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* AdvertisedExtra: Meeker was barely in the film and never went up against the villain. Yet he is on the front cover of the film's poster.

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* AdvertisedExtra: Meeker was barely heavily featured in the film marketing campaign at the time of the film’s release. In truth, he has a small role yet he’s featured on the poster. He mostly serves as comic relief in the first act of the film, and disappears until the third act where he briefly assists Zak and Francesca. He never went goes up against the villain. Yet he villain with his friends, and is on the front cover only one of Zak’s loved ones absent in the film's poster.closing scene.
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* ClockOfPower: The Hypertime Watch appears to stop time, but actually gives the wielder super speed and alters their perception of time. The drawback is, this can age the wearer prematurely.
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* ShoutOut: During their pranking spree with the watch, Francesca tells Zak to "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Make it so, Number One.]]"
-->'''Francesca''': [[LampshadeHanging What?]] We also watch ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in Venezuela!

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* ShoutOut: During their pranking spree with the watch, Francesca tells Zak to Zak, "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Make it so, Number One.]]"
-->'''Francesca''': -->'''Francesca:''' [[LampshadeHanging What?]] We also watch have ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in Venezuela!
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** Zak and Francesca give this to the people offending them while time is frozen.

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** * LaserGuidedKarma: Zak and Francesca give this to the people offending them while time is frozen.frozen, punishing an overzealous meter maid, two punks spraying graffiti and stealing a bike, and a car shop owner who broke a promise to Zak.
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** If a person were really sped up in such a way, placing your hand on a table would have the effect of slapping it hard. Running at a wall would hit it with the force of a car, which sounds nice but remember your skeleton isn't reinforced to handle that. Worse, your molecules would be vibrating at such a speed that anything you touch would [[IncendiaryExponent light on fire]]. It could be said that these kinks have been worked out of using the watch normally. Zak's dad [[LampShading points this out]] when Zak prepares to use the watch while in hypertime.

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** If a person were really sped up in such a way, placing your hand on a table would have the effect of slapping it hard. Running at a wall would hit it with the force of a car, which sounds nice but remember your skeleton isn't reinforced to handle that. Worse, your molecules would be vibrating at such a speed that anything you touch would [[IncendiaryExponent light on fire]]. It could be said that these kinks have been worked out of using the watch normally. Zak's dad [[LampShading [[LampshadeHanging points this out]] when Zak prepares to use the watch while in hypertime.
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* HateSink: Henry Gates is the head of the government funded QT Labs who oversees the creation of the [=HyperTime=] watch. He threatens and forces scientist Earl Doppler to continue to work on it and in it and Doppler ages quickly as a result. Gates then forces the same on Dr. George Gibbs later on and threatens Dr. Gibbs's son Zak and his girlfriend Francesca to help further his possession of the technology with the intention of betraying the NSA with it.

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* HateSink: Henry Gates is the head of the government funded government-funded QT Labs who oversees the creation of the [=HyperTime=] watch. He threatens and forces scientist Earl Doppler to continue to work on it and in it and Doppler ages quickly as a result. Gates then forces force the same on Dr. George Gibbs later on and threatens Dr. Gibbs's son Zak and his girlfriend Francesca to help further his possession of the technology with the intention of betraying the NSA with it.



* VileVillainSaccharineShow: This is a movie about kids freezing time and not a sci-fi thriller about manipulating the device to be used by an EvilCorporation, yes? No? Gates is dead serious in pretty much all of his scenes and clearly cares nothing for what the potential consequences of manipulating time could be. He's willing to use anyone who is of value towards his goals and is more than capable of having those who interfere stomped out if he deems necessary.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Zak's father is certainly well-meaning, but doesn't have much time for his family because of his work. The rest of the family seem to accept this while Zak resents it.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Dopler is 27 years old, but being forced to use the watch constantly to speed up his work leaves him looking over 60. Humourously, he still ''talks'' like a 27 year old.

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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: This is a movie about kids freezing time and not a sci-fi thriller about manipulating the device to be used by an EvilCorporation, yes? No? Gates is dead serious in pretty much all of his scenes and clearly cares nothing for what the potential consequences of manipulating time could be. He's willing to use anyone who is of value towards his goals and is more than capable of having those who interfere stomped out if he deems it necessary.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Zak's father is certainly well-meaning, but doesn't have much time for his family because of his work. The rest of the family seem seems to accept this while Zak resents it.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Dopler is 27 years old, but being forced to use the watch constantly to speed up his work leaves him looking over 60. Humourously, Humorously, he still ''talks'' like a 27 year old.27-year-old.
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* UpToEleven: What happens when you're already in hypertime, and you go ''even faster''? At the end of the film, we find out.
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* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The hypertime device malfunctions after Zak gets it wet.

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* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The hypertime device malfunctions after [[NoWaterproofingInTheFuture Zak gets it wet.wet]].
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* KarmicJackpot: For coming back and helping the kids, Dopler not only gets his age reset, but it looks like he gets about ten years added on too.

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* KarmicJackpot: For coming back and helping the kids, Dopler not only gets his age reset, but it looks like [[FountainOfYouth he gets about ten years added on too.on, too]].

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* KarmicJackpot: For coming back and helping the kids, Dopler not only gets his age reset, but it looks like he gets about ten years added on too.



* LaserGuidedKarma: For coming back and helping the kids, Dopler not only gets his age reset, but it looks like he gets about ten years added on too.

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