Nick of Time 🎥 1995 Movie Info

Plot Summary

Gene Watson, a mild-mannered accountant, arrives with his daughter Lynn at Union Station in Los Angeles. As Gene is using a payphone, two mysterious strangers in suits, known only as Mr. Smith and Ms. Jones, survey the station and discuss a yet-to-be-elaborated scheme. Noticing Gene retaliate against a skater who was harassing his daughter, Smith and Jones set their sights on him. Showing a badge, the two strangers convince Gene that they are police officers and whisk both father and daughter into a van without justification. Once inside Gene begins to notice things are not right and gets nervous, but Smith subsequently pistol whips him in the leg.

Smith then informs Gene that they will kill his daughter by 1:30 p.m. unless he murders a woman depicted in a photograph. He soon learns that the woman is Eleanor Grant, the governor of California, and realizes that killing her would be a suicide mission. At the Bonaventure Hotel, where a campaign appearance is scheduled, Gene makes several attempts to warn people about his situation. Smith consistently follows and harasses him, and viciously beats him whenever he does not make a move. Gene manages to find a young campaign assistant, Krista Brooks, who believes his story and encourages him to report the matter to the governor’s husband, Brendan Grant.

Once in his suite, however, Brendan and a campaign lobbyist appear to disbelieve the story. Before anything more can be said, Smith shows up in the room and fatally shoots Krista, causing a tense scuffle between Gene and Smith. Gene regains consciousness and finds nearly everyone on the campaign, including the governor’s staff and husband, are involved in the plot, with an unnamed lobbyist masterminding it all in revenge for the governor not carrying out her campaign promises to his interests.

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