Post by Mist On Fire on May 21, 2016 16:53:11 GMT -5
"Freejack" is a futuristic thriller starring Emilio Estevez,Anthony Hopkins,Renee Russo,Mick Jagger,and Johnathan Banks released in 1992.
Plot-
In the future of 2009,the aged wealthy have found a way to cheat death by traveling back in time and kidnapping citizens predestined to die right at the moment of their demise and bring them back to the future to have their own mind transferred into the new host via the Spiritual Switchboard.
A cult classic for many years,this film has slowly faded in the memory of the new millennium and in this day and age of nostalgic rediscovery of the 80's and '90's it certainly deserves recognition among the new vinyl collectors,comeback rock artists,and those hungering for "then and now" comparison visions we created on film. (I'm still waiting for my Mattel and Pit Bull Hoverboard)
While fans of the '80's Brat Pack films will love Emilio Estevez' role as the "host victim" Alex who tries desperately to make sense of his new surroundings as he escapes the fate he was allocated for shortly after arriving in 2009,in recent years this film has become even more significant to note due to this early onscreen appearance of Anthony Hopkins and Renee Russo long before they reunited onscreen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the King and Queen of Asgard in "Thor". The performances of both in this film is equally refreshing today as it was then.
And last but not least,Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones in one of his rare film roles as the hired pursuer of Alex through the surrealistic streets of New York to capture and deliver him to his destination. The new generation discovering vinyl classics such as Pink Floyd,The Who,The Rolling Stones,etc will be elated to find one of their newfound 'vinyl heros" had made a film performed with delightful evil and antagonism rarely seen in a villain for hire in any film.
If you haven't rediscovered "Freejack" yet,now is an excellent time to do so and claim your own bragging rights for discovery to your friends who are still watching "The Breakfast Club" for the first time in their lives.
Theatrical trailer
Photo gallery
