The Time Shifters (TV 1999)

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

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writers:

Kurt Inderbitzin, Gay Walch

Stars:

Casper Van Dien, Catherine Bell, Theresa Saldana

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A Strange passenger from the future seems to be witnessing all the great disasters of the century. Two reporters are trying to track this man down to see where he will show up next. The movie also works on the problem of the two reporters that want to prevent the next disaster from happening. Should they change the future when they know another disaster is going to strike?

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Plot Keywords:

disaster | reporter | bomb | pilot | titanic | 

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Taglines:

If you could change the past would you?

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and peril

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thrill Seekers

Filming Locations:

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abandon Pictures, Avenue Pictures Productions, Carlton America

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The street chase, train station, and subway scenes were all shot in Toronto. All the subway stations depicted are actually the same unused platform. This is why the escalator is shown as dismantled for maintenance when the characters enter the station: it was removed when the platform was closed.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

Edited from Money Train (1995)

User Reviews

Surprisingly Good !!

I caught this mostly by accident last night on TBS and it was much better than I expected. I think there are only a half dozen or so possible plots for a time travel story -- but this movie has enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. The coincidences are just a bit too much, but all is forgiven when I can be surprised in the last 30 minutes.