Clockstoppers is a 2002 film, directed by
Jonathan Frakes, that follows the story of
Ordinary High School Student Zak Gibbs (Jesse Bradford), who stumbles upon an
Applied Phlebotinum watch that allows him to
stop time (okay, technically, it gives the wearer
Super Speed and alters their perception of time). Before long, he's tangled up in a conspiracy as Quantum Tech, the company developing the technology, comes after him and will stop at nothing to get it back.
Clockstoppers provides examples of:
- Big Bad: Gates.
- Black Best Friend: Meeker.
- Cast From Lifespan: You age normally in hypertime.
- Covers Always Lie: From the cover, you'd think Meeker has a much bigger role than he actually has. Going by screen time and billing logically it should be French Stewart as Dr Dopler in his place.
- Creator Cameo: The film's director is an extra in one scene.
- Dawson Casting: Now those are some obviously twenty-something "teenagers"!
- Family Friendly Firearms: How do you stop a person in Hypertime? With Paintballs loaded with liquid nitrogen, of course.
- I Have Your Dad: The bad guys kidnap Zak's dad to work for them.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Dr Dopler is one of these - kind of a prick but considering all he's been through, you can't really blame him, and he definitely comes through at the end.
- Meaningful Name: "Meeker"
- Mundane Utility: With vast time-stopping power at his fingertips, Zak chooses to pull pranks and impress Francesca, his date. Then again, he is a teenager trying to get with a hot girl.
- Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Francesca drops her Hispanic accent partway through the film.
- Ordinary High School Student: The protagonists.
- Phlebotinum Breakdown: The hypertime device malfunctions after Zak gets it wet.
- Power Glows: When Zak uses the watch while already in the hypertime chamber.
- Reluctant Mad Scientist: Dr Dopler
- Stereotype Flip: Meeker, the black guy, is a much worse DJ than his white rival.
- Super Speed
- This Is As Far As I Go: Dopler refuses to accompany Zak and Francesca into Quantum Tech headquarters.
- Time Stands Still
- Token Trio: Zak, Francesca, and Meeker on the cover.
- Up to Eleven: What happens when you're already in hypertime, and you go even faster? At the end of the film, we find out.
- Artistic License - Physics: Don't think too hard about how many laws of physics are broken in this film - pretty much all of them.
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