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Release Date:
31 August 1979 (USA)
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Tagline:
H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper! more
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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
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Time Machine
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Jack The Ripper
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Bank Clerk
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5 wins
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7 nominations
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(10 articles)
'House' Fan Columnist: House and Cuddy- Time after Time
(From BuddyTV. 12 November 2009, 3:31 AM, PST)
Death By "Torchwood": Captain Jack, Ianto Jones, And The Rise Of The Queer Superhero
(From AfterElton.com. 27 October 2009, 6:09 PM, PDT)
(From BuddyTV. 12 November 2009, 3:31 AM, PST)
Death By "Torchwood": Captain Jack, Ianto Jones, And The Rise Of The Queer Superhero
(From AfterElton.com. 27 October 2009, 6:09 PM, PDT)
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Timely and Credible
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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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112 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
West Germany:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 (re-rating) |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG
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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.
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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.
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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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Amy Robbins: That's not exactly the word I had in mind.
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Referenced in Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy (1985) (TV)
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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.