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A man in search of his one true love, struggles to deal with perpetual, disorienting flashes from one reality to the next.A man in search of his one true love, struggles to deal with perpetual, disorienting flashes from one reality to the next.A man in search of his one true love, struggles to deal with perpetual, disorienting flashes from one reality to the next.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Natalie Makenna
- Valerie Evelyn
- (as Natalie Wilemon)
Bonnie Gayle Sparks
- Girl at Bar
- (as Bonnie Gayle)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaBonnie Gayle Sparks and Tiffany Garza's debut.
- GoofsAt John's home in the Third Reality, there are a number of upward-looking shots showing the set has no ceiling, revealing bits of the soundstage.
- Alternate versionsFlashes - The Director's Cut This version is fully re-colored with new edits both in video and sound plus new music. This was completed because of the director's passion for this project and give the movie an entirely new feel. Released in April 2020.
- SoundtracksGone
Performed by Nolan Vander Haagen
Written by Nolan Vander Haagen
Featured review
The story is somewhat unusual, but it leaves more questions than it answers and therefore is often confusing. Some of that is the nature of bouncing around to three different realities, but actually the film did pretty well at making it clear which one you were in. I didn't understand the sequence leading up to the climax.
John Rotit was not the most likable character even in his best reality. In the second reality, Johnny was a selfish loser and in the third an almost robotic killer. I never understood why he was killing the people he did- what significance the people on the list were, but maybe I missed it.
John #1 has an unbelievably devoted wife. For one thing, she is drop-dead gorgeous, but in her character she is very forgiving. She confronts him about being gone so much, but then accepts his profession of fidelity. I have to admit, she was part of what kept me going to the end hoping that she would bring him around.
I thought the acting wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great. The psychiatrist didn't come off as authentic to me. I don't know what Christopher Judd was trying to be in reality #2. In reality #1 he seemed more like a middle-school teacher than a professor. Tom Sizemore looked like a lost puppy in #1 and #2 and a robot in #3. Maybe that was the intent.
John Rotit was not the most likable character even in his best reality. In the second reality, Johnny was a selfish loser and in the third an almost robotic killer. I never understood why he was killing the people he did- what significance the people on the list were, but maybe I missed it.
John #1 has an unbelievably devoted wife. For one thing, she is drop-dead gorgeous, but in her character she is very forgiving. She confronts him about being gone so much, but then accepts his profession of fidelity. I have to admit, she was part of what kept me going to the end hoping that she would bring him around.
I thought the acting wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great. The psychiatrist didn't come off as authentic to me. I don't know what Christopher Judd was trying to be in reality #2. In reality #1 he seemed more like a middle-school teacher than a professor. Tom Sizemore looked like a lost puppy in #1 and #2 and a robot in #3. Maybe that was the intent.
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- Budget
- $3,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
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By what name was Flashes - The Director's Cut (2014) officially released in Canada in English?
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