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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 ...
Rob Corddry ...
Lou Dorchen
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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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In an interview, John Cusack stated that he made his decision to join the cast of this film almost entirely based off of the title. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Nick Weber is in the hot tube with the groupie (allegedly in 1986) They're listening "Push It" from Salt-n-Pepa but this song wasn't released until March 9, 1987 and advanced into the Top 40 the week of December 26, 1987. See more »

Quotes

Nick: It must be some kind of hot tub time machine...
[deadpans into camera]
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Connections

Features "ALF" (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"Let's Get it Started"
by Craig Robinson See more »