A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.
Writing
Jerome Bixby's deathbed masterpiece—pure dialogue, zero fluff.
Acting
David Lee Smith's impossible calm sells 14,000 years of weariness.
Production
Zero-budget proof that ideas outspend CGI every time.
Director
Richard Schenkman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jerome Bixby dictated the final scenes from his deathbed; his son completed the screenplay after he passed in 1998.
The film became a BitTorrent phenomenon in 2007 when the producer publicly thanked pirates for spreading it—arguably saving the movie from obscurity.
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This movie is the perfect example why you dont need high budget to make good movie.
@NSS7 558
2015, watched it again and still can't understand how a movie can be filmed in one room and yet still be more intense than almost any movie i saw. WATCH IT!
@amirgelman 1444
So John was the first dad to go out grocery for milk and never return lol
@OtherPeople159 453
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