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Frequency (2000) -- An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
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7.3/10   33,436 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Toby Emmerich (written by)
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Release Date:
28 April 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
What would you do if you could change the past? more
Plot:
An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Touching Father-Son Fantasy Thriller more (475 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Quaid ... Frank Sullivan

James Caviezel ... John Sullivan (as Jim Caviezel)
Shawn Doyle ... Jack Shepard

Elizabeth Mitchell ... Julia 'Jules' Sullivan

Andre Braugher ... Satch DeLeon
Noah Emmerich ... Gordo Hersch

Melissa Errico ... Samantha Thomas
Daniel Henson ... Johnny Sullivan (6 Years)

Jordan Bridges ... Graham 'Gib' Gibson

Stephen Joffe ... Gordo Hersch (8 Years)
Jack McCormack ... Commander Butch O'Connell
Peter MacNeill ... Butch Foster

Michael Cera ... Gordy Jr. (10 Years)

Marin Hinkle ... Sissy Clark
Richard Sali ... Chuck Hayes
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing images.
Runtime:
118 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Cameo: [Brian Greene]the film's physics consultant appears early in the movie as himself, being interviewed by Dick Cavett. There are two scenes; one with old footage of Dick Cavett interviewing Brian Greene in 1969, then a scene with an interview in 1999 with contemporary footage of Dick Cavett and an "aged" Brian Greene. more
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Continuity: In the bar scene in 1999 with 'older' John having a drink with 'older' Gordo and 'older' Sach, Gordo says it had been '10 years' referring to Frank's death. This happens before 1969 Frank changed history and made it out of the warehouse fire. more
Quotes:
John Sullivan: You on the job?
Jack Shepard: Long time ago. Do I know you?
John Sullivan: Do I look familiar?
Jack Shepard: No. What house you work?
John Sullivan: 7-4 homicide.
Jack Shepard: Hot shot.
John Sullivan: No, just working the job. As a matter of fact, I caught a case that goes back to your day. One of the Nightingale murders.
Jack Shepard: No kidding.
John Sullivan: No. Missing teenager, disappeared back in '68. Found her bones last week buried out by some old diner by Dyckman Street. Mary Finelli. Yeah, talk about dumb luck. The odds of anyone finding that 30 years later and the chance of hitting a dental? Forget about it. The best part is, she's the first victim. She knew the killer, so I bet those old bones are gonna do a lot of talking. Not for nothing, the past is a funny thing. We all have skeletons in the closet, we just don't know when they're gonna pop up and bite us in the ass. Huh, Jack? You changed your MO, 'cause if they knew your mother was the Nightingale, they would have looked at the family. They would have looked at you.
Jack Shepard: What are you looking at?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Sookie Sookie more

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28 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Touching Father-Son Fantasy Thriller, 4 November 2006
10/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Wow, what a suspenseful film! This is a combination crime and fantasy story, a time-travel theme employed as a son is able to talk to his father 30 years in the past and help change history for the better. Far-fetched? Oh, of course, but it's not meant to be taken seriously as something that could happen. Like "Field Of Dreams," it's pure fantasy but a nice father-and-son vehicle that makes you - or at least it did me - bring a tear or two to your eyes.

The young guy is played by Jim Caviel and his dad is played by Dennis Quaid. Both are excellent and likable guys, as they usually are in the films they play. They talk to each other through an old ham radio. Through it, the son helps save his dad and mom's life on a few occasions and catch a serial-killer in the process. Well, you have to see it because explaining it just makes it sound silly. It's not; it's a fine movie and great escapist entertainment. Once you get into this story, it is impossible to put down. For New York City folks, and fans of the New York Mets, I would imagine this movie has added sentimentality.

Highly recommended.

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