Clockstoppers (2002)

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers (WGA):

Rob Hedden (story) &
Andy Hedden (story) ...
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Release Date:

29 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The adventure of a lifetime, in a few mere seconds.

Plot:

A teenager accidentally activates a machine that enables him to speed up his body so that other people seem to be standing still.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Time Manipulation | Watch | Foreign Agent | One Word Title

Cast

Jesse Bradford	...	Zak Gibbs
French Stewart	...	Dr. Earl Dopler
Paula Garcés	...	Francesca
Michael Biehn	...	Henry Gates
Robin Thomas	...	Dr. Gibbs
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Meeker
Julia Sweeney	...	Jenny Gibbs
Lindze Letherman	...	Kelly Gibbs
Jason Winston George	...	Richard
Linda Kim	...	Jay
Ken Jenkins	...	NSA Agent Moore
Esperanza Catubig	...	Ticket Agent
Jennifer Manley	...	Security Officer
Scott Thomson	...	Tourist Dad
Deborah Rawlings	...	Tourist Mom
Jodie Milks	...	Bright Freshman
Brad 'Chip' Pope	...	Confused Freshman
Tony Abatemarco	...	Administrator
Oanh Nguyen	...	Graduate Student
Andrew James Armstrong	...	Hot Skates Sports Boy
Rachel Arieff	...	Hot Skates Saleswoman
Joey Simmrin	...	Rick Ditmar
Finneus Egan	...	Ditmar's Friend
Pamela Dunlap	...	Vice Principal
Gina Hecht	...	Meter Maid
Eric Baugh	...	Tagger
Dwight Armstrong	...	Nose-Ring Boy
DJ Midas	...	Flavius' Opponent (as D.J. Midas)
Funkmaster Flex	...	Large Mike
DJ Swamp	...	Flavius / Ditmar Hands (as D.J. Swamp)
Earl Barlow	...	Rave Dancer
Jer-Lyn Benjamin	...	Rave Dancer
Diana Carreno	...	Rave Dancer
Aisha R. Delaria	...	Rave Dancer
Frank Howard	...	Rave Dancer
Rece Jones	...	Rave Dancer
Alfie Lewis	...	Rave Dancer
Monet 'Fusion' Ludlow	...	Rave Dancer
Clifford McGee	...	Rave Dancer
Kimberly Morrow	...	Rave Dancer
Alphonzo Rawls	...	Rave Dancer
Sherman Shoate	...	Rave Dancer
Lani Tuyor-Stanbery	...	Rave Dancer
Giacomo Vernice	...	Rave Dancer
Billy Mayo	...	Q.T. Agent
Jenette Goldstein	...	Doctor
Tom Parks	...	Detective
Jeff Ricketts	...	Officer Meyers
Melanie Mayron	...	Night Manager
Larry Carroll	...	Newscaster
Caroline Fogarty	...	Convention Worker
Joel Huggins	...	Nerdy Convention Vendor
Jon Alan Lee	...	Nerdy Convention Vendor
Colin McClean	...	Q.T. Security Guard
Darius Boorn	...	Q.T. Techie
Eric Nathaniel Brown	...	Q.T. Techie (as Eric Brown)
Miko Hughes	...	Young Dopler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bailey Brown	...	Rave Dancer (uncredited)
Jonathan Frakes	...	Bystander (uncredited)
Eric Lichtenberg	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Nikki Martinez	...	Sunshine (uncredited)
Numa Perrier	...	Lab partner (uncredited)
Sean A. Rosales	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Frakes

Writing credits (WGA)
Rob Hedden		(story) &
Andy Hedden		(story) and
J. David Stem		(story) &
David N. Weiss		(story)
Rob Hedden		(screenplay) and
J. David Stem		(screenplay) &
David N. Weiss		(screenplay)

Produced by
Albie Hecht	....	executive producer
Rob Hedden	....	co-producer
David B. Householter	....	co-producer (as David Householter)
Gale Anne Hurd	....	producer
Julia Pistor	....	producer

Original Music by
Jamshied Sharifi

Cinematography by
Tim Suhrstedt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter E. Berger
Jeff Canavan		(as Jeff W. Canavan)

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen

Production Design by
Marek Dobrowolski

Art Direction by
Kevin Kavanaugh

Set Decoration by
Brana Rosenfeld

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Linda Arnold	....	key hair stylist
Vivian Baker	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	makeup department head
Richard Snell	....	key makeup artist
Joy Zapata	....	hair department head

