Clockstoppers (2002)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers (WGA):

Rob Hedden (story) &
Andy Hedden (story) ...

Release Date:

29 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The adventure of a lifetime, in a few mere seconds.

Plot:

A teenager accidentally activates a machine that enables him to speed up his body so that other people seem to be standing still.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Time Stop | Hit In Crotch | Helicopter | Plane

Cast

Jesse Bradford	...	Zak Gibbs
French Stewart	...	Dr. Earl Dopler
Paula Garcés	...	Francesca
Michael Biehn	...	Henry Gates
Robin Thomas	...	Dr. Gibbs
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Meeker
Julia Sweeney	...	Jenny Gibbs
Lindze Letherman	...	Kelly Gibbs
Jason Winston George	...	Richard
Linda Kim	...	Jay
Ken Jenkins	...	NSA Agent Moore
Esperanza Catubig	...	Ticket Agent
Jennifer Manley	...	Security Officer
Scott Thomson	...	Tourist Dad
Deborah Rawlings	...	Tourist Mom

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence and mild language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #38491) | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

-The first feature film directed by Jonathan Frakes not related to Star Trek.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The roof scene is flipped - the writing on signs on both the door and the wall have the text reversed.

Quotes:

Dopler: I need the room number for Dr. Gibbs.
Clerk: And you are?
Dopler: [placing $100 on desk] In a hurry.
[Places $200 more on desk]
Clerk: I'll see what I can do.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIV (#15.1)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Rush Hour

Excellent Family Movie

Clockstoppers is everything I'd hoped for... Action, some comedic moments, good SciFi, great special effects and very decent acting.

A lot of money was spent on this movie for the effects and crew and it shows.

There's been a few negative comments from folks who seem to forget that it is a SciFi movie made for kids and families, intended to be a good story with good effects and offend no one.

Looking at Clockstoppers in that light, it is a big success. Compare it to The Matrix or 2001, and it falls short. No surprise, they weren't meant to compete.

All in all, a formularic "boy meets girl/father and son resolve differences" family movie, combined with state of the art special effects make for a great family movie night.