Retroactive (film)
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| Directed by | Louis Morneau |
| Produced by |
Jeffrey D. Ivers David Bixler Brad Krevoy Michael Nadeau Steven Stabler |
| Story by |
Michael Hamilton-Wright Robert Strauss Phillip Badger |
| Starring |
James Belushi Kylie Travis Shannon Whirry Frank Whaley Jesse Borrego M. Emmet Walsh |
| Music by | Tim Truman |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Glenn Garland |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Retroactive is a 1997 adventure science fiction action film directed by Louis Morneau.
Plot
Karen hitches a ride in Frank's car after hers breaks down. The violent Frank is travelling with his abused wife, Rayanne, on his way to sell stolen computer chips. Following a discussion, he discovers Rayanne has been unfaithful to him, leading him to shoot and kill her. Karen escapes, reaching a lab where a scientist, Brian, has invented a time machine, and she returns by accident some minutes before the violent events. She tries to make things better, but instead makes things worse. Each time she goes back in time to interfere, she causes a worse outcome than before, in which a state trooper, Frank's accomplice and an innocent family are killed. Eventually Karen uses the machine to go back as far as it can take her and refuse Frank's offer of a ride in the first place. Without her interference, Frank discovers Rayanne's betrayal and in the ensuing scuffle, his accomplice and her lover are killed. Rayanne holds Frank at gunpoint and shoots him dead. Karen arrives in time to witness Rayanne being arrested, though the gun in Frank's hand will most likely prove it was done in self-defence.
Cast
- James Belushi as Frank
- Kylie Travis as Karen
- Shannon Whirry as Rayanne
- Frank Whaley as Brian
- Jesse Borrego as Jesse
- M. Emmet Walsh as Sam
- Sherman Howard as Trooper
- Guy Boyd as Bud
- Kristina Coggins as Martha
- Robbie Thibaut Jr. as Paul
- Roger Clinton as Truck Driver
Reception
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 57% with an average rating of 5/10 based on 7 reviews.[1]
Geoff Andrew from the website Time Out states: "With its explosive action, black comedy and far-fetched sci-fi imposed on an otherwise vaguely plausible crime thriller, this modest indie film is reminiscent of such low budget '80s exploiters as Tremors and the work of Charles Band. Like the most memorable of these, it's lifted out of the rut by a quirky, imaginative script. True, Belushi's performance is overbearing and M. Emmet Walsh turns in yet another sweaty cameo; true, too, that the frequent visual emphasis on Travis' cleavage flags the movie's compromised ambitions. Nevertheless, there's more than enough energy, bravado and invention to engage the attention throughout."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Retroactive (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Retroactive". Time Out London. Retrieved 2016-11-05.