Timecrimes (2007)

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Director:

Nacho Vigalondo

Writer:

Nacho Vigalondo

Stars:

Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga

9 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Karra Elejalde	...	Héctor
Candela Fernández	...	Clara
Bárbara Goenaga	...	La Chica en el Bosque
Nacho Vigalondo	...	El Joven
Juan Inciarte	...	Héctor Ocasional (as Ion Inciarte)

Storyline

Hector is an ordinary man who's moving to a new house with his wife. One evening, while he's looking through his binoculars, he sees a naked girl in the woods. He decides to go there just to find that same girl laying on a rock. Suddenly, a man with a pink bandage covering his face, stabs Hector in his arm with scissors...

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Plot Keywords:

time machine | car crashing into a tree | hair cutting | ladder | scissors | 

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Taglines:

A Trip Back in Time... from Present to Crime

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Cruise was at one point attached to do an American remake of the film.

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Goofs

(at around 30 mins) When the scientist is explaining the time travel to Héctor, he grabs the coffee from the machine. When he does so, a hatch opens and you can clearly see a background or mirror of crew members and equipment.

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Quotes

El Joven: For God's sake, you can't go home.
Héctor: What?
El Joven: You're already home.

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Alternate Versions

There is a linear version of the movie as an extra on the DVD special edition.

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Connections

Featured in Cómo se hizo: Los cronocrímenes (2008)

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Soundtracks

Picture This
Composed by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Jimmy Destri
Performed by Blondie
(P)1978 Capitol Records, Inc. © Chrysalis Songs Ltd.
Version licensed to Chrysalisclip Music

User Reviews

A time travel with a bit of horror thrown in.

The plot of recent Spanish hit "Time Crimes" is fairly simple:Hector accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour.Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.The feature length debut of Nacho Vigalondo is a pretty good science-fiction thriller with a sprinkle of horror thrown in.The time machine looks similarly to the contraptions used in 60's time travel sci-fi flicks.The central performance of Karra Elejalde is excellent and his character is sympathetic and believable.Although many of the twists and turns of the story can be guessed quite early on,they are in some ways all the more enjoyable for that and Vigalondo impressively combines thriller,horror,dark comedy and even slapstick elements without making things feel forced.A little bit of nudity provided by beautiful Barbara Goenaga certainly helps!

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

27 June 2008 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Timecrimes

Filming Locations:

País Vasco, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,351, 14 December 2008

Gross USA:

$39,127

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$553,198

Company Credits

Production Co:

Karbo Vantas Entertainment, Fine Productions, Zip Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 66 min (alternate DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1