A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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AnnaSophia Robb
- Young Millieas Young Millie
- (as Annasophia Robb)
- Director
- Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay)
- Jim Uhls(screenplay)
- Simon Kinberg(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
David Rice is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, living with his callous, alcoholic father, enamored with Millie, a fellow student, and picked on by at least one classmate. On a winter's day, while about to drown, he discovers he can transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth. He runs away from home, goes to New York City, robs a bank vault, and comes to the attention of a shadowy group of government hunters. Eight years later, the hunters, led by the murderous Roland, get a fix on David. He heads home, searches out Millie, invites her to travel with him, and only later realizes that Roland and his crew are seriously deadly. Is everyone close to David in danger? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- anywhere is possible.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 12A
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe crew was allowed to film inside the Roman Colosseum for three days, under three conditions: no equipment could be placed on the ground, they could only shoot from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., to avoid disturbing tourists, and the only lighting allowed was natural sunlight.
- GoofsAfter David teleports his father to the hospital, David's gray sweatshirt has blood on it. In the next shots, it's clean.
- Quotes
David Rice: Why are you walking?
Griffin: I like to walk for a change. Makes me feel normal.
- ConnectionsEdited into Armageddon in Effect (2008)
- SoundtracksAhead by a Century
Written by Bobby Baker (as Robert Baker), Gord Downie, Johnny Fay,
Paul Langlois
Performed by The Tragically Hip
Courtesy of The Incorporated
Top review
Getting ahead of themselves - assuming audiences will be hungry for more
To sum it up quickly: Too much setup. This entire film should have been the first half-hour of a bigger story. They try to make this just a first chapter, like an "origin" story in a superhero film, but if you're gonna spend the whole film setting up a story, and leave an ending wide open for sequels, you better be damn sure the public will actually care enough to see more. I don't think that will be the case here. Perhaps if it had been filmed and marketed as a teen flick as the book was, the series could have a longer life; but as an adult franchise I'd be surprised if there are further installments.
It wasn't a bad flick. It was a fun distraction for an hour or two, with some good action and visuals, but it was certainly nothing special. I think much of that is due to the cast. Diane Lane is always good, but she was barely in it, and Samuel L. Jackson was just distracting - partly because of the pointless white hair, and partly because pairing him with Hayden Christiansen constantly reminded you of Star Wars and took you out of the movie. The main stars, Christensen himself and Rachel Bilson, were just so...blah. I actually would have preferred if Jamie Bell had been the star instead of just a supporting role.
It wasn't a bad flick. It was a fun distraction for an hour or two, with some good action and visuals, but it was certainly nothing special. I think much of that is due to the cast. Diane Lane is always good, but she was barely in it, and Samuel L. Jackson was just distracting - partly because of the pointless white hair, and partly because pairing him with Hayden Christiansen constantly reminded you of Star Wars and took you out of the movie. The main stars, Christensen himself and Rachel Bilson, were just so...blah. I actually would have preferred if Jamie Bell had been the star instead of just a supporting role.
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- shiftyeyeddog
- Mar 1, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Teleport
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $80,172,128
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,354,808
- Feb 17, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $225,132,113
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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