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Looking for a movie about a guy who gets their brian transfered to this like construction worker thing. I can't remember the name. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by crazyminner@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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This is what I can remember, I'm not even sure if this movie exists or if I'm just misremembering something. Its a movie where the main character (Maybe has some information someone doesn't want to get out) accidentally (or maybe on purpose by a malicious actor) gets their brain transfered to a (robot? or maybe genetically modified?) worker who's life span only lasts so long before they (genetically? mechanically?) degrade, and the main character has to find a way out of the situation kinda like find a new body is X amount of time.

I'm not sure if that's most of the story or only part of the story of the movie.

This movie has been stuck in my head for a while and I can never remember what it is. I ask y'all if this sounds familiar to any of yall.

Please let me know if you know the name of the movie this sounds like. Thank you.

EDIT: The movie was Xchange (2000). Thank you everyone for your help.

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[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A basic search told me the movie is Transcendence, 2014

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You beat me to it, has to be this one mixed up with another one about the body expiring, Time Out maybe?

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It’s in your name

[–] bradfrank@programming.dev 8 points 2 months ago

Depending on how accurate you’re remembering, could be Johnny Mnemonic.

[–] robber@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

That brian typo really gave me a chuckle. Hope you found the movie you were looking for.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Some elements of this sound like the plot of Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, starring Raul Julia, and made famous by its appearance on Mystery Science Theatre 3000: https://youtu.be/2hBEh1JJ1E0

[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Life of Brian

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Part of what you describe (sans the transfer thing) sound like the main plotline of Bladerunner.

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No its not blade runner for sure, I've seen blade runner both of them a couple times now. Classics, but not what I'm thinking of.

The worker is like a product model, there are lots of other worker bodies like this one I think. They are like low budget crap bodies.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Could you be thinking of Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal?

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Star Trek Enterprise, Tripp needs some organ donations if I remember right. The doctor clones him for organ harvesting and the clone is terminated to save the life of Tripp.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe Saturn 3?

[–] muse@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

There was an Outer Limits episode with this plot - "Identity Crisis" with Lou Diamond Phillips

[–] MowFord@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

You thinking of chappie?

[–] Thavron@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago

Chappie? District 9? Sort of related to what you're describing.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I remember a low key production (maybe mexicain) where the protagonist is a Drone Pilot called : Dream_Something_

Which is the title of the movie but I cannot remember what it is

Edit : Sleep Dealer

@crazyminner@lemmy.ml ?