Time After Time (1979)

Director:

Nicholas Meyer

Writers:

Karl Alexander (novel) &
Steve Hayes (story) ...
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Release Date:

31 August 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper!

Plot:

H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.

Plot Keywords:

Time Machine | Jack The Ripper | Bank Clerk | Bank | Writer

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	H. G. Wells
David Warner	...	Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson
Mary Steenburgen	...	Amy Robbins
Charles Cioffi	...	Police Lt. Mitchell
Kent Williams	...	Assistant
Andonia Katsaros	...	Mrs. Turner
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Shirley
James Garrett	...	Edwards
Leo Lewis	...	Richardson
Keith McConnell	...	Harding
Byron Webster	...	McKay
Karin de la Penha	...	Jenny (as Karin Mary Shea)
Geraldine Baron	...	Carol
Laurie Main	...	Inspector Gregson
Joseph Maher	...	Adams
Michael Evans	...	Sergeant
Ray Reinhardt	...	Jeweler
Robert Shaw	...	Bank Officer (as Bob Shaw)
Stu Klitsner	...	Clergyman
Larry J. Blake	...	Guard
Nicholas Shields	...	Diner at McDonalds
Gene Hartline	...	Cab Driver
Clement St. George	...	Bobby
Shirley Marchant	...	Dolores
Antonie Becker	...	Nurse
Hilda Haynes	...	2nd Nurse
Read Morgan	...	Booking Cop
Mike Gainey	...	London Bobby
Jim Haynie	...	1st Cop
Wayne Storm	...	2nd Cop
Lou Felder	...	Man
John Colton	...	3rd Cop
Corey Feldman	...	Boy at Museum
James Cranna	...	Man
Earl Nichols	...	4th Cop
Bill Bradley	...	Pawnbroker
Clete Roberts	...	Newscaster
Rita Conde	...	Maid
Gail Hyatt	...	Woman Cop
Shelley Hack	...	Docent
Dan Leegant	...	Man on Street
Regina V. Waldron	...	Woman
Liz Roberson	...	Woman
Anthony Gordon	...	Man
Doug Morrisson	...	Man
Glenn Carlson	...	5th Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Armstrong	...	Himself, announcing moon landing (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Judith Burnett	...	Ann (uncredited)
Winston Churchill	...	Himself, giving 'Finest Hour' speech (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix	...	Himself, performing (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself, giving inaugural speech (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur	...	Himself, announcing 'I Shall Return' (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow	...	Himself (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	...	Himself, giving 1933 inaugural speech (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Clement von Franckenstein	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Nicholas Meyer

Writing credits
Karl Alexander		novel &
Steve Hayes		story
Nicholas Meyer		(writer)

Produced by
Herb Jaffe	....	producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa

Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by
Edward C. Carfagno

Set Decoration by
Barbara Krieger

Costume Design by
Sal Anthony
Yvonne Kubis

Makeup Department
Lynn F. Reynolds	....	makeup artist (as Lynn Reynolds)
Dione Taylor	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Austen Jewell	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Daves	....	first assistant director
Robert J. Doherty	....	dga trainee
Steven-Charles Jaffe	....	second unit director
Paul Magwood	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard M. Kristy	....	set dresser
Richard Reseigne	....	construction coordinator (as Dick Reseigne)
Bill Wainess	....	property master

Sound Department
Michael Colgan	....	supervising sound editor
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Jacobson	....	adr editor
Jerry Jost	....	sound
Joseph Kite	....	boom operator
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jim Blount	....	special effects
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects (as Larry Fuentes)
Kevin Pike	....	special effects: custom props

Visual Effects by
Richard Taylor	....	optical effects designer (as Richard F. Taylor)

Stunts
Everett Creach	....	stunt coordinator
Everett Creach	....	stunts
Jadie David	....	stunts
Larry Duran	....	stunts
Brad Eide	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Frantzvog	....	second assistant camera
J. Michael Marlett	....	gaffer
Guy Polzel	....	key grip
Glenn K. Shimada	....	first assistant camera (as Glenn Shimada)
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Timothy E. Wade	....	camera operator (as Tim Wade)
Jonathan West	....	camera operator: second unit

Editorial Department
Laurey Condon	....	assistant editor
Steve Johnson	....	colorist
William J. Meshover	....	assistant editor
Steve Mirkovich	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Donald Harris	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Tim Hill	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Sonny King	....	computer effects
Russ Maehl	....	computer effects
Kathy Orloff	....	unit publicist
Dominic Santarone	....	caterer
Ruth Santarone	....	caterer
Kathy Thomas	....	script supervisor (as Kathy Thomas Swor)

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1983) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1980) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1980) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Special Effects

• Image West Ltd. (electronic animation)

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles and opticals

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

1800 Block of Union Street, Cow Hollow, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Jack went forward in time to November 5, 1979. In the movie Back to the Future (1985) November 5 was the same date used to go forward to 1985.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the early part of the movie in Wells home in the 19th century the chess board is set up wrongly. The black corner square must be on the left as each player faces the board.

Quotes:

Amy Robbins: I like that suit. Is that what they're wearing in London?
H.G. Wells: It was when I left.

Movie Connections:

References Vertigo (1958)

A Fascinating Time Trip

"Time After Time" is an interesting movie. It has the legendary H.G. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper through time, from London in 1893 to San Francisco in 1979. Wells is played by Malcolm McDowell, as a young idealistic visionary and scientific genius, who looks upon the future as Utopia. (How many movies can you remember where McDowell was the good guy?) Jack the Ripper is played by David Warner, who exudes something cold and frightening as the infamous killer. While the future hardly turns out to be Wells' imagined Utopia, Jack embraces the prevalent violence of the 20th century. In "From Hell," Jack the Ripper said he had invented the 20th century. "Time After Time" gives that statement a kind of significance. The movie may not offer much to the many theories surrounding the Jack the Ripper mystery, but it's still enjoyable.