- published: 08 Jun 2009
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District 9 is a 2009 South African science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. The film won the 2010 Saturn Award for Best International Film presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2010: including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing.
The story, adapted from Alive in Joburg, a 2005 short film directed by Blomkamp and produced by Sharlto Copley and Simon Hansen, pivots on the themes of xenophobia and social segregation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events that took place in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era. The film was produced for $30 million and shot on location in Chiawelo, Soweto, presenting fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras in a part-mock documentary style format. A viral marketing campaign began in 2008, at the San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer appeared in July 2009. Released by TriStar Pictures, the film opened to critical acclaim on August 14, 2009, in North America and earned $37 million in its opening weekend. Many saw the film as a sleeper hit for its relatively unknown cast and modest-budget production, while achieving success and popularity during its theatrical run.
All the time
The show was on my mind
The things that are runnin' through this young girl's
Head
When I get up in the morning, when I'm goin' to bed
When I'm drivin' in my car, when I'm talkin' on my
Cell'
Cravin' for a final when I'm watchin' TRL
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze
I get distracted
When I'm standin' in a line at the ATM
When I'm stirrin' my sugar in my café mocha blend
When the radio is playin' a song like this
I float away suddenly dreamin' of your kiss
I know it's crazy livin' in this fantasy
But I don't know how to break this spell you put on me
Tryin' to stay focused on the things I'm supposed to
But before I know it my attention's back on you
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah
Distracted, yeah (Can't help myself)
You got me in a daze
I know it's crazy livin' in this fantasy
But I don't know how to break this spell you put on me
Tryin' to stay focused on the things I'm supposed to
But before I know it my attention's back on you
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied
You got me in a daze (Come on, baby)
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah (It's what I do, I think about you)
Distracted, yeah (Can't help myself)
Disconnected, yeah
I think about love
I get distracted
When I think about hookin' up with you
It gets all my concentration
But ooh, ooh
I go preoccupied (Preoccupied)
You got me in a daze (In daze)
I get distracted, yeah
Disconnected, yeah
I get distracted
Disconnected, yeah (It's what I do, I think about you)