Paradox
NSA agents Vukovich and Traxler observe a group of scientists outside a warehouse. Vukovich identifies them as William Wishman, an arrogant researcher expelled from M.I.T.; Lewis Aberricki, a technici…
Paradox
NSA agents Vukovich and Traxler observe a group of scientists outside a warehouse. Vukovich identifies them as William Wishman, an arrogant researcher expelled from M.I.T.; Lewis Aberricki, a technician whose drunken accident left him reliant on a wheelchair; Randy Fraker, a brilliant astrophysicist; Jim and Gale, who are dating; and their mysterious boss, Mr. Landau. Vukovich says an undercover agent has infiltrated the group but has revealed little information. The team is revealed to have invented a time machine. Landau upsets Jim's teammates by selecting him as the first test subject. To dissuade Landau, Aberricki, Wishman, and Fraker privately ridicule Jim's importance. Landau says this makes Jim a better prospect because he is expendable. But unbeknownst to them, Abbericki records the entire conversation. Meanwhile, Jim tells Gale that his father was a compulsive gambler who died poor, a fate he will do anything to avoid. At 11pm, Jim is sent an hour into the future. He arrives disoriented and finds the lab in disarray and a decapitated body, he also finds that the lab was set to self-destruct and that there is less than 5 minutes left. While searching for survivors, Jim finds Aberricki mortally wounded. Aberricki hands Jim his camera and succumbs to his wounds. Gale screams in the distance, but Jim is too late to stop the unknown assailant from pulling her into an elevator. Jim retreats to the time machine and returns seconds after his departure. Outside the warehouse, Vukovich orders a team to assault the warehouse, but an electrical malfunction leaves the elevator to the lab temporarily inoperable. Jim tells everyone what he saw but his teammates do not believe his story, until he mentions the self-destruct, which Landau confirms exists, he tells them that the self-destruct was put there to destroy their work in case it ever fell into the wrong hands. Aberricki works to access his future self's camera, and Wishman leaves with a pistol to investigate the future, half an hour before Jim arrived in the future. Within seconds, only his head is sent back. Now panicking, the scientists discuss sending someone to warn themselves in the past, but Fraker says this could cause a causality paradox. Aberricki accesses footage on the camera, which plays the recorded session where Jim's teammates trash him. Embarrassed, they all apologize. Later footage on the camera shows their discovery of Fraker's corpse. Terrified, Fraker agrees to send himself to the past. Unfortunately, Fraker is murdered before he is able convince them of the danger as they discover his body in one of their lockers later on, just as they saw in future Abbericki's camera. A masked assailant attacks Jim with a knife. Gale fights the assailant off, revealing herself as an NSA agent. Feeling betrayed, Jim accuses her of using him, but she insists they focus on identifying the assailant. Suspicion falls upon Landau when he turns up wielding a knife, though he denies being the assailant. In his briefcase, they find a disc that indicates he is from the future. Landau reveals that his accent was fake and that someone named Max Devlin sent him the disc, which contains information about the Stock Market which he used to make a fortune in the past. Landau believes Devlin to possibly be an alias created by a future version of himself. Landau needed them to create this prototype time machine, which he says causes brain damage, before he could perfect a safer version. Landau reveals that Max Devlin sent him to a secret location where he found a perfect Time Machine created by Devlin in the future and that their machine is what Devlin used to create their time machine in the future. Because he believed Jim was an NSA spy, Landau forced him to be their test subject. Enraged, Jim savagely beats Landau, but Abbericki proves that Landau isn't the killer as the camera shows footage proving this. Depressed that everything has happened according to the footage from the future, Aberricki resigns himself to his death; after stabbing Aberricki, the masked assailant sets Landau free and tells him to push the button at the right time. Jim goes to the time machine to meet Wishman, who is due to arrive. Landau and Jim attempt to convince Wishman of each other's guilt; eventually, Jim disarms Wishman and continues struggling with him, until Landau activates the Time Machine and sends Wishman's head into the past. Landau realizes that Jim is the killer and at the same time, the killer reveals himself as the killer to a stunned Gale, who he takes hostage and reveals himself to Landau and his past self. Stunned, Jim denies that he could kill anyone, but the future Jim says he can because he resents his teammates, Landau, and Gale. Now believing Jim to be Devlin, Landau insists they are working together, but Future Jim heartlessly kills Landau; horrified, Gale attempts to convince Jim that he can fight this fate. But future Jim reveals that he did this because his teammates had insulted him and used him as an experimental guinea pig. Shocked and desperate, Gale stabs one of Jim's eyes. Growing increasingly resentful, Jim agrees to murder his teammates and travels back in time using the time machine. Future Jim sets the lab to self-destruct and drags Gale to the elevator. The past version of Jim from 11pm arrives and sees his future self kidnap Gale and flee to the elevator, which the NSA agents have repaired. Jim's future self attempts to take the disc from Gale, but she kills him and pushes him down the elevator shaft as the lab explodes. When the NSA agents rescue her, she reveals that her real name is Maxine Devlin, and is taken outside to recover. Gale/Maxine is approached by Vukovich who is relieved that she managed to survive the whole ordeal. After being left alone, Maxine looks at the disc suspiciously wondering what to do next and the screen fades to black. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Paradox
Action,Drama,Sci-Fi
Film Details
NSA agents Vukovich and Traxler observe a group of scientists outside a warehouse. Vukovich identifies them as William Wishman, an arrogant researcher expelled from M.I.T.; Lewis Aberricki, a technician whose drunken accident left him reliant on a wheelchair; Randy Fraker, a brilliant astrophysicist; Jim and Gale, who are dating; and their mysterious boss, Mr. Landau.
