Absolutely Anything

by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, directed by Terry Jones

Release: 12 August 2015
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy
Audience: Adults
Content: Cameo Time Travel
Original Language: English

As a test to determine whether humanity should be destroyed, four slimey aliens grant schoolteacher Neil Clarke the power to do absolutely anything. I kinda think that if I had that power, and I made as many mistakes as Neil, I'd be using my power to rewind time more often than he did.

Writer and director Terry Jones acknowledges H. G. Wells’ “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” as inspiration for the story.

— Michael Main

Neil [wavinghand]: Let the explosion never to have happened.

DEBUT

Absolutely Anything (at movie theaters, Philippines and elsewhere, 12 August 2015).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

PRIOR WORKS: inspired by “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” by H. G. Wells

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 2000 to 2099

Time Travel Methods

Alien Time Travel Technology: The galactic power to do absolutely anything includes rewinding time.
Wish Travel: Or more precisely, the body of the great Einstein, though just a cameo.

Themes

Resetting Time As If the Story Never Took Place: The explosion.
Time Travel Sickness, Injuries, and Mixed-Up Body Parts

Real-World Tags

Albert Einstein: Or more precisely, the body of the great Einstein, though just a cameo.

Fictional Tags

Zombies

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From Neil’s flat, the first evening of his powers ⋙ to the school lunchroom, just before the explosion. Note: time rewinds.

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

Credits—Writer and director <a href='Terry_Jones'>Terry Jones</a> acknowledges <a href='H._G._Wells'>H. G. Wells</a>’ “<a href='110'>The Man Who Could Work Miracles</a>” as inspiration for the story. We see that connection strongly, even though Jones also noted that the final story was “changed out of all recognition from that.” The <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt1727770%2Ffullcredits%2F'>IMDb</a> lists <a href='Douglas_Adams'>Douglas Adams</a> as an uncredited writer, but according to <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAbsolutely_Anything%23Development'>Wikipedia</a>, he merely looked over the script.