The Random Factor (1995)

A Canadian doctor's machine to reconstruct injured bodies from their DNA accidentally sends him into a mirror-reversed parallel universe.

Director:

Bryan Michael Stoller

Writers:

Tristan Russell, Bryan Michael Stoller (screenplay),

Stars:

Andrew Divoff, Dennis Hayden, Gloria Pryor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Divoff	...	Jake Anders
Dennis Hayden	...	Senator James Lockholt
Gloria Pryor	...	Rebecca Forman
William Richert	...	Alex O'Keefe
Victoria Morsell	...	Jen Anders
Reeko Meserole	...	Dr. Saul Rubek (as Reeko)
Paul Dion Monte	...	Damian
Martin Austin Clarke	...	Nurse Ruth
Dan Aykroyd	...	Dexter (voice)
Michael O'Byrne	...	TV Reporter
Max Keeping	...	TV Anchor
J.J. Clarke	...	TV Weatherman
Mary Thorne	...	X-Ray Nurse
Nancy-Lynn	...	Nurse Nancy
Elliot Smith	...	Magician

Storyline

A doctor in Ottawa invents a miraculous machine that uses a record of a person's DNA to reverse injuries to his body. The victim of an accidental shooting, he becomes the first patient in his own machine... and awakens whole, but with his left and right reversed. Or has he, instead, slipped into a reversed parallel universe? On top of this, summer has mysteriously turned into winter, and a visiting American senator is trying to buy or steal the machine to sell it to another country for military use.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | parallel universe | canada | futuristic medicine | mirror reversal | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada

Filming Locations:

Hull, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showbuzz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

A man whose whole body was repaired based on his DNA should have old injuries healed as well as new ones.

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Crazy Credits

The voice of "Dexter" is heard from time to time during the closing credits. At one point it says "I knew it was not you in the chamber, Dr. Anders. I hope he was a politician."

User Reviews

A fun sci-fi adventure!

"The Random Factor" is obviously a low-budget movie, but it is a fun ride! Andrew Divoff stars in the film - he was great in Disney's "A Low Down Dirty Shame" and pretty scary in "Air Force One." Wiliam Richert who plays Alex Okeefe is brilliant. There's one actor in the film that doesn't quite work (the little doctor) but otherwise the film works. It makes you think about alot of things. I would recommend it.