Time Machine: Rise of the Morlocks (2011)

An experimental time machine opens a window into the future and mutated monsters (the Morlocks) use it to come back to the present and go on a murderous rampage.

Director:

Matt Codd

Writers:

Adam J. Karp, Royal McGraw

Stars:

David Hewlett, Daniel Caltagirone, Christina Cole

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hewlett	...	Radnor
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Hoyle
Christina Cole	...	Angela
Jim Fyfe	...	Felix
Hamish Clark	...	Patterson
Ray Fearon	...	Tyrell
Iain McKee	...	Pip Squeak
Marem Hassler	...	Vera Cortez
Robert Picardo	...	Colonel Wichita
Shelly Varod	...	Perez
Vlado Mihailov	...	Marco
Lincoln Frager	...	Captain Finnis
Jesse Steele	...	Scientist
Hristo Balabanov	...	Comms Soldier 1
Brian Hankey	...	Comms Soldier 2

Storyline

An experimental time machine opens a window into the future and mutated monsters (the Morlocks) use it to come back to the present and go on a murderous rampage.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | exploding helicopter | 

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the office of Colonel Wichita, there is a poster of Barack Obama.

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Goofs

Although the tank's turret was rotated, none of the people in the tank moved into the position of the tank commander or the gunner, whose positions have the turret controls.

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Quotes

Radnor: Let me see if I got this straight: You want me to travel through a rip in time, find and repair a device that you lost and broke, all the while trying to avoid rampaging creatures from the future. That about sum it up?

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Connections

Spun-off from The Time Machine (2002)

User Reviews

Below-average Sci-Fi Channel creature feature

After opening a wormhole into the future, a scientific research team and a military cover try to provide security against a swarm of ravenous creatures that have escaped from the future into the present time.

This one definitely has it's moments, namely from the fact that the creatures here are definitely quite vicious and generate some brutal kills for their part, leading to a lot of blood-splatter throughout. The showdown in the lab finale also generates some really intriguing action shootouts due to the overwhelming swarm of creatures appearing and the attempts to take them out, though there is some problems in the fact that there's a little too much CGI in here, as the creatures, bloodshed and various high-tech weaponry are all rather poorly animated and the quantity gets distracting. Also, the technobabble about time-travel and wormholes, with all that scientific jargon, gets confusing after awhile since it doesn't seem to provide any clues as to what's going on and doesn't really help the film out, though this is certainly far from the worst that they've provided.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Adult Language.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Time Machine: Rise of the Morlocks

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syfy, UFO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color