Replica (2005)
A computer chip salesman starts dating the mysterious twin of his dead girlfriend.
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Characters/Groups
Joe Thomas - John David Braddock
Dr. Evelyn Tyler - Lana Dykstra
Labtech/Hitman - Robert Anthony Peters
Mrs. Tyler - Patsy van Ettinger
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Detailed Synopsis
"In the near future...Therapuetic Cloning is permitted for cloning of human organs derived from synthetic, genetically-engineered stem cells made from nanotechnology based materials, as opposed to human substances. However, only certain types of human organs are allowed to be cloned such as kidney, heart, liver for example. And for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injuries & Parkinson disease and other diseases. Further, Therapeutic cloning from stem cells, obtained from human embryo and human cloning of an entire human body remains illegal and banned."
At Therapeutic Tech, Dr. Evelyn Tyler is working on a computer. Joe Thomas watches a program on a new discovery that may help people with AIDS, osteoporosis and other diseases. He receives a phone call from Dr. Tyler asking him how he is doing with his newpro kidney transplant. He tells her, he is doing well and looking forward to getting back to work. He drives to his job at WonderChip where Sales Manager gives a presentation on their company's NANO 3000 technology. He then urges them to sell lots of the NANO 3000 chips. He welcomes Joe on returning to work and James Nguyen Character|James Nguyen congratulates Joe. Dr. G discusses the success of the nanotechnology with Dr. Tyler. Six months later, Sales Manager has another meeting and afterwards criticizes Joe on his sales. He then threatens to fire Joe if his sales don't go up. Joe parks near the Golden Gate Bridge and sees Dr. Tyler running. He stops her and asks her about her running and after she says bye, follows her in his car and invites her on a date, but she rejects him. Later, he calls her and asks her out on a date again and she agrees. They go to a restaurant and get to know each other. They ride the indoor carousel and go to the beach. Later, Dr. G calls WonderChip and makes an order for 50 million NANO 3000 chips. After Dr. G finishes the deal, he calls someone else and tells them to begin. Sales Manager has another meeting and critiques their sales once more. James makes the excuse that it is because of the economy, but Sales Manager points out all of the sales Joe has made. Joe says his secret to success is following leads, but another salesmen believes it is because he is dating a doctor who is giving him some good medicine. Joe and Evelyn go on another date and he gives her a bracelet. He then thanks her for passing his name on to Dr. G. They go on more dates and have sex after Evelyn tells Joe, she likes being on top. The next morning, as Evelyn is driving to work, another car crashes head on into her car, killing her. Joe goes to her grave and puts flowers on top of her gravestone. Detective Le stops by Joe's house and asks Joe questions about Evelyn and their relationship. Detective Le asks if she had any problems with anyone and gives Joe his card before leaving in case he thinks of anything. While visiting the carousel, Joe notices someone walk by that looks like Evelyn, except with brown hair and the name Claudia tattooed on her lower back. Joe starts to follow her and stops her and she tells him her name is Claudia from Los Angeles. She walks off and Joe follows her to her hotel room. He knocks on her door and he invites her to go around the city with him. Detective Le questions Dr. G about Evelyn and her work and Dr. G tells him, he wishes he could bring Evelyn back to life. Joe takes Evelyn around San Francisco and they stop at the wax museum. Joe asks Claudia to change her hair to look like Evelyn's, but she tells him no. While they are in bed together, Joe again tells Claudia how much she reminds him of Evelyn including that she liked to be on top. Claudia finally tells Joe, she will transform her look and style to match Evelyn's.