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A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 film directed by Peter Hyams, which is loosely based on the short story of the same name by Ray Bradbury.
The movie was originally planned for a 2002 release. However, flooding in Prague (where the movie was shot) and other financial difficulties--including the bankruptcy of the original production company during post-production --resulted in a delayed release.
The film received overwhelmingly negative critical reviews. Common complaints against the film included its poor special effects, uninvolved performances, scientific errors, and lack of respect for its source material. As a result of poor reviews and lack of promotion, the film--which was estimated to have cost $52 million--grossed less than $8 million in worldwide release.
Tagline: Some rules should never be broken.
According to the film, the established rules of time travel are:
Don't bring anything back.
Don't leave anything behind.
Don't change anything in the past.
At the beginning of the film, during a speech comparing the accomplishment of time travel to other great accomplishments in history, a "landing on Mars" is mentioned as being accomplished by an astronaut named "Brubaker." This may refer to the 1970s sci-fi movie Capricorn One, also directed by Peter Hyams, in which a character named Commander Charles Brubaker--played by actor James Brolin--was to have been the first man on Mars.
The "Office Of Temporal Regulations," a newly-created governmental agency to regulate the new technology of time travel, is reminiscent of the Temporal Investigations division of Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek, as well as the Time Enforcement Commission in the movie Timecop, and the Temporal Security Agency from the The Journeyman Project series of games.
In Travis' apartment in a Chicago highrise, banners of the Chicago Cubs' future World Series titles can be seen.
Pierce Brosnan was originally attached to this film.Wikipedia |
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