Timesweep (1987)

A group of people enter an old movie studio and are suddenly transported through time.

Director:

Dan Diefenderfer

Writers:

Dan Diefernderfer (screenplay), Larry Nordsieck (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Brief, Jeff Tamblyn, Greg Anderson

Cast

Credited cast:
Kevin Brief	...	Vincent Hill
Jeff Tamblyn	...	Wayne Stewart
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Anderson	...	Arthur Prescott
Sandra Beer	...	Genie, Franz
Steve Booton	...	Aliens - Fights
Gail Bronfman	...	Secretary
Michael Cornelison	...	Mike Romero
Pamela DeBord	...	Catherine Elliot
Scott Downie	...	Film Executive
Russ Durham	...	H.H. Buddy
Dan Eisenhower	...	Aliens - Fights
Martin English	...	Roger Agar
Michael Fountain	...	Mike Romero
Christopher Glaze	...	Aliens - Fights
Michael Goodyear	...	Aliens - Fights

Storyline

A group of people enter an old movie studio and are suddenly confronted with a variety of strange phenoma. Among other things they are transported through time and the building is surrounded by a deadly acid fog . The filmmakers also throw Roman centurions, alien spaceships and giant killer roaches at the hapless explorers, decimating the groups one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

movie studio | studio | time | spaceship | alien | 

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Taglines:

They Ran Out Of Time ... And Into Terror!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Killer-Beast

Box Office

Budget:

$1,700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Shriek Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene where cockroaches pour from the paper sack there were several crew members beneath the cameras range using tiny cardboard "fences" and paper cups to catch the roaches for re-use in any additional takes

User Reviews

Imaginative premise fails to surmount weak script, uneven acting and more cheese than an exploding Velvetta factory

TIMESWEEP is a pretty typical independently produced 80s horror film designed for the then booming direct-to-video market. The basic idea is a fun one wherein a group of people are swept up in the title phenomenon within which they encounter people, creatures and events from throughout time who have also been caught up in their own "Timesweep." There's aliens, Roman soldiers, a seriously cheesy dinosaur-like-thing along with petty infighting and lots of gore, in jokes and girls getting their clothes torn off.

The cast is very uneven, with some giving solid performances and others coming across like community theater rejects. The effects, except for the lizard man, are OK but less than special and the buns, breasts and bush on display are fairly entertaining. There's not much plot but most of it moves quickly and I liked the idea that one of the group was there deliberately- he knew about the Timesweeps and when and where they'd happen- in an attempt to find the wife he'd lost to another Timesweep years ago.

If you've watched the kind of 80s films Fred Olen Ray, Charles Band or Dave DeCoteau made and found them fun, then this one might be good for a giggle. Just don't get your hopes too high.