Minutemen (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Lev L. Spiro

Writers:

John Killoran (teleplay)
David Diamond (story) ...

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A comedy/sci-fi/adventure about three high school kids who invent a time machine to spare others just like them from the humiliation they've endured.

Plot Keywords:

Time Machine | School | High School | Boy Genius | Geek

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 30	8:00 PM	DISN
Fri. July 31	12:00 PM	DISN

Cast

Jason Dolley	...	Virgil Fox
Luke Benward	...	Charlie Tuttle
Nicholas Braun	...	Zeke Thompson
Chelsea Staub	...	Stephanie Jameson
Steven R. McQueen	...	Derek Beaugard
Kara Crane	...	Jeanette Pachelewski
Dexter Darden	...	Chester
J.P. Manoux	...	Vice Principal Tolkan
James Jamison	...	Agent Renquist
Jason Tatom	...	Winthorpe
Trenton James	...	Connors
Kellie Cockrell	...	Jocelyn
Charlie Fratto	...	Eugene von Hoserberg
Joe Pitti	...	Street Performer
Shawn Carter	...	Grunge Kid

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Murray High School - 5440 S. State Street, Murray, Utah, USA

Company:

Disney Channel

Trivia:

Vice Principal Tolkan is named for actor James Tolkan who played the similarly bald and bow-tied principal in Back to the Future (1985).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The first day of school is said to be on September 3, 2005. However, Sept. 3, 2005 was actually a Saturday.

Quotes:

[after the guys go back in time to stop Chester from being bullied, thus inadvertently turning him into a bully himself]
Mr. Tolkan: [stops Chester from bullying his former tormenters] Chester, last that I remember you were at the bottom of the food chain. And I will not *tolerate* students leap frogging into a higher social status!

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

Run It Back Again

Quite good

I have never really been much fan of any Disneys movies at all. Not even the classic cartoons like Bambi, Cinderella, The Jungle Book and so on... And well the recent live action movies on Disney is more like I watch if I don't have better things to do. I can get quite a tricky person to impress with Disney movies - and now I'm talking about the TV-movies, mostly not those who makes it to the big screen (like POTC). Anywho although movies like Wendy Wu and those other movies I have now forgotten the name on... shame on me... I actually enjoyed Minutemen.

It's not going to my favorite list of movies of all time, but of Disney I'd say its on the top without much problem. The acting is mostly good and for once I felt that most of the characters got a little more "fleshed out". Meaning a little more depth. And I have to agree with some comments I have read, its good that the whole meaning of the movie is forced upon you. The friendship is sweet, characters are charming, the little sister is an annoying brat and the lines are funny.

Deffently worth to check out.