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Synopsis: Engineers Aaron, Abe, Robert and Phillip are working on an invention, the prototype being built in Aaron's garage. This project is beyond their day jobs. The project truly does belong to Aaron and Abe, as they use all their free time working on it, primarily trying to overcome the many engineering related problems they've encountered. It is during one of his tests with the invention running that Abe discovers that a protein inside the main unit has multiplied much more rapidly than it could in nature. Rather than the invention being a protein super incubator, Abe, using himself as a guinea pig, and a very meticulous one at that, discovers that the invention can be used as a time machine. In his self experiment, Abe was especially careful not to interfere with his own self in that time warp. Abe passes along this discovery to Aaron, who he expects will tell his wife Kara in what is the sanctity of their marriage, but he doesn't want to tell either Robert or Phillip. Much to Abe's surpri
Director(s): Shane Carruth
Production: ThinkFilm
  3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
PG-13
Year:
2004
77 min
$392,420
Website
4,126 Views


-What did you call it?

-Just come on.

-Are these Type One?

-The superconductors?

Yeah, they're Type One.

Is that going to be a problem?

There's plenty lying around at work,

but they're all bar coded.

-lf I have to, I'll buy the kits.

-What are you doing about the source?

What?

-I can get them.

-You can.... Are you sure?

I thought you didn't like this idea.

Buy them if you have to.

Everything else we can take care of.

What about the source here?

You know that story

about how NASA spent millions...

developing this pen that writes in zero-G?

Did you ever read that?

-And how Russia solved the problem?

-Yeah, they used a pencil.

Right, a normal wooden pencil.

It just seems like Phillip takes

the NASA route almost every time.

-Palladium?

-You've got their diagram, what does it say?

They use a ratio of platinum and palladium.

That's not necessary

with the changes I made.

They're just showing off.

If you have it, use it.

I want to get a replacement router.

-I'm putting down four ounces of palladium.

-Did Robert look at it?

-I already got his.

-I can't fix it.

-Okay. Where are you getting it?

-Wal-Mart. It's $50.

-Okay. Can you get a receipt, please?

-Yeah.

Wait, platinum or palladium

is less resistant?

-Abe? It's not a--

-Yeah, I don't care.

-So resistance doesn't matter.

-I need an aye or a yes.

-Did you jiggle the--

-The collet nut?

-Robert did it.

-Well, yes. I guess.

-Well, then, which is cheaper?

-You're not going to buy it, are you?

Well, unless you've got

a few grams of palladium lying around.

Why would they put it in there

if you didn't need it?

One catalytic converter. It's fine.

Rememberto put it back.

Your emission just went up 300%.

-Is there enough in here?

-Yeah, should be.

If not, we'll pull the one out of my truck.

Okay, coppertubing.

-This will be out of commission, right?

-Without the tubing?

-We can use the Freon, too.

-No, it's going to be room temperature.

I know, just in case.

No, wait. Stop. I'll just buy the tubing.

This isn't saving us money.

-Jay? Hey, man. How are you?

-Good.

Should we be wearing goggles?

-Should we be wearing goggles?

-What?

Goggles. Should we be wearing goggles?

Wait. Phillip, you don't want

to come out here.

Phillip, grab a mask, okay?

It is, though, right? It's not just me?

No, it's definitely smaller, but it just seems

that way. Take what they have.

Minus the coolant which we don't need.

The rest of it is the mercury bath...

which you would know betterthan I do,

but they're probably just showing off.

I mean, you have it, you got to use it, right?

-What? Does it hurt?

-No, I didn't feel anything.

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Shane Carruth

Shane Carruth (born January 1, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and actor. He is the writer, director, and co-star of the prize-winning science-fiction film Primer (2004), which was his debut feature. His second film, Upstream Color (2013), was an experimental science-fiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and starred in. He also composed the scores for both films. In recognition of Carruth's idiosyncratic and, at times, bizarre filmmaking technique, director Steven Soderbergh told Entertainment Weekly, "I view Shane as the illegitimate offspring of David Lynch and James Cameron." more…

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