Second Chance

"Good news: They found the secret to age reversal. Bad news: They've gone too far."

1996 1h 22m EN

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6.0

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3.8

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 4★3.8IMDB · 89

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Three scientists invent a youth serum, but they're forced to flee their lab as a group of mercenaries try to take it for the wealthy old man who hired them, capturing the head of the lab in the process.

“Good news: They found the secret to age reversal. Bad news: They've gone too far.”

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Cast

Richard Hatch
Mitch
Cylk Cozart
Brad
Arte Johnson
Dr. Josef Stiggens
George LePorte
Stan
Julie Hughes
Renae
Nicholas Walker
Nelson Stafford
Ryan Peterson
Little Stan
Zachary Ellington
Little Brad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lyman Dayton
Writers: Lyman Dayton, Robert Paxton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lyman Dayton, shot by Carlos Montaner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Richard Hatch and Cylk Cozart and Arte Johnson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Good news: They found the secret to age reversal. Bad news: They've gone too far.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lyman Dayton directs. Carlos Montaner behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Lyman Dayton, shot by Carlos Montaner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Richard Hatch and Cylk Cozart and Arte Johnson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Good news: They found the secret to age reversal. Bad news: They've gone too far.".
7IMDB entry: tt0117579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.