Production Management
David B. Householter	....	unit production manager
Diane L. Sabatini	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Avery	....	second unit director
Carla Bowen	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mark S. Constance	....	second assistant director: second unit
Rosemary C. Cremona	....	second assistant director
Joe Lotito	....	second assistant director: second unit
Ruby Stillwater	....	second second assistant director
Ian Woolf	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gregory P. Alcus	....	on-set dresser
Joel Ariniello	....	set designer
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Thomas Betts	....	set designer
Aprile Lanza Boettcher	....	lead scenic artist
Pam Cartmel	....	art department coordinator
Randall S. Coe	....	construction foreman
Chuck Coffman	....	set dresser
Daren Dochterman	....	illustrator
Jay Koiwai	....	stand-by painter
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	storyboard artist (as Tim Lawrence)
Steven Light-Orr	....	shopper
Bill MacSems	....	property master
Michael C. Magno	....	set dresser
John Mann	....	storyboard artist
Cindy Peters	....	art department assistant
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator
Natalie Richards	....	assistant art director
Dennis Winters	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Lon Bender	....	sound designer
John Cannon	....	first assistant sound editor
Harry Cohen	....	sound effects editor
Zack Davis	....	adr supervisor
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator: second unit
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound effects editor
Ronnie Morgan	....	assistant sound editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	supervising sound editor
Jim Stuebe	....	sound mixer
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Glueck	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects crew
James Bomalick	....	special effects technician
Tony Chavez	....	special effects
Terry Erickson	....	special effects
Lynn Garrido	....	special effects coordinator
Richard O. Helmer	....	special effects coordinator
Gary Monak	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	digital artist: Cinesite
David Altenau	....	digital effects supervisor (as David T. Altenau)
Jonathan Alvord	....	Avid editor
Randall Bahnsen	....	motion tracking: Cinesite
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion tracking supervisor
Lynn Basas	....	digital artist
Gayle Busby	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor supervisor
Chris Dawson	....	motion control camera operator
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects director of photography
Jack Edjourian	....	miniature design and engineering
Jack Edjourian	....	set draftsman: miniature
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor
Eli Golub	....	grip: visual effects unit
Jacqueline Gordon	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Andrew Honacker	....	previz supervisor
Christopher Horvath	....	digital artist
Lubo Hristov	....	visual effects art director: Cinesite
Bruce Jurgens	....	lead artist
Karen Klein	....	digital compositor
Joshua I. Kolden	....	visual effects
Christopher Lance	....	digital compositor
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital compositor
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects executive producer
Jacqueline M. Lopez	....	visual effects producer
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects gaffer
Serena Naramore	....	roto supervisor
Tony Noel	....	digital compositor
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital compositor
Maxx Okazaki	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Jason Piccioni	....	digital effects supervisor
Luke Ployhar	....	visual effects
Jon Quon	....	technical assistant: Cinesite
Steve Rhee	....	visual effects editor: Cinesite
Olun Riley	....	technical director: lighting lead
Karl Rumpf	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Ramprasad Sampath	....	visual effects technical director
Anthony Serenil	....	visual effects
Philip Sisk	....	digital compositor
Ken Sjogren	....	digital compositor
Suzanne Smith	....	texture painter
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Eric Swenson	....	visual effects director of photography
Jerry Tessendorf	....	fur software developer
Renée Tymn	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Renee Chamblin)
Dan Weston	....	software engineer
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Bjorn Zipprich	....	digital artist
Bjorn Zipprich	....	visual effects
S. Kai Bovaird	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Wally Chin	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Brian Gardner	....	technical director (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Chad Owen	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Dante Quintana	....	matchmover (uncredited)
Antonio Torres	....	roto artist: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	utility stunts
Marla Casey	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Laura Dash	....	stunts
Kevin Derr	....	stunts
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts
Leigh Hennessy	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	stunt double (as Gail Monian)
Buck McDancer	....	stunts
Michiko Nishiwaki	....	stunts
Jane Oshita	....	stunt double: Linda Kim
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts
Roger Stoneburner	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Greg Anthony	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael D. Alvarez	....	film loader
Jake Avignone	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Matt Bardocz	....	best boy electric
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
John Bratlien	....	lighting technician
Walter Byrnes	....	grip: action unit
Steven J. Chambers	....	video assist operator: second unit
Steve Cooke	....	electrician
Damon Doherty	....	key rigging grip
Paul V. Ferrazzi	....	assistant camera
Chris Friebus	....	film loader: second unit
David Gasperik	....	camera operator: second unit
Paul Goodstein	....	key grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	camera operator
Matt Guiza	....	second assistant camera
Charles Hart	....	set grip
Paul Hughen	....	director of photography: second unit
Lawrence Karman	....	Steadicam operator
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator
Rick Lawrence	....	grip
Michael A. Mendez	....	rigging grip
Greg Patterson	....	best boy electric: second unit
Stephen Martin Paull	....	lighting technician
Penny Sprague	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Michael J. Walker	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Chuck Whelan	....	daily first assistant camera
David J. White II	....	first camera assistant
Jason Zakrzewski	....	second assistant camera: second unit

