A mysterious stranger presents a boy with a VCR that can "play" the past...and the future. How it affects the boy and his struggling middle-class family is the central story.
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Luciano Romano
Jim
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Jim, 4 years old
Bob Keen Director · Tony Clarke Writer Sylvia Wickham Author
First release January 1, 1996 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Dandelion Films
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Dandelion Films
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United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom · January 1, 1996
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