Nick of Time

Suspense thriller about a businessman who is ordered to assassinate the governor of California in exchange for the safe return of his own kidnapped daughter. The frantic father races to solve the deadly dilemma before time runs out. The story is told in real time, and tension mounts as the clock ticks., Gene Watson is a widowed accountant whose daughter is kidnapped by sinister Mr Smith. Smith gives him a revolver and tells him to assassinate California Governor Eleanor Grant that day, or his daughter will die., Suspense thriller, unfolding in real-time, about a businessman ordered to assassinate the governor of California in exchange for the safe return of his own kidnapped daughter., Gene Watson is a widowed accountant whose daughter is kidnapped by sinister Mr Smith. Smith gives him a revolver and tells him to assassinate California Governor Eleanor Grant that day, or his daughter will die…, A stranger pulled into a deadly scheme races against time to save his daughter in this thriller. Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) is an accountant who comes to L.A. with his ten-year-old daughter Lynn (Courtney Chase) to attend a funeral. On the street, Gene and Lynn are pulled aside by Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia), who flash what look like police badges and usher them into a van. Gene soon discovers that he’s been kidnapped, and his captors have an unusual demand — if Gene does not murder Gov. Eleanor Grant (Marsha Mason) within 75 minutes, his daughter will be killed. Gene now has just an hour and a quarter to tip off the authorities, spare Gov. Grant, and find out what Smith and Jones are trying to do, along with saving his daughter’s life. He finds a much-needed ally in one-legged shoe-shine man Huey (Charles S. Dutton). Most of the action in Nick of Time occurs in “real time,” meaning that the passage of time on screen matches that of real life, as the frequent shots of clocks and watches will attest., Suspense thriller, unfolding in real-time, about a businessman ordered to assassinate the governor of California in exchange for the safe return of his own kidnapped daughter, The clock is ticking for Johnny Depp. He must follow contract killer Christopher Walken’s orders, or see his daughter killed., Gene Watson’s daughter has been kidnapped and the poor father is told to kill the California Governor Elanor Grant or his daughter will be murdered., A mild-mannered accountant is thrown into a nightmare by forces beyond his control when he is randomly chosen by a mysterious duo who make a harrowing demand: Either assassinate the governor of California, or they will kill his 10-year-old daughter.