Animation Department
Cliff Mueller	....	animator

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Leanna Sheldon	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steve Constancio	....	key set costumer
Elaine Down	....	set costume
Carlos Rosario	....	assistant costume designer
Bianca White	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	co-color timer
John Peter Bernardo	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	co-color timer

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Russ Kunkel	....	musician: drums
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
Daniel Canamar	....	transportation office coordinator
Bryan C. Cawthon	....	driver generator operator
Steve Lewis	....	driver
Michael Menapace	....	transportation coordinator
Lin C. Smith	....	driver

Other crew
Robert Allen	....	set medic
Kirven T. Arrington	....	hand double: Meeker
Jody Beaudin	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa Blok-Linson	....	location manager
Judi Brown	....	script supervisor
Carol Sue Byron	....	production accountant
Jennifer Campbell	....	production coordinator
Kevin A. Canamar	....	supervising set medic
Danny Cistone	....	dance double: Ditmar
Richard Cody	....	key craft services
Craig Conolly	....	assistant: Mr. Householter
Kim Crockett	....	production assistant
Phil DeSanti	....	production assistant
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Karin Fong	....	title designer
Lamonte Goode	....	breakdance double: Meeker
Hi-Hat	....	choreographer
Peter Hollocker	....	production assistant
Ellen J. Hornstein	....	assistant: Mr. Frakes
Elizabeth Ingram	....	production secretary
Steven Jetton	....	layout board
Josh Kuhn	....	craft service
Terrence Martin	....	assistant production office coordinator
David McKimmie	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Brooks Mendel	....	location manager
Daniel A. Mondschain	....	set production assistant
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
David Mortimer	....	unit publicist
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	marine coordinator
Deborah J. Page	....	location manager
Tim Reid	....	assistant: Ms. Hurd
Mike Riportella	....	second unit captain
Kay Sarlin	....	assistant: Ms. Pistor
Andrew Sehler	....	assistant accountant
Mike Steaheli	....	additional medic
Danielle L. Vaughn	....	assistant: Ms. Pistor
Aaron Walrod	....	payroll accountant
Troy Waters	....	marine crew
J. Wilfrid White	....	marine crew
Ronnie Willis	....	dance double: Meeker
Lisa Womble	....	production assistant
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Meredith Humbracht	....	additional assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Karri Lucas	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Denise Mora	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Nickelodeon Movies
• Valhalla Motion Pictures
• Pacific Western

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Finnkino (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Finnkino (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Nelonen ((2006) (2007)) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood)
• Grant McCune Design (miniature sequence)
• Pacific Title (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Imaginary Forces  main titles

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence and mild language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #38491) | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Jonathan Frakes]in the background, behind Jesse as he looks for parts at the science symposium.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Zak presses the button on the watch and shock-wave is sent through the environment, it is only he who should be affected by the watch.

Quotes:

Franceseca: Make it so number one.
[Zak scoffs]
Franceseca: What? We have Star Trek in Venezuela.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIV (#15.1)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

The Worst Day Ever

Made for children, but still a fun movie.

I've always been fascinated with the idea of stopping time, so when I saw the trailer, I was really interested in seeing the movie. Anyhow, the movie was actually really cool and had some REALLY cool ideas. I really liked the idea that they weren't actually stopping time, they were just slowing it down REALLY slow.

The main reason I wanted to see the movie was for the special effects and I wasn't let down, the special effects were spectacular and lots of fun.

As far as acting goes, I thought all the actors did a find job. I liked Jesse Bradford, French Stewart, Michael Biehn and last but certainly not least, Paula Garces. I was really impressed with Paula's beauty, she is a quite a beautiful woman and predict a great future for her. I can't wait to see her next project.

As far as story-line goes, I thought it was pretty darn good and rather smart. There were a few things that I could have done without, but I can deal. One part that really struck me as odd was when he (Jess Bradford) was in the bathroom at the hospital and he was trying to get the watch (time-stopper) to work. While he was in the bathroom the bad guys slow down time and come walking into the hospital and suddenly you see Jesse disguised as a cop and then as soon as the baddies walk by Jesse takes off running. I assume he got the watch to work momentarily, but that doesn't really make sense because later in the movie he gives it to French Stewart so he can repair it and get it working again. I just think that one scene could have been explained better and it would have been quite easy to do.

One little movie trivia tid-bit that I noticed in the film was when Francesca and Zak are having fun with the watch and she says "Make it so Number One". That is a reference to Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard always said that to Commander Riker (aka Number One). This is interesting, because "Clockstoppers" is directed by Jonathan Frakes, who plays Commander Riker in Star Trek.

I hope you enjoyed the movie as much as I did. It's not a superb sci-fi movie, but it's fun and it's got lots of cool things to look at and some fun ideas. Thanks for reading,

-Chris