The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997)

A writer, Tucker Harding, is hired to cover an article on the hydrogen-bomb test, Nevada, 1952. While there, radiation mutates her code/soul, spawning in her the ability to travel through ... See full summary »

Director:

Hilary Brougher

Writer:

Hilary Brougher

Stars:

Terumi Matthews, Nicole Zaray, Belinda Becker

Cast

Cast overview:
Terumi Matthews	...	Tucker
Nicole Zaray	...	Drew
Belinda Becker	...	Ofelia
James Urbaniak	...	Isaac
Thomas Pasley	...	J.L.
Samantha Buck	...	Gorge
Julie Anderson	...	Dental Assistant of Death
Amanda Vogel	...	Girl in Window
Leo Marks	...	Dex
Justin X. McAvoy	...	Cop
Amanda Cole	...	Rachel the Bartender
Tom Vought	...	'This Guy' in Bar
Alana Jerins	...	Drew's Mother
Rebeka Milkis	...	Little Drew

Storyline

A writer, Tucker Harding, is hired to cover an article on the hydrogen-bomb test, Nevada, 1952. While there, radiation mutates her code/soul, spawning in her the ability to travel through time by force of will. Not long after she is murdered by a woman from the future, Ofelia, intent on securing her own ability to time travel. However, before her death Tucker travels to the year 1997 where she meets Drew, a failed writer who has been infected with Tuckers original mutation since birth.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | time travel | future | soul | title directed by female | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2000 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Az idő ujjai

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,610 (USA) (8 January 1999)

Gross:

$18,195 (USA) (9 April 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crystal Pictures, Good Machine, Isen Robbins Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hilary Brougher did not conceptualize the movie as "Lesbian Interest" and did not market it that way. It became 'typed' as such after gay fans approached her at festival circuits.

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Quotes

Isaac: We don't have much time.
Tucker: What do you mean?
Isaac: Think of nonlinear time as a pie. We can eat the pieces in any order, but you can't eat the same slice twice. And baby, I've eaten a lot of pie.

User Reviews

The Emperor has no clothes!

Started out fairly interesting, but at about 15 minutes into the film, a case of the low-budgets kicked in and killed the movie. I have nothing against low budgets, mind you, but you must have an interesting story, or characters you can care about in order to get really involved in a film. "El Mariachi" is a good example of what you can do with an ultra-low budget and still make a film that engages the audience.

Woeful acting and editing took me completely out of this film and made me acutely aware that I was watching a low-budget piece of garbage. A silly, nonsensical, "since-it's-science-fiction-I-can-say-whatever-stupid-mumbo-jumbo-I-want-an d-you-have-to-accept-it" story line was the capper on this crapper.