Regressed aging

Regressed aging is a physiological condition in which an individual ages in reverese, either physically, mentally or behaviorially.

In film

 * Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The: The main character from the film, Benjamin Button, was born in 1918 bearing the physical maladies of an elderly man. As he ages, he physically grows younger and healthier. At the end of his life, Benjamin Button aged 83, died as an infant in the year 2003.


 * Flowers for Algernon: The 2000 television film adaptation of Flowers for Algernon starring Matthew Modine chronicled the story of a simple-minded janitor named Charley Gordon, who undergoes experimental brain surgery to increase his IQ. Ultimtely however, his intellect regresses back to that of a small child.


 * Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies: A dying bank robber named Eric encounters an evil djinn who goads him into making a wish. Seeking to escape the physical pain, as well as this terrifying encounter, Eric wishes that he had never been born. The djinn obliges and physically regresses Eric in age until he is nothing but an embryo.