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Time-Travel Comedy Tackles Gun Violence with Dark Humor

1/29/2026

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Story summary

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a sci-fi comedy directed by Gore Verbinski that critiques gun violence and technology.
Sam Rockwell stars as a time traveler who takes diner patrons hostage to recruit them.
Critics note ambitious themes.
A subplot about a mother mourning her son from a school shooting adds a gut-wrenching counterpoint to the humor.

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Story summary

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a sci-fi comedy directed by Gore Verbinski that critiques gun violence and technology.
Sam Rockwell stars as a time traveler who takes diner patrons hostage to recruit them.
Critics note ambitious themes.
A subplot about a mother mourning her son from a school shooting adds a gut-wrenching counterpoint to the humor.