Time at the Top (1999)

14-year old Susan Shawson travels back in time in her building's elevator. As altered by a retired physicist living in her building, it transports her from Philadelphia of 1998 back to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Kaufman

Writers:

Linda Brookover (screenplay), Edward Ormondroyd (novel),

Stars:

Timothy Busfield, Elisha Cuthbert, Gabrielle Boni

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Busfield	...	Frank Shawson
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Susan Shawson
Gabrielle Boni	...	Victoria Walker
Matthew Harbour	...	Robert Walker
Lynne Adams	...	Nora Walker / Nina Shawson
Richard Jutras	...	Edward Ormondroyd
Michael Sinelnikoff	...	Mr. Reynolds
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Detective Gagin (as Charles Powell)
Jean LeClerc	...	Cyrus Sweeney (as Jean Leclerc)
Howard Rosentein	...	Austin
Jacklin Webb	...	Mrs. Clutchett
Michel Perron	...	Bodoni
Nadia Verrucci	...	Mrs. McLernon
Amy King	...	Alana
Lincoln Ward	...	Captain

Storyline

14-year old Susan Shawson travels back in time in her building's elevator. As altered by a retired physicist living in her building, it transports her from Philadelphia of 1998 back to the same place in 1881. There she meets Victoria Walker, a girl her own age in need of assistance with her own family problems. Gradually discovering the power of her time machine, Susan, Victoria, and her young brother Robert travel back and forth in time and succeed in changing both the past and the future.

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Plot Keywords:

time | travel | elevator | nineteenth century | single parent | 

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Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der magische Fahrstuhl

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taurus 7 Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Early in the movie Susan is watching a video of her mother acting but the figures on the counter the vcr read "0.00.00" and do not change.

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Soundtracks

"With A Little Luck"
Written and Performed by Ilona Pal

User Reviews

Borrows slightly from a wonderful novel

Anyone who loved the two classic novels by Edward Ormondroyd will be disappointed in this film. All the magic and romance have been modernized out of his original story of a girl who does a good deed for a mysterious old lady, and given "three" in return. Three what? Not three wishes, but three rides into the 1800's on a rickety elevator...

The first novel is Time at the Top. The second is All in Good Time.