When a time-travelling mad scientist accidentally kidnaps a church minister from the 1800s, they both land smack in the middle of a last-ditch fight to save mankind from an alien invasion. 

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SYNOPSIS:

Official screenplay adaptation of the graphic novel "The Chronic Argonauts", by New Baby Publishing, the publishers of the "Elemental Fources" graphic novel series. A "buddy action" movie along the lines of "Sherlock Holmes". Based on the largely unknown short story by H.G. Wells, this was designated a top script, scoring 8s and 9s, on Franklin Leonard's Black List. Their review said: ""The Chronic Argonauts" is excellent science-fiction, and very faithful to the spirit of the authoris excellent science-fiction, and very faithful to the spirit of the author who inspired it. H.G. Wells' fantastic concepts, his interesting and thoroughly human characters, and his philosophies are all satisfyingly adapted here. Cook is a wonderful protagonist, our intrepid everyman, observing the journey with the wonder of the audience. The script clearly has a mind to it, articulating its themes, but it does not get overly wordy and the discussions do not detract from the spectacle or the action. In fact, the script has the potential to be a great display of special effects and thrilling action. It can sometimes be a challenge for a movie to be both cerebral and visceral, intellectually stimulating and simply entertaining, but the script pulls it off."