Duke, a crooked and music-mad cop, patrols in Los Angeles’ streets, music blasting and meets a young techno lover, David Dolores Frank. Appalled by the musical tastes of the young adolescent, Duke decides to give him a good music lesson.
Acting
Mark Burnham's dead-eyed menace while discussing music theory.
Direction
Dupieux's signature wrong-ness in every frame.
Sound
Ear-destroying synths that are somehow the moral center.
Director
Quentin Dupieux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally conceived as the first chapter of a feature that Dupieux later abandoned, then revived as a standalone proof-of-concept.
Flying Lotus cameos as himself buying music, blurring Dupieux's real-life music scene connections with his fictional cop universe.
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