The Time Shifters (1999) (TV)

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writers (WGA):

Kurt Inderbitzin (written by) &
Gay Walch (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Sport | Thriller

Tagline:

If you could change the past would you?

Plot:

A reporter, learning of time travelers visiting 20th century disasters, tries to change the history they know by averting upcoming disasters.

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Reporter | Hindenburg | Titanic | Pilot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Tom Merrick
Catherine Bell	...	Elizabeth Wintern
Theresa Saldana	...	Cortez
Peter Outerbridge	...	Felder
Julian Richings	...	Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
Lawrence Dane	...	FBI Agent Baker
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Thrill Seekers Spokesperson (as Catherine Van Dien)
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Eleanor Grayson
James Allodi	...	FBI Agent Stanton
Deborah Odell	...	Jen
Martin Sheen	...	Grifasi
Matthew Bennett	...	Captain Tyler
Marc Donato	...	Kevin
Stephen Bogaert	...	Steve
Sumela Kay	...	Girl on Plane

Also Known As:

Thrill Seekers (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and peril.

Runtime:

88 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Abandon Pictures

Trivia:

The subway crash includes footage from Money Train (1995), shot on a set in California and representing a New York subway train.

Goofs:

Continuity: Inconsistent car numbers in the subway train. Most obviously, when the characters are walking forward through the train, the two front cars are both car 5326; when they walk back again, the second car is 5327.

Movie Connections:

References Quake (1996) (VG)

Don't dismiss it because of the actors

I was not expecting much of this movie, because it was obviously made for TV. The summary in the TV guide made it sound interesting, although it was not exactly clear what the movie was about. I'm glad I didn't give it a miss, because it really was worth watching. I think it took me about 20 minutes to understand exactly what was going on, and that Caspar Van Dien's character was not going to be the one doing the time travelling, but once I realised that, I really began to enjoy the movie. It's not often nowadays that I sit through an entire movie, and am glued to the screen, but I was with this one and it wasn't entirely predictable either. I like a movie that makes you think about the situations it portrays, and time travel is a fascinating topic. The acting probably wasn't perfect, but I've seen much worse, and I put this movie on the same level as "Deep Impact" - it has substance.