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film written and directed by Jamie Greenberg.

Plot

A scientist from World War II time-travels to 2018 to retrieve an isotope that will prevent WWII.

Cast

*Nick Westrate as Essex * Betty Gilpin as Banky *Tom Riis Farrell as Lamont Hitler * Robert John Burke as General Sportwood * Ethan Phillips as Dr. Elcourt * Sophie von Haselberg as Iota *Ilana Becker as Elke *

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as himself *

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as Mabel *Hillel Meltzer as Matzoh *Anthony DeVito as Bitter Herb *Michael Birch as Officer O'Reilly

Reception

The film has a 75% approval rating on

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, based on 12 reviews with an average score of 5.67/10.

References

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* * * American science fiction films American romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films scored by Robert Miller English-language science fiction films {{2010s-sf-film-stub