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

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  1. Absolutely Anything by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, directed by Terry Jones (at movie theaters, Philippines and elsewhere, 12 August 2015).
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inspired by “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” by H. G. Wells

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  1. Credits—Writer and director Terry Jones acknowledges H. G. Wells’ “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” 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 IMDb lists Douglas Adams as an uncredited writer, but according to Wikipedia, he merely looked over the script.