Movie Description Sante Fe, 1960. An unemployed milkman and his brother-in-law, trying to make ends meet, end up in a gunfight. After fleeing the scene, they end up in Los Angeles, where they become guinea pigs in a cryogenics experiment. After 29 years of being frozen, the two are awoken accidentally and must now attempt to cope with the realities of America in the 1990's and their middle-aged loved ones.
| Credits | | Cast: | Colleen Flynn, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Gallagher |
| Details | | Edition: | Movie Time | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes Film was shown at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival, and the American Film Market in Santa Monica.
Shot on location in Sante Fe, New Mexico in DeLuxe color. Estimated budget $16 million.
The original Working title for the film was "Freezer."
Director W.D. Richter's first film since "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai," made 7 years earlier. It is the feature film debut for writer Mark Andrus.
One of several films that involved either "scientific" cryogenics or the discovery of people "accidentally" frozen by natural causes. Among them are "Encino Man," "Forever Young" and "Iceman."
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