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As Time Goes By (1988)

As Time Goes By poster
Directed by
Barry Peak
Genre
comedy film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a quirky daydream where he imagines himself as a famous cricketer. The story blends comedy with a touch of science fiction as his fantasy life and reality start to mix.

lightheartedquirkywhimsicalcomedicplayfulnostalgiclow-stakes

What happens

As Time Goes By (originally titled The Cricketer) is a 1988 Australian science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Peak and starring Max Gillies, Bruno Lawrence, and Nique Needles. A few bars of the title song (extracted from the film Casablanca) are heard in the Australian version of the film but not in overseas prints, because of its high cost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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