Vukovich says an undercover agent has infiltrated the group but has revealed little information. The team is revealed to have invented a time machine. Landau upsets Jim's teammates by selecting him as the first test subject.
To dissuade Landau, Aberricki, Wishman, and Fraker privately ridicule Jim's importance. Landau says this makes Jim a better prospect because he is expendable. But unbeknownst to them, Abbericki records the entire conversation.
Meanwhile, Jim tells Gale that his father was a compulsive gambler who died poor, a fate he will do anything to avoid. At 11pm, Jim is sent an hour into the future. He arrives disoriented and finds the lab in disarray and a decapitated body, he also finds that the lab was set to self-destruct and that there is less than 5 minutes left.
While searching for survivors, Jim finds Aberricki mortally wounded. Aberricki hands Jim his camera and succumbs to his wounds. Gale screams in the distance, but Jim is too late to stop the unknown assailant from pulling her into an elevator.
Jim retreats to the time machine and returns seconds after his departure. Outside the warehouse, Vukovich orders a team to assault the warehouse, but an electrical malfunction leaves the elevator to the lab temporarily inoperable. Jim tells everyone what he saw but his teammates do not believe his story, until he mentions the self-destruct, which Landau confirms exists, he tells them that the self-destruct was put there to destroy their work in case it ever fell into the wrong hands.
Aberricki works to access his future self's camera, and Wishman leaves with a pistol to investigate the future, half an hour before Jim arrived in the future. Within seconds, only his head is sent back. Now panicking, the scientists discuss sending someone to warn themselves in the past, but Fraker says this could cause a causality paradox.
Aberricki accesses footage on the camera, which plays the recorded session where Jim's teammates trash him. Embarrassed, they all apologize. Later footage on the camera shows their discovery of Fraker's corpse.
Terrified, Fraker agrees to send himself to the past. Unfortunately, Fraker is murdered before he is able convince them of the danger as they discover his body in one of their lockers later on, just as they saw in future Abbericki's camera. A masked assailant attacks Jim with a knife.
Gale fights the assailant off, revealing herself as an NSA agent. Feeling betrayed, Jim accuses her of using him, but she insists they focus on identifying the assailant. Suspicion falls upon Landau when he turns up wielding a knife, though he denies being the assailant.
In his briefcase, they find a disc that indicates he is from the future. Landau reveals that his accent was fake and that someone named Max Devlin sent him the disc, which contains information about the Stock Market which he used to make a fortune in the past. Landau believes Devlin to possibly be an alias created by a future version of himself.
Landau needed them to create this prototype time machine, which he says causes brain damage, before he could perfect a safer version. Landau reveals that Max Devlin sent him to a secret location where he found a perfect Time Machine created by Devlin in the future and that their machine is what Devlin used to create their time machine in the future. Because he believed Jim was an NSA spy, Landau forced him to be their test subject.
Enraged, Jim savagely beats Landau, but Abbericki proves that Landau isn't the killer as the camera shows footage proving this. Depressed that everything has happened according to the footage from the future, Aberricki resigns himself to his death; after stabbing Aberricki, the masked assailant sets Landau free and tells him to push the button at the right time. Jim goes to the time machine to meet Wishman, who is due to arrive.
Landau and Jim attempt to convince Wishman of each other's guilt; eventually, Jim disarms Wishman and continues struggling with him, until Landau activates the Time Machine and sends Wishman's head into the past. Landau realizes that Jim is the killer and at the same time, the killer reveals himself as the killer to a stunned Gale, who he takes hostage and reveals himself to Landau and his past self. Stunned, Jim denies that he could kill anyone, but the future Jim says he can because he resents his teammates, Landau, and Gale.
Now believing Jim to be Devlin, Landau insists they are working together, but Future Jim heartlessly kills Landau; horrified, Gale attempts to convince Jim that he can fight this fate. But future Jim reveals that he did this because his teammates had insulted him and used him as an experimental guinea pig. Shocked and desperate, Gale stabs one of Jim's eyes.
Growing increasingly resentful, Jim agrees to murder his teammates and travels back in time using the time machine. Future Jim sets the lab to self-destruct and drags Gale to the elevator. The past version of Jim from 11pm arrives and sees his future self kidnap Gale and flee to the elevator, which the NSA agents have repaired.
Jim's future self attempts to take the disc from Gale, but she kills him and pushes him down the elevator shaft as the lab explodes. When the NSA agents rescue her, she reveals that her real name is Maxine Devlin, and is taken outside to recover. Gale/Maxine is approached by Vukovich who is relieved that she managed to survive the whole ordeal.
After being left alone, Maxine looks at the disc suspiciously wondering what to do next and the screen fades to black. (Courtesy of Wikipedia).