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Thrill Seekers

Original title: The Time Shifters
  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.7K
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Martin Sheen, Casper Van Dien, and Catherine Bell in Thrill Seekers (1999)
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A reporter, learning of time travelers visiting 20th century disasters, tries to change the history they know by averting upcoming disasters.A reporter, learning of time travelers visiting 20th century disasters, tries to change the history they know by averting upcoming disasters.A reporter, learning of time travelers visiting 20th century disasters, tries to change the history they know by averting upcoming disasters.

  • Director
    • Mario Azzopardi
  • Writers
    • Kurt Inderbitzin
    • Gay Walch
  • Stars
    • Casper Van Dien
    • Catherine Bell
    • Theresa Saldana
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Mario Azzopardi
    • Writers
      • Kurt Inderbitzin
      • Gay Walch
    • Stars
      • Casper Van Dien
      • Catherine Bell
      • Theresa Saldana
    • 39User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Casper Van Dien
    Casper Van Dien
    • Tom Merrick
    Catherine Bell
    Catherine Bell
    • Elizabeth Wintern
    Theresa Saldana
    Theresa Saldana
    • Cortez
    Peter Outerbridge
    Peter Outerbridge
    • Felder
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • Murray Trevor
    Lawrence Dane
    Lawrence Dane
    • FBI Agent Baker
    Catherine Oxenberg
    Catherine Oxenberg
    • Thrill Seekers Spokesperson
    • (as Catherine Van Dien)
    Mimi Kuzyk
    Mimi Kuzyk
    • Eleanor Grayson
    James Allodi
    James Allodi
    • FBI Agent Stanton
    Deborah Odell
    Deborah Odell
    • Jen
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Grifasi
    Matthew Bennett
    Matthew Bennett
    • Captain Tyler
    Marc Donato
    Marc Donato
    • Kevin
    Stephen Bogaert
    Stephen Bogaert
    • Steve
    Sumela Kay
    Sumela Kay
    • Girl on Plane
    Carole Mackereth
    • Flight Attendant
    • (as Carole MacKereth)
    Trevor Bain
    • Man at Gas Station
    Matt Birman
    Matt Birman
    • Cameraman
    • Director
      • Mario Azzopardi
    • Writers
      • Kurt Inderbitzin
      • Gay Walch
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    • Trivia
      Copps Coliseum is a real hockey stadium, but although depicted as being in an unspecified U.S. city, it's actually in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The city skyline seen in front of the stadium fire at one point is that of Toronto.
    • Goofs
      Tom and Elizabeth board the subway train at a station named Union. The next station, the first where it fails to stop, is also named Union.
    • Connections
      Edited from Money Train (1995)

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    6/10
    Pretty good for a TV movie.
    As time-traveling stories go, this one's better than average. The writers did a decent job trying to account for all the inevitable paradoxes, and the story itself is decently paced and involving.

    Casper Van Dien plays Tom Merrick, an ex-TV-journalist trying to put his life back together after an accident cost his crew their lives and him his job. He goes to work as a reporter for a local tabloid, and while investigating disasters of the 20th century, he stumbles upon an incredible coincidence; pictures taken at 3 disasters several decades apart include what appears to be the same man. Catherine Bell plays Elizabeth Wintern, another worker at the tabloid who gets caught up in Merrick's quest to find out who this man is. Merrick and Wintern eventually learn that a company in the future is offering entertainment packages, allowing people to go back in time and witness history's greatest disasters... including some that haven't happened yet as far as Merrick and Wintern are concerned. Merrick takes it upon himself to stop these impending disasters, and finds himself pursued by both "temporal security agents" who are trying to keep their timeline intact, and by local police who think Merrick has planned these events himself.

    Don't take my compliments at face value; the movie is far from perfect. There are several plot holes and gloss-overs. I found the writers' ideas on how time travel works to be inconsistent in places. Martin Sheen is completely wasted in his role, having all of maybe 5 minutes of screen time. Finally, in many places I began wondering who I should really root for. Merrick is supposed to be the hero of the movie, trying to keep these "future" disasters from occurring, but at the same time, I could sympathize with the people from the future trying to stop him, especially after I learned what Merrick's actions cause to the future population.

    Pitfalls aside, this is an engaging, well-acted movie that will make you think about the morality of time travel. A very solid 6 out of 10.
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Thrill Seekers
    • Filming locations
      • Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Abandon Pictures
      • Avenue Pictures
      • Carlton America
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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