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  • 6.7 /10

  • 2320

  • 72%

Plot

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

Cast

Shane Carruth as Aaron
Shane Carruth

as Aaron

Casey Gooden as Robert
Casey Gooden

as Robert

Anand Upadhyaya as Philip
Anand Upadhyaya

as Philip

Carrie Crawford as Kara
Jay Butler as Metalshop Worker
Jay Butler

as Metalshop Worker

John Carruth as Man On Couch #1
John Carruth

as Man On Couch #1

Juan Tapia as Man On Couch #2
Juan Tapia

as Man On Couch #2

Ashley Warren as Hostess
Ashley Warren

as Hostess

Samantha Thomson as Rachel Granger
Samantha Thomson

as Rachel Granger

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 8, 2004

Production Companies

  • erbp

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Français

  • English

Budget

  • $7,000.00

Revenue

  • $545,436.00

Runtime

  • 1.28 hrs

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This has quite a clever concept - a group of four engineering friends are building a prototype piece of equipment. "Abe" (David Sullivan) discovers - accidentally - when testing it, that is has positively game-changing potential and confides his secret in his colleague "Aaron" (Shane Carruth). Rather than share this invention between the group, the two decide to relocate their gadget and use it t…

Brilliant concept, yet so-so execution which would have been helped by a higher budget. However, this is a brilliant attempt at creating a time travel film with next to no money. While the film has its faults, the performances and dialogue are great and I love that it doesn’t expect its audience to be dumb; by the way, when I say that… I mean it. This is maybe the most confusing film of all time.