Future Past (1987)

Harlan, a daydreaming video store clerk with religious fanatic parents, needs more computing power for an experiment he's doing in his room. To get this power, he taps into a company ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Stewart

Writer:

Michael McGennan

Stars:

Nicholas Ryan, Imogen Annesley, John Ley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Ryan	...	Harlan
Imogen Annesley	...	Simone
John Ley	...	Billy
Gary Down	...	B.L. Keye
Paul Blackwell	...	Dave
Cornelia Frances	...	Mother
Doug Scroope	...	Father
Cecily Polson	...	Dymphna
Paula Duncan	...	Miss Bernsteen
Robert Baxter	...	Josh (as Bob Baxter)
Yoshitaka Ken Iwano	...	Japanese Executive
Louise Blackwell	...	Simone's Friend
David Foster	...	Gangster Film addict
Mario Cristopoletti	...	Army Chauffer (as Mario Cristofoletti)
Simone Taylor	...	Egyptian Mummy

Storyline

Harlan, a daydreaming video store clerk with religious fanatic parents, needs more computing power for an experiment he's doing in his room. To get this power, he taps into a company supercomputer run by a slightly deranged professor doing some strange experiments of his own. Something in the two experiments gets crossed, and a future version of Harlan is brought into the present. The future-Harlan is greedy, cynical and wants to use his knowledge of the future to gain wealth and power. It's up to the present-Harlan to stop him, but how do you outwit someone who's already done what you're going to do?

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Taglines:

A high tech story of split personalities, fractured time zones and true love...when reality becomes wilder than fantasy! [Video] [Australia]

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally screened as part of a series of tele-moves called "Tomorrow's News".

User Reviews

Simply atrocious

This films is a complete mess - stupid lines, stupid characters, bad actors, a dumb plot, and careless production. It mistakes confusion for complexity, and assumes that the audience will swallow whatever junk they throw on the screen. I mean, there's actually a mad scientist twirling his fingers in his hair and talking to himself as he hatches his fiendish plan....

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Also Known As:

The Colonial Cavalry

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine-Funds Limited, Somerset Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color