Freejack

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Freejack

Directed by	Geoff Murphy
Produced by	Stuart Oken Ronald Shusett
Written by	Robert Sheckley (original novel) Steven Pressfield Ronald Shusett (story and screenplay) Dan Gilroy (screenplay)
Starring	Emilio Estevez Mick Jagger, Rene Russo Jonathan Banks and Anthony Hopkins
Music by	Trevor Jones
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	January 17, 1992
Running time	110 min.
Language	English
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Freejack is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy. It stars Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, and Anthony Hopkins. The film was R-rated in the United States and received disappointing reviews despite an acclaimed cast and the novel concept. The story was adapted from a 1959 novel titled Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley. However, other than the very basic premise, the movie bears little resemblance to the book.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In the 21st century, time travel technology allows people to be snatched from the past just prior to the time of their certain demise. The live bodies, called "freejacks," are then sold to the highest bidder as a host for his/her consciousness, as they are considered already dead and thus have no rights.

Alex Furlong, played by Emilio Estevez, is a formula car racer who is apparently killed during a race in 1991. However, his body is brought 18 years into the future to 2009, where he manages to escape prior to a mind transfer into his body. Victor Vacendak, played by Mick Jagger, is a hardened security officer for the McCandless Corporation who tries to recapture Furlong. Alex's former fiancée Julie, played by Rene Russo, is now an executive at McCandless.

The remainder of the film concerns Alex's survival in the world of the future, eluding capture by the persistent Victor, and his attempt to revive his relationship with Julie. Ian McCandless, Julie's boss, played by Anthony Hopkins, is revealed to be the dying man trying to steal Furlong's body.