Clockstoppers
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| Directed by | Jonathan Frakes |
| Produced by |
Gale Anne Hurd Julia Pistor |
| Screenplay by | Rob Hedden J. David Stem David N. Weiss |
| Story by | Rob Hedden Andy Hedden J. David Stem David N. Weiss |
| Starring |
Jesse Bradford Paula Garcés French Stewart Michael Biehn |
| Music by | Jamshied Sharifi |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Edited by |
Peter E. Berger Jeff W. Canavan |
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Nickelodeon Movies
Valhalla Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $38,793,283 |
Clockstoppers is a 2002 American science fiction comedy film released by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes, produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistor, and written by Rob Hedden, Andy Hedden, J. David Stem, and David N. Weiss. Its stars are Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart, Michael Biehn, Robin Thomas, and Julia Sweeney.
The NSA-funded QT (Quantum Tech) Corporation has slated a project to develop Hypertime, a technology which allows the user's molecules to speed up to the point where the world appears to be standing still. After realizing that such technology, contained within a wristwatch frame, could also be used against the USA, the NSA orders the project stopped. However, the research is farther along than the NSA expected and QT's leader Henry Gates plans on using the technology to control the leader of the NSA and dominate the world. He uses the prototype to stretch the weekend in order to give the brilliant lead scientist Earl Dopler time to fix the remaining glitch in the technology after his henchmen Richard and Jay prevent Earl's incognito departure at the airport. However, the disadvantage of Earl being in Hypertime for too long was him aging rapidly in real time, as his molecular age continued at the same rate despite time slowing down.
However, initially unknown to Gates, Dopler had sent a prototype to a former colleague of his named Dr. George Gibbs. His son Zak discovers the watch accidentally and initially uses it for fun, much to the amusement of Francesca, the new girl at school who just moved to the U.S. from Venezuela and on whom Zak has a crush. Once Gates finds out about the leaked prototype, he attempts to retrieve it. He sends his henchmen after Zak who break into his house and search for evidence. Upon learning about the ulterior motive of QT Corporation, Zak sets out to warn his father of the danger he could be in.
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