Just like any one of a hundred fart-joke inspired comedies trundled out every year this movie has it's moments and is at times very funny. Wayans is pretty good mainly because he can be ridiculous without over-acting and therefore becoming annoying. However, there is nothing here that you haven't seen before and to know exactly what's going to happen before it happens becomes tiresome. If you want low-budget comedy you'd be better off watching the inspired Ski School 2 or Happy Gilmore and give this one a miss.