Freejack story

movie: Freejack (1992) · 1992-01-17

A race car driver is transported to the year 2009 by a man who plans to upload the mind of a wealthy man into his body. intoIt is a loose based on the 1959 science fiction novel Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley.

16 total · 7 major · 9 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
corporation interfering in politics major One gathers that the all-powerful McCandless Corporation was running the New York City of 2009 and perhaps more.
mind uploading major Ian McCandless had a copy of his mind uploaded to a computer before he died.
mutual respect major Alex and his ruthless bounty hunter Vacendak cultivated a mutual respect for one another, and in the end Vacendak helped him in his moment of need.
romantic love major Alex woke up 18 years in the future, found his old girlfriend, and they eventually rekindled their relationship.
the quest for immortality major Ian McCandless, was revealed to have died and sought to install his computer backed-up personality into Alex's body.
time travel major Alex was transported to New York City of the year 2009 moments before he was about to die in a spectacular 1991 Formula One race car crash.
what if I found myself in the future major Alex was transported to New York City of the year 2009 moments before he was about to die in a spectacular 1991 Formula One race car crash.
illegal drug trade minor It was revealed that most people in 2009 New York City suffered from poor physical health in part as a result of rampant drug use.
lobotomization minor A team of surgeons were about to use their "lomotomizer" gizmo on Alex.
motor sports minor Alex was a Formula One race car driver.