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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

PG 94 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   11 December 1982 (USA)
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Lyle, a motorcycle champion is traveling the Mexican desert, when he find himself in the action radius of a time machine... See full summary »

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William Dear
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann -- A modern motorcycle rider gets caught in a time warp experiment and is sent back to the wild west of 1877. Falling in love with a beautiful woman, getting chased by outlaws, and having an old-time shoot-out are only a few of his time-travel adventures. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann -- Open-ended Trailer from Jensen Farley Pictures
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Ward ...
Lyle Swann
Belinda Bauer ...
Claire Cygne
Peter Coyote ...
Porter Reese
Richard Masur ...
Claude Dorsett
Tracey Walter ...
Carl Dorsett
Ed Lauter ...
Padre
L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones ...
Ben Potter
Chris Mulkey ...
Daniels
Macon McCalman ...
Dr. Sam
Jonathan Bahnks Jonathan Bahnks ...
Jesse
Laurie O'Brien ...
Terry
Susan Dear Susan Dear ...
2nd Technician
Bruce Gordon Bruce Gordon ...
Earl
Ben Zeller ...
Jack Peoples
William Dear ...
3rd Technician
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Storyline

Lyle, a motorcycle champion is traveling the Mexican desert, when he find himself in the action radius of a time machine. So he find himself one century back in the past between rapists, thiefs and murderers.... Written by Tognacci Sebastiano <seblog@maya.dei.unipd.it>  

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Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Mexico | Experiment | Incest | Man Forced To Strip  | See more »

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Lyle Swann is a champion off-road racer. But to the people of 1877, he's something very, very different...

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Timerider See more »

Filming Locations:

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zoomo Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Spain: (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film was screened in Los Angeles under the title "The Adventures of Lyle Swann". See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: At the climax, as the helicopter flies over the plateau it casts a shadow over the motorcycle. A crew member, dressed in black, can be seen crouching down on the left side of the bike. See more »

Quotes

Porter Reese: You shot it. What a bunch of dumb sons of bitches, you *shot* it! A *machine* - you butt-heads!
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Connections

Referenced in "South Park: Goobacks (#8.7)" (2004) See more »