Ready Player One

Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action film based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name. The film was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Cline and Zak Penn, and stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance. The film is set in 2045, where much of humanity uses the OASIS, a virtual reality simulation, to escape the real world. A teenage orphan finds clues to a contest that promises ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so. Development of the film first began in 2010 when Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the book. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting commencing in September 2015. Filming began in England in June 2016 and was completed in September that year. The visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain, and Territory Studio, with some pre-visualization work done by The Third Floor. As with the novel, many popular culture references appear throughout the film, including references to The Shining, the Back to the Future franchise, Godzilla and The Iron Giant. Ready Player One premiered at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Spielberg's direction, the visual effects, brisk pacing, and the performances of both Sheridan and Rylance. It was also a commercial success, grossing around $607 million worldwide against a $155–175 million budget, and earned a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 72nd British Academy Film Awards. Ready Player One was awarded the title of Best Science Fiction Film at the 45th Saturn Awards, and a further two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Visual Effects Society. A sequel is in development.

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Oh, that's just me a long time ago. I like to have him around from time to time. Hey, I have to show you something. This, uh... Come on. This is the button. If you push it, the whole simulation shuts down and a tapeworm program will erase all of the backup servers. So you now have the power to turn the OASIS off forever. Do you understand?

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(GRUNTS)

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(PANTING) Yeah, try not to accidentally erase the whole of the OASIS on your first day.

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The stacks are straight ahead!

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(ALL GROANING)

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HALLIDAY: Well, I expect you have to go. I know I do. So, now is the time for you to receive your prize because you won all three keys. Once you take this egg, the game will be over. The egg, the egg...

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We know what you did here. You turn around and walk out of here while you still can.

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-(GUN COCKS) -(CROWD GASPS)

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I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I just didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid for all of my life. Right up until the day I knew my life was ending.

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Now, that... That was when I realized that, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place that you can get a decent meal. Because reality is real. You understand what I'm saying?

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Yes. Yes, I do.

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He did it.

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He got the egg.

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Hooray.

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-No! -No! Please!

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(VEHICLES APPROACHING) (SIRENS WAILING)

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OFFICER: Hold it!

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Drop the gun! Now! On the ground! Turn around! Hands on your head. Walk back towards me.

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WADE: Mr. Halliday. Something I don't understand. You're not an avatar, are you?

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No.

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