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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.4K
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
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A maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his s... Read allA maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.A maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.

  • Director
    • William Dear
  • Writers
    • William Dear
    • Michael Nesmith
  • Stars
    • Fred Ward
    • Belinda Bauer
    • Peter Coyote
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Dear
    • Writers
      • William Dear
      • Michael Nesmith
    • Stars
      • Fred Ward
      • Belinda Bauer
      • Peter Coyote
    • 37User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Ed Lauter in Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
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    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Lyle Swann
    Belinda Bauer
    Belinda Bauer
    • Claire Cygne
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Porter Reese
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Claude Dorsett
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Carl Dorsett
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Padre
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Sheriff Ben Potter
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Daniels
    Macon McCalman
    Macon McCalman
    • Dr. Sam
    Jonathan Bahnks
    • Jesse
    Laurie O'Brien
    Laurie O'Brien
    • Terry
    Susan Dear
    • 2nd Technician
    Bruce Gordon
    Bruce Gordon
    • Earl
    Ben Zeller
    Ben Zeller
    • Jack Peoples
    William Dear
    William Dear
    • 3rd Technician
    Tommy Leyba
    • Manuel
    Ernie Quintana
    • Zapata
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Emil
    • Director
      • William Dear
    • Writers
      • William Dear
      • Michael Nesmith
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Lyle Swann goes back in time to November 5th, 1877. The same "time travel arrival date" was used in Back to the Future (1985) (November 5th, 1955) and Time After Time (1979) (November 5th, 1979).
    • Goofs
      Shortly after Lyle Swann lands in the Old West, he puts on his helmet and the camera crew is reflected in its side.
    • Quotes

      Porter Reese: You shot it. What a bunch of dumb sons of bitches, you *shot* it! A *machine* - you butt-heads!

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits,a voiceover of a scientist at a press conference explains the timerider project and what they plan to do.
    • Alternate versions
      In the original theatrical release, Porter Reese was so distracted by the destruction of the motorcycle that he did not notice the approach of the helicopter's tail rotor until it was too late -- there was a scream, a splattering sound, and a shot of empty gore-drenched boots. For the Anchor Bay DVD release, the shot was replaced with a shot of motorcycle wreckage on the ground and a pickup shot of Reese cowering; the audio, however, was not changed. The original sequence is preserved in the laserdisc release as well as the more recent Shout! Factory Blu-ray. The Spanish DVD release preserves the boots scene but entirely omits the sequence where Swann scares the old man to death.
    • Connections
      Featured in 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)

    User reviews37

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    Some "Adventure"....
    Some good ideas just get lost in the time/space continuum.

    Look at "Timerider". Great idea (moto-cross racer Ward inadvertently rides through a time travel experiment that lands him back in the Old West, circa 1870), but once Ward comes upon an Old West town, that's where things kind of slow down to a crawl.

    At least the cowboys are smart enough to realize something's wrong. A gang of cowboys shoot at a revving motorcycle, they think Ward in all his moto-cross gear is some kind of demon and no one knows what an Exxon station is. You'd think Ward would get the message, but no. He even gets to know a woman (Bauer) whom he doesn't understand his connected with until the very last scene.

    Thank goodness for pros like Coyote, Masur, Lauter and Walter; they help keep things lively and interesting for a while. Even good old L.Q. Jones shows up as a Texas Ranger to add some spice to the proceedings.

    I won't say too much more about the movie. Indeed, there are some scenes here that are best left experienced by the individual. But for the most part, being a veteran of the "Back to the Future" series, I was left wanting.

    Who knows, Hollywood says they're running out of ideas for sequels....

    Two stars. Nice try, but this "Timerider" stays lost in time.
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    • Oct 8, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Timerider
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zoomo Productions
      • Eaves Movie Ranch
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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