Against Time (2001)

Against Time (2001)
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An ambitious high school senior who dreams of escaping his dreary small town and his depressive single father receives a visit from a disheveled senior citizen claiming to be the boy's older self in an intimate fantasy drama starring Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson, and John Amos. Seventeen year-old inventor Z.T. (Ean Mering) is athletic and creative, and seems to be headed for a bright future. Lately, Z.T. has been dreaming of getting out from under the protective arm of his gloomy father Cole (Nelson) and venturing out into the real world. Suddenly, sixty-eight year-old alcoholic named Zack (Loggia) shows up in town claiming to be the older incarnation of Z.T. Despite the fact that Zack can't quite remember the specifics about his mission, he claims to have arrived in order to stop Z.T. from making a single mistake that will send the boy's life into an irreversible downward spiral. Later, as Zack and Z.T. begin working together to avert disaster, the young boy falls for a beautiful local girl named Delena (Emilie Jacobs) and does his best to deal with the demands of his overbearing coach (John Amos). When Z.T.'s dad makes a devastating confession, Zack's time-traveling mission quickly takes on a newfound sense of urgency. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Ean MeringCraig T. Nelson, (more)
Director(s):
Cleve Nettles
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Against Time

An ambitious high school senior who dreams of escaping his dreary small town and his depressive single father receives a visit from a disheveled senior citizen claiming to be the boy's older self in an intimate fantasy drama starring Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson, and John Amos. Seventeen year-old inventor Z.T. (Ean Mering) is athletic and creative, and seems to be headed for a bright future. Lately, Z.T. has been dreaming of getting out from under the protective arm of his gloomy father Cole (Nelson) and venturing out into the real world. Suddenly, sixty-eight year-old alcoholic named Zack (Loggia) shows up in town claiming to be the older incarnation of Z.T. Despite the fact that Zack can't quite remember the specifics about his mission, he claims to have arrived in order to stop Z.T. from making a single mistake that will send the boy's life into an irreversible downward spiral. Later, as Zack and Z.T. begin working together to avert disaster, the young boy falls for a beautiful local girl named Delena (Emilie Jacobs) and does his best to deal with the demands of his overbearing coach (John Amos). When Z.T.'s dad makes a devastating confession, Zack's time-traveling mission quickly takes on a newfound sense of urgency. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

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Director(s):
Cleve Nettles
Writer(s):
Cleve Nettles
Producer(s):
Cleve NettlesDarren Moorman
Categories:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Cheryl M.

    Hope this is the right movie...hard to tell since they have no information here. If you are looking for the movie with Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson & John Amos ,and is 2007...this is it (at least the one that *I* am writing about). Robert Loggia plays a drunk who claims to be the older "self" of the young man in the movie. He claims that he came back in time to correct a wrong. It is a very good movie, as long as you don't take it TOO seriously. It is a DRAMA, so expect it to be a little slow in some places. But all in all, worth the look. Acceptable for ALL members of the family.

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    Chuck L.

    I can never get enough of these time travel movies -- this one has themes about baseball, romance, high school science class & meeting one's self. Everybody plays it straight, this flick has a nice pace, well acted, it's a keeper. (Note: My DVD had a technical problem -- between 33 & 60 minutes into the movie I could hear the commentary track in the background -- it was annoying but not a show stopper).

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    Jack W.

    I began watching this movie and the first thing that hit me was "Back To Future" revisited. The movie starts off by using that once famous Cliche, but as you watch the movie you begin to understand the plot of the movie. I thought the movie finished well, but the real point of the movie has to do with teaching us all that your decisions, no matter how small, have meaning in our life. Good movie to show your kids because this movie can teach you something about yourself, and even challenge you both principally and ethically.

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