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Director:
Writers:
Michael Hamilton-Wright (writer) &
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Release Date:
1 January 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
On a lonely Texas road, time, space and murder are about to collide.
Plot:
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins & 3 nominations more
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Pleasant surprise - bad title more (40 total)

Cast

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James Belushi ... Frank
Kylie Travis ... Karen

Shannon Whirry ... Rayanne
Frank Whaley ... Brian
Jesse Borrego ... Jesse

M. Emmet Walsh ... Sam

Sherman Howard ... Trooper

Guy Boyd ... Bud
Kristina Coggins ... Martha
Robbie Thibaut Jr. ... Paul
Roger Clinton ... Truck Driver
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
91 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R
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Continuity: Karen is wearing a slightly different top as she climbs the fence to the one she wears before and after (straps are wider). more
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Frank: Women. Can't live with them, can't blow their heads off. more
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8 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Pleasant surprise - bad title, 22 June 1999
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Author: PMR-4

Whoever came up with the title to this film should be taken to one side and taught a thing or two about movies. There is no getting away from the fact that the title is BAD! The title suggests that you are about to watch every bad sci-fi movie you have ever seen, but what lies behind the title is an entertaining time travel film which is actually quite good.

James Belushi is quite good as the bad guy and Kylie Travis plays the feisty female cop well.

There is great pleasure in watching the main characters failing miserably at changing their situation as they travel back again and again to fix things, when it seems all manage to do is make a bad situation worse. The ending is surprisingly downbeat and refreshingly rewarding, which makes a change for Hollywood these days.

All in all not the best of films ever made, but if you just leave you critical faculties and high expectations at home you will be pleasantly surprised.

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