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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) 6.4
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Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 212 user | 258 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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| John Cusack | ... | ||
| Clark Duke | ... | ||
| Craig Robinson | ... | ||
| Rob Corddry | ... | ||
| Sebastian Stan | ... | ||
| Lyndsy Fonseca | ... | ||
| Crispin Glover | ... | ||
| Chevy Chase | ... | ||
| Charlie McDermott | ... | ||
| Lizzy Caplan | ... | ||
| Collette Wolfe | ... | ||
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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>
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hot tub | ski resort | time machine | maintenance man | attempted suicide |Taglines:
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Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
26 March 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Ressaca See more »Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$36,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£904,959 (UK) (7 May 2010)Gross:
$50,213,619 (USA) (4 June 2010)Company Credits
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Written by Green Gartside and David Gamson
Performed by Scritti Politti
Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Writers Sean Anders and John Morris were originally slated to direct until they were replaced by Steve Pink, a personal friend of John Cusack. See more »Goofs
In the ski chalet scene there is a person shown wearing "Cross Colours". This brand was not invented until 1989 when Carl Jones came out with "clothes without prejudice" brand. See more »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 »Soundtracks
"Perfect Way"Written by Green Gartside and David Gamson
Performed by Scritti Politti
Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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"Hot Tub Time Machine" is actually quite enjoyable. The ridiculous title and its obvious concept turned me off at first but it turned out to be a lot of fun.
As a fan of John Cusack, it was pleasing to see his character, Adam, reminiscent of Rob from "High Fidelity" (2000), especially when his girlfriend moved out on him at the very beginning. "She basically called me an asshole, like I'm a narcissistic asshole." His friend replies, "Yeah, she has a point though." The movie does spend a significant amount of time with the guys being assholes and calling each other assholes, but it is probably the best guys-acting-as-assholes movie.
Three middle-aged men are despondent with the sad state of their lives, Rob Corddry being the worst of the bunch, is in the hospital with another not-suicide attempt (beause if he really wanted to, he would kick ass at killing himself), and Cusack and Craig Robinson are called in as the only people who could be described as his friends. Believe it or not, but the movie's opening with all this unhappiness is quite funny and real at the same time. To cheer themselves up, they are off to a ski resort where they used to hang out in the 80s. I think we all know why it's called "Hot Tub Time Machine".
As ridiculous and inane as this all sounds, there is a lot of clever humour in the movie, and the characters, as much as they are assholes, they are also real and genuine. I know them and that just makes them all the more fun. I was annoyed with the inclusion of Jacob (Clark Duke) as Cusack's nephew because I think one Jonah Hill is enough.