As Time Goes by (1988)

Director:

Barry Peak

Writer:

Barry Peak

Stars:

Bruno Lawrence, Nique Needles, Ray Barrett

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bruno Lawrence	...	Ryder
Nique Needles	...	Mike
Ray Barrett	...	J.L. Weston
Marcelle Schmitz	...	Connie Stanton
Mitchell Faircloth	...	James McCauley
Max Gillies	...	Joe Bogart - The Alien
Deborah Force	...	Cheryl
Christine Keogh	...	Margie
Don Bridges	...	Ern
Ian Shrives	...	Greaser
Jane Clifton	...	Mechanic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Kiely	...	Connie's Father

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

surfer | prologue | diner | mother son relationship | time travel | 

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Taglines:

The fundamental things don't necessarily apply . . .

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1988 (Australia)

Also Known As:

As Time goes by - Bogarts Bar kehrt zurück

Filming Locations:

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monroe Stahr Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

entertaining but too self-conscious cult film wannabe

The idea of a sci-fi western parody probably wouldn't make sense anywhere else but in the remote Australian outback, maybe the perfect setting for this contrived madcap spoof. Among the cast of eccentrics are, in no particular order: a slightly goony surfer who's been waiting a quarter century to keep an appointment in the back of beyond; a bitter outback cop who once accidentally killed his own son during a cricket game; a scientist who dresses like Pee Wee Herman and hopes to capture a Nobel Prize and a genuine extraterrestrial; a cattle tycoon with plans to make the desert bloom using the Earth's ozone layer; his two sheep-hating henchmen; a shopkeeper with a passionate fear of dust; a spaceship that sells Budweiser beer; a cocktail shaker time machine; and a radioactive alien named Joe Bogart, played by Max Gillies, who behaves as if he wants to be known (fat chance) as Australia's answer to Robin Williams. With characters like this, who needs a plot?