Timestalkers (1987)

Scott McKenzie, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph from 1886.

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writers:

Brian Clemens (teleplay), Ray Brown (story)

Stars:

William Devane, Lauren Hutton, John Ratzenberger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Devane	...	Scott McKenzie
Lauren Hutton	...	Georgia Crawford
John Ratzenberger	...	General Joe Brodsky
Forrest Tucker	...	Texas John Cody
Klaus Kinski	...	Dr. Joseph Cole
Tracey Walter	...	Sam
James Avery	...	Blacksmith
R.D. Call	...	Bart
John Considine	...	Doctor Crawford / Matthew Crawford
Danny Pintauro	...	Billy McKenzie
Gail Youngs	...	Laurie McKenzie
Patrik Baldauff	...	Callan
Ritch Brinkley	...	Barman
J. Michael Flynn	...	Michael
A.J. Freeman	...	Grover Cleveland

Storyline

Scott, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travellers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph. One of the time travellers is determined to change the course of history, the other to stop him. Scott's fascination with the Old West comes in handy when they all return to 1886.

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Plot Keywords:

time traveller | time machine | 1880s | 2580s | history class | 

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Taglines:

From the Wild West to the 26th century... a chase through the past to the future!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final TV project of Forrest Tucker.

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Goofs

When the police officer in the cruiser is calling out the registration plate of the stolen vehicle, he says: "Zebra S...". The actual plate reads "2S...".

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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Soundtracks

The Star-Handled Stranger
Music by Craig Safan
Lyrics by Brian Clemens

User Reviews

Laid back fun

Keep in mind that this is a TV movie, with a rather limited budget. It is not meant to be a thriller or a marvel of science fiction. Nothing in it is original, and as most other time travel films, it asks you not to think too much about the logic of time travel. It's basically a nice little family film that you can watch with your kids on a lazy afternoon and have some fun. There are no scenes in it that contain real violence or that come off as particularly threatening. Our heroes breeze through the obstacles the plot throws at them with considerable ease. Granted, the absence of real tension and the fact that the antagonist is not truly menacing is a problem, but I am willing to disregard that problem because I find the overall experience of watching this quite pleasant. The cast is pretty good and it's a pleasure to watch them on screen. The female lead steals the show, though. There's lots of nostalgia here for those who remember the 80s.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Time Stalkers

Filming Locations:

3491 Tapo Street, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Newland/Raynor Productions Inc., Fries Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Ryder Sound Services)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1