Time Freak

written and directed by Andrew Bowler

Release: 7 November 2018
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

When Debbie breaks up with often-clueless physics genius Stillwell, he does the normal thing and invents a time machine for him and his friend to go back and fix every wayward relationship moment.

— Michael Main

I just love the proofs and the equations and the whole riddle of it all.

DEBUT

Time Freak (at movie theaters, Phillipines, 7 November 2018).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

PRIOR WORKS: expansion of Time Freak by Andrew Bowler (2011)

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Timeline Models

Do Over

Time Travel Methods

Wellsian Time Machines

Themes

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From Pepper’s restaurant, right after the break-up ⋙ to Pepper’s restaurant, right before the break-up. Multiple trips. Note: Stillman tries to re-do the break-up “hundreds of times.”
From Stillman’s workshop, a week after the break-up ⋙ to Captain Frank’s bar, Day 1: just before Stillman and Debbie’s first encounter. Note: Stillman and Evan.
From Captain Frank’s bar, Day 1: before leaving the bar ⋙ to Debbie’s apartment, Day 122: Farallon Five movie night. Multiple trips. Note: Stillman (with Evan along) repeats his Farallon Five gaff in every possible way.
From Evan’s apartment (?), Day 122: after the movie ⋙ to a building lobby, Day 138: just before Stillman and Debbie head up to the rooftop. Multiple trips. Note: Stillman relives his heroic rooftop moment over and over.
From The rooftop, Day 138: after Evan convinces him to move on ⋙ to Debbie’s apartment, Day 70: The “I love you” moment and Debbie plays Stillman a song. Note: Stillman messes up again, but Evan interrupts before he can redo it all.
From walking around campus in Denver, Day 71: morning after “I love you” ⋙ to a bar where Debbie now works, Day 251: Debbie’s open-mic night. Note: We presume Stillman and Evan traveled from Day 71, the day after “I love you.”
From a sports field, Day 252: ultimate frisbee championship ⋙ to the same sports field, Day 252: earlier in the game. Multiple trips. Note: Now it’s Evan’s turn for multiple do-overs.
From in front of the campus library, Day 252: the night after the game ⋙ to a campground / an unfamiliar apartment, Day 276: the campout. Note: Stillman has to get it right the first time because the machine can only go forward now; while Evan finds himself with blue-ribbons girl.
From a campground / an unfamiliar apartment, Day 276: after Stillman impresses Debbie with his wackiness and before Evan gets to shower with blue-ribbons girl ⋙ to Stillman’s workshop, a week after the original break-up. Note: No longer broken up!
From many times over the next two years ⋙ to a few minutes in the past. Multiple trips. Note: Both Stillman and Evan fix small issues thousands of times.
From Stillman’s basement, two years after the original breakup ⋙ to Captain Frank’s bar, Day 1: just before Stillman and Debbie’s first encounter. Note: Stillman and Evan.
From Stillman's basement, two years after the original breakup ⋙ to somewhere on campus, Day 1: after Stillman and Evan left Captain Frank’s. Note: Debbie followed them!