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Director:
Writers:
Karl Alexander (novel) &
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Release Date:
31 August 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper! more
Plot:
H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Timely and Credible more (78 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Malcolm McDowell ... H. G. Wells
David Warner ... Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson

Mary Steenburgen ... Amy Robbins
Charles Cioffi ... Police Lt. Mitchell
Kent Williams ... Assistant
Andonia Katsaros ... Mrs. Turner

Patti D'Arbanville ... Shirley
James Garrett ... Edwards

Leo Lewis ... Richardson
Keith McConnell ... Harding
Byron Webster ... McKay

Karin de la Penha ... Jenny (as Karin Mary Shea)
Geraldine Baron ... Carol
Laurie Main ... Inspector Gregson
Joseph Maher ... Adams
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Runtime:
112 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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During chase scenes at the hotel, David Warner is replaced with a stunt double for far shots because he was still on the mend from two broken ankles. In close-up shots, he can be seen running very carefully as not to hurt himself. Also, for scenes where Malcolm McDowell is running through the columns, he is also replaced with a double because of a sprained ankle. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the early part of the movie in Wells home in the 19th century the chess board is set up wrongly. The black corner square must be on the left as each player faces the board. more
Quotes:
H.G. Wells: Do you still insist that this is all poppycock?
Amy Robbins: That's not exactly the word I had in mind.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy (1985) (TV) more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Timely and Credible, 11 December 2004
7/10
Author: Lechuguilla from Dallas, Texas

Looking like a nerdy Richard Thomas, Malcolm McDowell plays H.G. Wells in this highly imaginative sci-fi thriller, that has Wells fast forwarded from 1893 to 1979, in a quest to find Jack the Ripper. The film's screenplay, direction, cinematography, editing, and costumes are all top notch. And Mary Steenburgen gives a fine performance in a support role.

"Time After Time" has an ever so slight comic book, tongue in cheek, feel to the plot, suggestive of Batman and Robin. Yet, right behind this entertaining, if somewhat superficial, facade is a serious message that is both timely and credible: no matter how much society advances in its technology, our world will always have two things ... violence and love.

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