# PKD's A Scanner Darkly Filming Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkds-a-scanner-darkly-filming-now/264345 "2004-09-14T01:40:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkds-a-scanner-darkly-filming-now/264345/1 "2004-09-14T01:40:30Z")
It’s one of my favorite Dick books, but [based on this, I’m not optimistic.](http://www.philipkdick.com/films_scanner-061204.html) > [@](#): > > A Scanner Darkly stars Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Rory Cochrane. Keanu Reeves? Keanu frickin’ Reeves? I just can’t see him pulling it off. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkds-a-scanner-darkly-filming-now/264345/2 "2004-09-14T01:56:05Z")
Let’s face it, Keanu Reeves couldn’t play Keanu Reeves in _The Keanu Reeves Story_. ---
**Author:** ![NoPretentiousCodename](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NoPretentiousCodename](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoPretentiousCodename)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkds-a-scanner-darkly-filming-now/264345/3 "2004-09-14T03:06:09Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Let’s face it, Keanu Reeves couldn’t play Keanu Reeves in _The Keanu Reeves Story_. And the title would be **Whoa…: The Keanu Reeves Story** We all know what Keanu did to bring a whole new generation of readers to William Gibson…