Time After Time [Blu-ray]

Director: Nicholas Meyer Nicholas Meyer

Overview

It's H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) versus Jack the Ripper (David Warner) in the fanciful Time After Time -- and, per the film's title, the chase extends from the 19th century to the 20th. Wells has built a time machine in his cellar, which the Ripper uses as a means of escape. Both men find themselves in 20th century San Francisco, and, after a period of adjustment, they make themselves at home. The plot takes a dark turn when the Ripper, disappointed that Wells' dreams of a Utopian future have not come to fruition, resumes his murderous activities.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/15/2016
UPC:	0888574444235
Original Release:	1979
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00

Special Features

Feature-length commentary by Malcolm McDowell and writer/director Nicholas Meyer; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Malcolm McDowell	H.G. Wells
David Warner	John Lesley Stevenson / Jack l'Éventreur
Mary Steenburgen	Amy Robbins
Charles Cioffi	Lt. Mitchell
Laurie Main	Inspecteur Gregson
Andonia Katsaros	Mrs. Turner,Mrs. Tumer
Patti D'Arbanville	Shirley
Keith McConnell	Harding
Geraldine Baron	Carol
James Garrett	Edwards
Byron Webster	McKay
Leo Lewis	Richardson
Joseph Maher	Adams
Kent Williams	Assistant
Robert Shaw	Bank Officer
Karin Mary Shea	Jenny
Ray Reinhardt	Bijoutier
Michael Evans	Sergeant
Stu Klitsner	Clergyman
Nicholas Shields	Diner,Diner
Larry Blake	Guard
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	Booking Cop,Booking Cop
Bill Bradley	Pawnbroker
Rita Conde	Maid
Shelley Hack	Docent
Clete Roberts	Newscaster
Gail Hyatt	Woman Cop
Jim Haynie	Cop
Wayne Storm	Cop
John Colton	Cop
Earl Nichols	Cop
Glenn Carlson	Cop
Gene Hartline	Cab Driver
Shirley Marchant	Dolores
James Cranna	Man
Antonie Becker	Nurse
Clement St. George	Bobby
Hilda Haynes	2nd Nurse
Corey Feldman	Boy at Museum
Mike Gainey	London Bobby
Dan Leegant	Man on Street
Liz Roberson	Woman
Regina Waldron	Woman
Anthony Gordon	Man
Lou Felder	Man
Doug Morrisson	Man
Jimmy Garrett	Edwards
Stu Klitsher	Clergyman
John C. Colton	3rd Cop
Miklós Rózsa	Composer

Technical Credits

Nicholas Meyer

Karl Alexander

Nicholas Meyer	Director,Screenwriter
Herb Jaffe	Producer,Producer
Jim Blount	Special Effects
Everett Creach	Stunts
Gadie David	Stunts
Larry Duran	Stunts
Brad Eide	Stunts
Larry Fuentes	Special Effects
Karl Alexander	Screenwriter
Les Fresholtz	Sound Effects
Jerry Jost	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Nicholas Meyer's directorial debut, Time After Time, manages to mix H.G. Wells, Jack the Ripper, time travel, and women's liberation. It also happens to be wonderfully entertaining. Malcolm McDowell invests Wells with a foppish intelligence that anyone who is unfamiliar with his work apart from A Clockwork Orange may be surprised by. If the film had been made 20 years later it would not be difficult to imagine Hugh Grant in the role. By skillfully establishing his character in the opening 20 minutes, the audience can easily accept how quickly Wells acclimates himself to the modern world. Sure, the fish-out-of-water jokes are there, and they are funny, but they are not the heart of the picture. That most certainly is Mary Steenburgen's bank teller, Amy Robbins. Wells falls for her because she espouses a post-hippie feminist belief system that is right in line with his utopian writings. That the film's tension doesn't dissipate as their love blossoms displays the skill of the actors and the tightness of the screenplay. Containing much of the same charm as Meyer's screenplay for The Seven-Percent Solution (which combined Sherlock Homes and Sigmund Freud with skill, humor, and tension), Time After Time is a good thriller and an engaging love story told with solid, old-fashioned storytelling technique.

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert