Johnny Depp stars as a man who must choose between the life of a stranger and that of his daughter in the thriller Nick of Time. Christopher Walken co-stars as the manipulator behind the plot to force an innocent man to commit murder.
Plot Summary
En route to a funeral, ordinary accountant Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) and his daughter Lynn are accosted by two badge-wielding strangers posing as police officers. Watson soon realizes that he and Lynn have been kidnapped as the agents tell him he must kill campaigning governor Eleanor Grant or they will kill his daughter. The passage of time in the movie mirrors real time as Watson is given exactly 90 minutes to try and save his daughter without becoming an assassin.
Cast
- Johnny Depp: Gene Watson
- Courtney Chase: Lynn Watson
- Charles S. Dutton: Huey
- Christopher Walken: Mr. Smith
- Roma Maffia: Ms. Jones
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Release date
November 22, 1995
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Director
John Badham
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Screenwriter
Patrick Sheane Duncan
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Producer
John Badham
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Distributor
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MPAA Rating
R for Violence and Language
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Run time
90 minutes
