Nick of Time (film)
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| Directed by | John Badham |
| Produced by | John Badham |
| Written by | Patrick Sheane Duncan |
| Starring | Johnny Depp Christopher Walken Courtney Chase Charles S. Dutton Roma Maffia |
| Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Cinematography | Roy H. Wagner |
| Editing by | Frank Morriss Kevin Stitt |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  November 22, 1995 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Nick of Time, starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton and Courtney Chase, is a 1995 thriller movie about an assassination attempt. It is directed by John Badham. The film is rated R for "Violence and Language" by the MPAA.
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[edit] Plot
The movie tells the story of Gene Watson (Depp), a mild-mannered, recently widowed accountant whose daughter is kidnapped when he takes her on a business trip. The kidnappers (Roma Maffia, Christopher Walken) tell Watson that they will kill his daughter unless he murders a woman depicted in a photograph. He soon learns that the woman (Marsha Mason) is governor of the state he's passing through, and realizes that assassinating her would be a suicide mission. He then must find a way to not assassinate the governor, and yet still prevent the kidnappers from killing his daughter. He makes several attempts to warn people about his situation, but one of the kidnappers is following him everywhere, making it hard for Watson to approach someone. When he finally manages to do so, he finds out everyone, including the governor's staff and her own husband, are in the plot.
Watson finally finds someone who isn't in on the plot, a man who cleans people's shoes. While at first, he doesn't believe Watson, when the kidnapper talks to Watson about the plot, believing the shoe cleaner is deaf, the man decides to play along. From that moment, it is a cat and mouse game, with Watson trying to make the governor cancel her speech. She doesn't, and, instead warns her guards. However, she seems doubtful when her husband reacts aggressively when she says she wants to cancel her speech. When he can't get her her assistant, who has been shot and killed earlier, she realizes Watson was telling the truth.
She still goes along with the speech and Watson makes a move to shoot her. Everything ends well when she is taken off stage in time. Watson rushes back to the car where his daughter is still being held at gunpoint, and he kills both kidnappers, making sure his daughter is safe now.
[edit] Box Office
The film was a box office flop, grossing only $8,169,363.
[edit] Soundtrack
The film's score - composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein - was released by Milan Records on November 22, 1995.
[edit] Reviews by Critics
Watchable suspense yarn, though devoted cast hardly makes up for inherent contrivance [1] .
[edit] References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard: "Movie Guide", 2005 Edition, Signet, New York, p. 992.
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