Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

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)

Stars:

John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cusack	...	Adam
Clark Duke	...	Jacob
Craig Robinson	...	Nick
Rob Corddry	...	Lou
Sebastian Stan	...	Blaine
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Jenny
Crispin Glover	...	Phil
Chevy Chase	...	Repairman
Charlie McDermott	...	Chaz
Lizzy Caplan	...	April
Collette Wolfe	...	Kelly
Aliu Oyofo	...	Young Nick
Jake Rose	...	Young Adam
Brook Bennett	...	Young Lou
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe	...	Zoe (as Crystal Lowe)

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?

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | ski resort | cheating wife | promiscuous woman | casual sex | 

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Taglines:

Kick Some Past

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

18A

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the guys first realize they're in the '80s, and images are flashing up on the television, there is one shot of Chevy Chase from his appearance in a Paul Simon music video, "You Can Call Me Al" from 1986, which is the year the movie is set. Chase plays the repairman in this movie.

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Goofs

The amount of cocaine on Nick's face changes between shots.

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Quotes

Jacob: The taxidermist is stuffing my mother.

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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.

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Alternate Versions

The unrated version is longer by 1 minute and 40 seconds.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cleveland Show: The Essence of Cleveland (2011)

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Soundtracks

Louder than a Bomb
Written by Chuck D, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
Performed by Public Enemy
Courtesy of Bring The Noize Music, Inc.
By arrangement with Reach Global Inc.

User Reviews

Awful start, but gets better

The main trouble with this movie is that the director subscribes to the belief that swearing is funny all by itself. That if you just go "FK", people will laugh.

Well, maybe some do, if you're one of these, you'll probably LOVE this movie. If not then you may not make it through the first 20 mins. In fact, it's hard to like any of the characters on first impressions - they're either obnoxious, or losers, or both!

But once it gets going, it improves quite a bit - there's some good interplay between the guys and a number of decent jokes - not really enough though - the concept is great and they could have achieved far more with it. And there's far too much pointless profanity.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

26 March 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le spa à remonter dans le temps

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$36,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,020,502, 28 March 2010

Gross USA:

$50,287,556

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,780,213

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United Artists, New Crime Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1