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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

R 101 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   26 March 2010 (USA)
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A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers:

Josh Heald (screenplay), Sean Anders (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cusack ...
Clark Duke ...
Craig Robinson ...
Nick
Rob Corddry ...
Lou
Sebastian Stan ...
Lyndsy Fonseca ...
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Storyline

Three friends on losing streaks: Adam, whose girlfriend dumped him, Nick, with a dead-end job and a cheating wife, and Lou, a suicidal alcoholic. To help Lou recover from car-exhaust poisoning, Adam and Nick, with Adam's nephew Jacob, go to a winter resort that was their old party place. It's now a dump, but the lads rally for a night of drinking in the hot tub. Somehow, the hot tub takes them back to 1986, on a fateful night for each of them. Maybe if they do everything the same way they did that night, they'll get back to the future so Jacob can be born. There are serious temptations to do things differently. Will they make it back to their sorry lives? And what about Jacob? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Hot Tub | Party | Alcoholic | Cheating Wife | Ski Resort  | See more »

Taglines:

Kick Some Past

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Машина времени в джакузи See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$36,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,020,502 (USA) (28 March 2010) (2754 Screens)

Gross:

$50,213,619 (USA) (6 June 2010)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

After arriving in the past, John Cusack's character pulls a Fishbone T-shirt from his suitcase. Cusack is a known fan of the band, and there have been references to them in several of his other films. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: As the four guys enter Kodiac Valley talking about Adam (John Cusack) breaking up with the "great white buffalo", in the rear window they start to pass an awning as the scene changes inside the Denali then goes back to looking out the rear you see them start to pass the same awning again. See more »

Quotes

Repairman: Maybe what you need isn't in here. Maybe what you need, has been in here all along.
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Crazy Credits

The end credits start out as one of the main characters' alternative histories, showing real crew names over a flashy 1980s music video. See more »

Connections

References Back to the Future (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Heard a Rumor"
Written by Rodney Feshenfeld, Preston Klik and Erik Lekberg
Performed by Ghost Swami
Courtesy of Sounds of the Mushroom See more »