Nick of Time, starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton and Courtney Chase, is a 1995 thriller movie. It was directed by John Badham. The film is rated R for "Violence and Language" by the MPAA. It is noteworthy for taking place in real time. The film opens with Gene Watson , a mild-mannered, widowed accountant arriving with his daughter Lynn at a train station in Los Angeles. As Watson makes a payphone call informing an unidentified person that his train was late, two mysterious strangers in suits , named Smith and Jones, survey the station from a catwalk, discussing a... yet-to-be-elaborated scheme. Noticing Watson retaliate against a skater who was harassing his daughter, Smith and Jones set their sights on him and swiftly approach the pair. Showing a badge, the two strangers convince Watson that they are police officers and whisk both father and daughter into a van without justification. Once in the vehicle, Watson begins to notice things aren't right and gets nervous, but Smith subsequently pistol whips Watson in the leg to get his attention.
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| Release date: | 1995 |
| Directed by: | John Badham |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | D.J. Caruso |
| Editor: | Frank Morriss |
| Music by: | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Cinematography: | Roy H. Wagner |
| Screenplay by: | Patrick Sheane Duncan |
| Estimated budget: | $20,852,332 |
| Genre: | Thriller |