Retroactive Page #5

Synopsis: Karen has to take a ride in Frank's car. He's travelling with his wife, on his way to sell computer chips, which he obtained illegally. He suspects his wife is being unfaithful and tragic things happen, following a discussion. Karen escapes, reaching a lab where a scientist has discovered how to go back in time, and she returns by accident some minutes before the violent events. Then she tries to make things better, but things tend to become worse, as time cycles keep being repeated.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Louis Morneau
Production: Cohiba Pictures
  6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
R
Year:
1997
91 min
96 Views


Get up, boy!

How the hell do you know Frank?

He had some very difficult-to-procure|computer microchips.

I didn't know that he was|a gun-toting psychopath.

Yes, he was loud and obnoxious...

and he smelled bad, but I had no idea|that he was insane.

All of this is|over some stinking computer chips?

Not just computer chips.|These are very difficult-to-obtain...

government-developed microchips.

We're gonna have to|go back again, Brian.

I've never pushed the system this far.|It's very risky.

If we don't go to the beginning,|it'll never end.

What? What's happening?

Damn it!

Ten minutes?

That's not enough time.|Undo it.

I got news for you. "Undo" never|got programmed into the system.

What do you mean undo|never got programmed in?

I was using it on dead mice.|It didn't matter.

- Reboot it or something.|- You don't get it.

It's plugged into the entire complex,|and it's set to go.

From now on, anything that|comes in contact with that disk...

will trigger the effect.

Oh, God.|He's gonna go back...

and kill everybody.

We'll be there to stop him.

But we won't know that he knows.

But we know now.

But it won't be us now.|It'll be us then, right?

Wait!

Where are you?

Where the hell are you?

Stop!

Well, hell, there you are.

Whoa.

Stop!

Stop. That woman needs help.

- I don't know. It doesn't look good.|- No, stop!

- Don't stop.|- I don't want to hit her.

Get in. He's coming in the trooper's|car. Turn around, Dad.

- There's somebody coming.|- How'd you know?

I just went through|the machine too.

Oh, my God.

- That's a police car.|- I know. The cop's dead. He shot him.

He's right.|The driver is a killer.

- Bob, let's go.|- Not in reverse!

Oh, God.

Hang on!

Move!

Go faster! Come on!

Get down!

Look out!

Hang on!

Aah! You b*tch.

What happened?

You sent this kid back|through your machine, Brian.

Yes.

He told me|he's gone through it.

That machine has got|to be destroyed.

We go back one more time.

Back to the beginning, so that none|of this could happen again. You got it?

Sixty minutes.

A tremendous strain on the system.

This whole place is gonna blow.

That'll be after we're long gone.

Come on.

I thought you two|would show up pretty soon.

How'd you get in?

Hell, you showed me.

Don't you remember?

You don't, do you?

The only one that would|is that little kid, I guess.

He's out of the picture|entirely now.

What do you want now, Frank?

Well, I'll tell you.

Brian, that is a damn amazing machine|you got there...

and I've been thinking|about all the fun I can have with it.

You know what I could do?|I could kill the both of you...

zap myself back ten minutes|and kill you again...

and again and again and again!

Not a very noble ambition.|You should aim higher, you bastard.

Hell.

Rayanne's gone, and I just want|to have a little fun.

But you know what?

I'm not familiar with that procedure.|You're gonna have to explain it to me.

I won't.

Well, I'm sorry to say, sir...

you don't have a choice.

It's all up to you, Brian.

How much time do you want?

Oh, a couple hours.

I mean, it's not my nature|to be greedy, Brian.

- Time's a-wasting!|- Brian, don't.

Sit down!

Son of a b*tch!

Now, Brian...

don't be no stupid fool now...

try to be a hero.

- Okay.|- Come on.

Don't worry about the b*tch.|Give me the goddamn thing.

Come on.

Punch in the time|and hit enter.

You're a bright guy.|Figure it out.

What do I do? I press two hours|and enter at the same time?

You'd look damn good...

strapped to the hood of my car.

Howdy.

Got a little car trouble there,|huh, honey?

Nope.

No?|Sure looks like it.

Sure you don't need anything?

I sure don't.

All right.

Can't say I didn't try.

Do I know you from somewhere?

Uh-uh.

Now you take care of yourself, lady.

What the hell's that about?

What seems to be|the problem, ma'am?

Hi. My name's Karen Warren. I work|with the Chicago Police Department.

Need a lift?

I don't care what you did,|and I don't care who you made love to.

It's just you and me now.|This money's for you and me, baby!

Come on now, honey.

Come on.|Put that gun away.

Now, you ain't gonna shoot me, Rayanne.|I know that.

'Cause you love me.

Drop the gun, ma'am.|Drop it.

- This doesn't look good.|- No, I think you're right.

- Let's go.|- Let's go on down.

All right, ma'am,|put your hands over your head.

Ma'am, I'm gonna|have to ask you to step away.

Ain't nothing you can do here.|It's all over.

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