Portal

Video Game
2007
T

IMDb RATING

9.1/10

15K

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From the developer who couldn't count to three if their lives depended on it, comes two of the best games of the last generation (that you can beat in a single afternoon): Portal and Portal 2.

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Artificial Intelligence Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi

A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.

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IMDb RATING

9.1/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations

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Ellen McLain

GLaDOS
(voice)
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Mike Patton

The Anger Sphere
(voice)

Alesia Glidewell

Chell
(as Alésia Glidewell)

Jeep Barnett

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Jeremy Bennett

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Jason Brashill

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Christopher Chin

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Greg Coomer

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Scott Dalton

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Kerry Davis

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Chet Faliszek

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Paul Graham

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Mary Kae Irvin

Chell
(archive sound)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Lars Jensvold

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

David Kircher

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Realm Lovejoy

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Randy Lundeen

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

Nick Maggiore

Self - Commentary
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
GLaDOS may be named for the real life Dr. Gladys J. Loring who was one of the psychiatrists who evaluated Mercury Astronaut candidates at Wright-Patterson. These men were put through extreme tests that pushed the boundaries of ethical testing.

Goofs
At the end of the testing chambers, GLaDOS states that the equipment "can withstand temperatures of over 4000 degrees Kelvin," however, Kelvin is not measured in degrees, it's measured in Kelvins.

Quotes
GLaDOS: Look, you're wasting your time. And, believe me, you don't have a whole lot left to waste. What's your point, anyway? *Survival?* Well, then, the last thing you want to do is hurt me. I have your brain scanned and permanently backed-up in case something terrible happens to you, which it's just about to. Don't believe me? Here, I'll put you on:
Strange voice: Hellooooooooo!
GLaDOS: That's you! That's how dumb you sound! You've been wrong about every single thing you've ever done, including this thing. You're not smart. You're not a scientist. You're not a doctor. You're not even a full-time employee! Where did your life go so wrong?

Connections
Edited into Chell's Mind (2010)

Soundtracks
Still Alive
Written by Jonathan Coulton
Performed by Ellen McLain

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Oh man this is good!

You go through different rooms solving puzzles; it kinda is that simple, but it really isn't. Where are you? Why are you held prisoner? And who is the disembodied voice guiding (taunting[?]) you along? Excellent dialog and dark humor are enough to propel you through challenges that range from fun to tough-as-nails.

Puzzle games and first-person shooters: never been a big fan of either, but both are combined here into a mind-bending journey through a high-tech lab. The portal gun itself is a fun game mechanic, but it's really all you have to make your way past machine-gun robots, lasers and electrical fields. There's also a companion cube which, oddly enough, becomes sort of a sidekick.

Technically there's running, shooting and a boss fight; but in the end, it is unlike any video game I've ever played and it is a must for anyone who can get their hands on it. It is short, but I can hardly consider that a negative - because as soon as I finished, I started over and did it all again. Twice.