Millennium (1989)

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writers (WGA):

John Varley (short story "Air Raid")
John Varley (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

We've Been Expecting You.

Plot:

An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation...

Plot Keywords:

Crash | Investigator | Future | Disaster | Time Travel

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Kris Kristofferson	...	Bill Smith
Cheryl Ladd	...	Louise Baltimore
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Dr. Arnold Mayer
Robert Joy	...	Sherman the Robot
Lloyd Bochner	...	Walters
Brent Carver	...	Coventry
David McIlwraith	...	Tom Stanley (as David Mcilwraigth)
Maury Chaykin	...	Roger Keane
Al Waxman	...	Dr. Brindle
Lawrence Dane	...	Captain Vern Rockwell
Thomas Hauff	...	First Officer Ron Kennedy
Peter Dvorsky	...	Don Janz
Raymond O'Neill	...	Harold Davis
Philip Akin	...	Kevin Briley
David Calderisi	...	Raymond Leacock

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

First Millenium Partnership

Trivia:

John Varley originally wrote the short story "Air Raid" in 1977. At the time, it was optioned as a project for FX director Douglas Trumbull, director of Silent Running (1972) and Brainstorm (1983). The plan was to make it a vehicle for Paul Newman and Jane Fonda. Trumbull's production fell through, only for it to be inherited first by Randal Kleiser and then Richard Rush. With all the comings and goings over the years, Varley was able to first turn it into a novel in 1983 and then a screenplay.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Louise enters the bar, her hair is flat. When she is shown inside, suddenly, her hair is permed.

Quotes:

Louise: Come with us
Sherman: I can't
[Solemly stays behind to close up the time portal and is vapourised in the timequake]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Kids in the Hall: (#1.20)" (1990)

Mind Blowing Movie!

If you like sci-fi because it gives writers the chance to provide plots that make one think outside the square and provide concepts that make you stop and ponder even weeks or years later, then this movie is definitely for you! Indeed, I guarantee you will enjoy it and perhaps even come to love it as I have despite its obvious shortcomings.

If you like nice tidy productions with crisp acting and wonderful cinematography and wish to see something not very taxing on the mind, stay away from this movie! It is not a "beautiful production", the acting does leave something to be desired and the production leaves much to the imagination. But then that can sometimes be a good thing as I personally think not enough is left to the imagination in the motion pictures of today. After all my imagination, and I'm sure yours also, is a far more interesting place than 99.9% of what the film industry thinks is inspirational! But more importantly, it's the beautifully conceptual plot... the wonderful wonderful plot that really makes this movie many times over.

By my rating of this film you can clearly see which camp I sit in. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I did. If you are a fan of sci-fi, then this film is a mind blowing MUST SEE! If you are not a fan of this genre then sadly I am afraid there is not much for you here. Otherwise ENJOY.