Forever Young is a 1992 American fantasy romantic drama film directed by Steve Miner and starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

After a successful run and subsequent crash landing in a prototype North American B-25 Mitchell bomber at Alexander Field in Northern California, McCormick is greeted by his longtime friend, scientist Harry Finley, who confides that his latest experiment, "Project B", has succeeded in building a prototype chamber for cryonic freezing.

Claire drives McCormick to an air show and commandeers a B-25 bomber to fly to Helen's seaside-lighthouse home, with Nat stowing away on board.

The now-elderly McCormick reunites with the also-gray-and-wrinkled Helen and asks her to marry him; she happily accepts, proving that true love does indeed last forever.

Gibson originally wanted the lead role, which eventually went to Harrison Ford, and insisted on seeing Abrams' next film script.

[10] Although the film made use of real rain for some exterior scenes, artificial rainmakers were also used to maintain a consistency in downpours for the cameras.

[15] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A−" on scale of A+ to F.[16] Roger Ebert noted, "[Forever Young] is not one of the most inspired (of the time travel movies), even though it has its heart in the right place.

[18] Rita Kempley from the Washington Post dismissed the film as "A pablum of schmaltz and science fiction ..."[19] Neill Caldwell from The Dispatch described the movie as "an old-school romantic comedy" that was "oh-so-predictable at times", while praising Wood and Robert Hy Gorman, who played Felix, as delivering the best performances, suggesting that "the kids practically carry the movie.

"[20] Laura Ustaszewski, writing for The Marion Star, praised the movie's acting and its strong supporting cast, noting that the film did not require special effects or explosions to be a "winner".