Escape Through Time (1993)

Some time in the 21st century, Kovarick, said to be the most evil man who ever lived, is met by a resistance force. One of their members, Dr. Bahler, invents a time distorter held within a ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Linn

Writers:

Marc Linn, Michael Linn

Stars:

Jill Killinger, Kirsten Meyer, Carl Schoenborn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jill Killinger	...	'Calamity' Jill
Kirsten Meyer	...	Kirsten Rhodes
Carl Schoenborn	...	Mafia 'Boss' / The King's Army / Kovarick's Soldiers
Dave Scully	...	Kefil / Kovarick's Soldiers
Marc Linn	...	Baco / 1st Band of Thieves / Kovarick's Soldiers
William Stone	...	Fritz / 1st Band of Thieves / Kovarick's Soldiers (as Willy Stone)
Michael F. Loomer	...	Luey / Kovarick's Soldiers (as Mike Loomer)
Jed Weyland	...	Steve / 1st Band of Thieves / Kovarick's Soldiers
Andy Rahn	...	Main Scientist
Russ Hrachovec	...	Other Scientists
Chris Stanton	...	Other Scientists
Orrin Johnson	...	Other Scientists / Other Men / 1st Band of Thieves / 2nd Band of Thieves / The Resistance Force / Kovarick's Soldiers
Kelly Cowherd	...	Other Scientists / Stage Hand / Kovarick's Soldiers
Mike Miller	...	Hero
Adam Stone	...	Mordere

Storyline

Some time in the 21st century, Kovarick, said to be the most evil man who ever lived, is met by a resistance force. One of their members, Dr. Bahler, invents a time distorter held within a ring, which he uses to go back to ancient Egypt, where he dies. 75 years before he left, the ring is found by scientists, who are killed by a small mafia group, but not before it is thrown to a bum, who pawns it for fifty cents. An obnoxious gentleman, Steve, then buys it to give to Jill, a local actress he has fallen for, but does not reciprocate. The mob boss attends her performance to get the ring back, and when he threatens to kill her, an interjection creates a paddageway to the middle ages, and she and her airy friend Kirsten go through. In the middle ages, their princess costumes make everyone mistake them for fleeing princesses who had been forced to marry ogre-like men for acquisition of land. Eventually, they escape the pursuing mob to the old west, where Wild-Eyed Cody and his men have ...

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Plot Keywords:

ring | future | mafia | scientist | street shootout | 

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Taglines:

Throughout all time, there's never been an adventure quite like this...

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was originally to be a ten-minute "dumb-blonde" film built around Jill Killinger's favorite expression "holy chunk," which spiralled into a feature that won a youth film award.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

A Tale of Two Blondes

Filming Locations:

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Linn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Color:

Color