The film stars Harry Shum, Jr., Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Katrina Law, and Thaine Allison Jr.[2] The special effects work was provided by David Adametz and the score composed by Paul Dateh.

[3] The film centers on the unnamed main character (Harry Shum) receiving a handgun from an old man (Thaine Allison Jr.) and being told he has to complete an unspecified task within three minutes.

After a short battle, Shum decapitates Steve and runs back to the old man, where he is told that his time was three minutes, eighteen seconds.

The film was originally designed as a vehicle to showcase a wider range of acting skills for the two leads, Harry Shum Jr. and Stephen "tWitch" Boss, especially outside of the singing and dancing sphere.

3 Minutes has received coverage from the official Star Wars site,[4] Wired.com,[5] and Gizmodo,[6] as well as the New York Post,[7] Seventeen,[8] Audrey,[9] and Hyphen.