Time Walker (1982)

An alien, buried in King Tut's tomb, terrorizes a college campus.

Director:

Tom Kennedy

Writers:

Jason Williams (story), Tom Friedman (story)

Stars:

Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Murphy	...	Prof. Douglas McCadden
Nina Axelrod	...	Susie Fuller
Kevin Brophy	...	Peter Sharpe
Robert Random	...	Jack Parker
James Karen	...	Dr. Wendell J. Rossmore
Sam Chew Jr.	...	Dr. Bruce Serrano
Melissa Prophet	...	Jennie
Austin Stoker	...	Dr. Ken Melrose
Gerard Prendergast	...	Greg Hauser
Shari Belafonte	...	Linda Flores (as Shari Belafonte-Harper)
Antoinette Bower	...	Dr. Hayworth
Darwin Joston	...	Lt. Plummer
Greta Blackburn	...	Sherri
John Lavachielli	...	Bill Vogler
Clint Young	...	Capt. Willoughby

Storyline

Professor Doug McCadden is in charge of opening his university's latest acquisition - a sealed Egyptian sarcophagus. Opening it reveals an ancient mummy and a mold substance which proves to eat the flesh of anyone touching it. Later, sneaky student Pete Sharpe finds five hidden jewels in the bottom of the casket and distributes them to various co-eds on campus, not realizing the mummy, recently revived with an overdose of x-rays, is bound and determined to reclaim them. McCadden, who has carefully analyzed x-rays taken of the mummy, comes to the reluctant conclusion that it is not what it seems.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy | sarcophagus | fungus | gem | x ray | 

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Taglines:

For eons they traveled the galaxies. For centuries one was trapped in a Pharaoh's tomb. Now he is free.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pharaoh

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Byzantine Productions, Wescom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Riffed by MST3K as "Being From Another Planet".

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Goofs

At the 1:10 mark the girl goes into the library. She is wearing a bracelet made up with the alien gem. The alien comes into the library, and the girls starts running. She goes through some doors and runs down a long hallway. The camera shows the alien's point of view coming up behind the girl, then the camera switches to a frontal shot of the girl running away, but in all the frontal shots of the girl the alien is not behind her in the hallway.

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Crazy Credits

End title card: "TO BE CONTINUED..."

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Alternate Versions

The MST3K version replaces the original title cards with new titles.

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Connections

Featured in Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (2017)

User Reviews

A Mummy From Space with Rodger Random?

This is basically a 1950's style B-movie with low rent 80s production values. The story is about an archaeological dig which unearths a mummy which is blasted by radiation , reviving it from its slumber. What follows is a mixture of a mummy curse movie with an alien trying to return home movie. Its not at all scary or gory with very few kills. It doesn't manage to ramp up any tension or excitement at any point. It really should have been a comedy. There is also an odd sub-plot about fungus, again another 1950s staple , which doesn't seem to add anything to the story. The effects are super low budget and comparable to something you would see in a TV show not a movie. This was actually one of the MST3K episodes which tells you all you need to know, however it was not one of the more popular episodes. If you have the time to waste on a bad movie then fine however do not expect to be entertained.