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Actors: James Belushi, Kylie Travis, Shannon Whirry, Jesse Borrego
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Retroactive stars James Belushi as Frank, a criminal who moves computer chips in a rural town in Texas. The movie opens up with Brian (Frack Whaley), the scientist Frank gets the computer chips for, discovering on his final try that his time machine does indeed work. The the movie cuts to Karen (Kylie Travis) having car trouble on the side of a dirt road. Frank drives by with his girl Rayanne in the front seat and offers to help her. Karen gets in the car and they eventually end up at a gas station where Frank picks up some money from Sam (M. Emmet Walsh). While there, Sam shows Frank pics of Rayanne kissing Jesse (Jesse Borego). This angers Frank and he gets back into his car and speeds off onto the road. Franke turns off the road to and even more desolate area where he shoot Rayanne. Karen then jumps out of the car and runs towards the government facility where Brian had been doing his experiments. Karen gets in and as Brian was treating her wounds from her climbing over the barbwire, he accidently knocks a bottle over and sends Karen back in time twenty minutes. In hopes of saving Rayanne from her demise, Karen tries to alter history but all she does it makes things worse, more people die. Karen ends up going back to Brian's facility several more times until they finally set things right.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- primarily to the past
Time Travel Story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Desert?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
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