Forever Young

"Time waits for no man, but true love waits forever."

1992 1h 42m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1,008

AdventureFantasyDramaScience FictionRomance

Synopsis

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A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.

“Time waits for no man, but true love waits forever.”

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Cast

Mel Gibson
Capt. Daniel McCormick
Jamie Lee Curtis
Claire Cooper
Elijah Wood
Nat Cooper
Isabel Glasser
Helen
George Wendt
Harry Finley
Joe Morton
Cameron
Nicolas Surovy
John
David Marshall Grant
Lt. Col. Wilcox USAF

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve Miner
Writers: J.J. Abrams
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steve Miner, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jon Poll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis and Elijah Wood carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Time waits for no man, but true love waits forever.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Steve Miner directs. Russell Boyd behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Jon Poll cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Steve Miner, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jon Poll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis and Elijah Wood carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Time waits for no man, but true love waits forever.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "airplane", "experiment", "test person", "u.s. air force".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.