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A Sound of Thunder (2005) -- When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
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A Sound of Thunder (2005) -- When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.1/10   8,617 votes
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Director:
Peter Hyams
Writers (WGA):
Ray Bradbury (short story)
Thomas Dean Donnelly (screen story) ...
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Release Date:
2 September 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Evolve or die. more
Plot:
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Dylan Dog movie Dead Of Night rolls, sets FX team
 (From Fangoria. 25 February 2009, 9:06 PM, PST)

Labor Day Surprise at Box Office
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 6 September 2005)

User Comments:
Wow, can't believe I wasted 2 free movie tickets on this one more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Armin Rohde ... John Wallenbeck (as Armin Rhode)
Heike Makatsch ... Alicia Wallenbeck

Jemima Rooper ... Jenny Krase

David Oyelowo ... Payne

Wilfried Hochholdinger ... Dr. Lucas

Edward Burns ... Travis Ryer
August Zirner ... Clay Derris

Ben Kingsley ... Charles Hatton (as Sir Ben Kingsley)

Catherine McCormack ... Sonia Rand
Alvin Van Der Kuech ... Young Technician
Andrew Blanchard ... George the Doorman
William Armstrong ... Ted Eckles

Corey Johnson ... Christian Middleton
Nikita Lespinasse ... Newswoman on TV (as Nikita Le Spinasse)
Scott Bellefeville ... Onlooker (as Scott Bellefeuille)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence, partial nudity and language.
Runtime:
USA:110 min
Language:
English | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:15 | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40964) | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Czech Republic more

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Trivia:
When Hatton (Ben Kingsley) receives his clients after their time safari, he likes to compare them with great explorers: Marco Polo, Columbus, Armstrong... and he also says "like Brubaker on Mars", remembering a future (past for him) conquest of the Red Planet. Brubaker was the name of the commander of the Mars expedition in the film Capricorn One (1978), also directed by Peter Hyams. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When the main characters step out of the building and you see the "futuristic" traffic for the first time in the background, it is a loop and you see the same three vehicles pass by twice. more
Quotes:
Ted Eckles: My gun doesn't work.
Payne: Believe it or not, that's a safety feature. They're all tied to Travis' gun. It won't fire until he fires first.
Ted Eckles: Why the hell not?
Clay Derris: To keep clients from shooting things they shouldn't.
Payne: Hey, Derris, how about we don't mention this in our report.
Clay Derris: No harm, no foul.
Payne: Appreciate it. You know, I'm not really that big of a dick. I just to like to talk.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Code (#3.2)" (2007) more

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68 out of 100 people found the following comment useful:-
Wow, can't believe I wasted 2 free movie tickets on this one, 4 September 2005
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Author: lz3broc from United States

I saw the movie poster for this and read a blurb, and though cool, my wife and I love action adventure sci-fi flicks. I ended up getting 2 free movie tickets from work and thought I'd take my wife to see this... What can i say? this movie is bad. Many times my wife and I snickered as the FX were not much better than what most any college kid with can do with their computer, a green blanket and a MiniDV cam. It was like watching something on Sci-Fi Channel at 1am on a slow holiday at home. the people in front of us got up and left, and never came back. there were only 8 or 9 of us in the theatre to begin with and there were only 2 times for this Film, which should of warned me especially since I had never seen any commercials or trailers for this ever before.

Sure there are some parts that were cool, and some interesting tidbits, but they were hard to follow. I am saddened that this guy Peter Hyams took a good story by Ray Bradbury and turned it into this crud.

Yep, this was at least a D movie... D for Dumb, Dismal, Disappointing, and D for Don't Go see this. If you like low end Movies go rent one at your video store or turn on your Cable TV.

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