Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

Director:

William Dear

Writers:

William Dear (written by)
Michael Nesmith (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Western

Tagline:

Lyle Swann is a champion off-road racer. But to the people of 1877, he's something very, very different...

Plot:

Lyle, a motorcycle champion is traveling the Mexican desert, when he find himself in the action radius of a time machine...

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Man Forced To Strip | Time Travel | Experiment | Cult Western

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Fred Ward	...	Lyle Swann
Belinda Bauer	...	Claire Cygne
Peter Coyote	...	Porter Reese
Richard Masur	...	Claude Dorsett
Tracey Walter	...	Carl Dorsett
Ed Lauter	...	Padre
L.Q. Jones	...	Ben Potter
Chris Mulkey	...	Daniels
Macon McCalman	...	Dr. Sam
Jonathan Bahnks	...	Jesse
Laurie O'Brien	...	Terry
Susan Dear	...	2nd Technician
Bruce Gordon	...	Earl
Ben Zeller	...	Jack Peoples
William Dear	...	3rd Technician

Also Known As:

Timerider (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 (TV rating) | Germany:16 (video rating) | Iceland:12 | USA:PG (No. 26726) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Zoomo Productions

Trivia:

The name of the protagonist, Lyle Swann, comes from "I'll swan," an old English term, heard much in the American southwest, meaning "I'll swear and warrant," used primarily as a mild epithet of surprise.

Goofs:

Continuity: Claire opens the trunk twice

Quotes:

Porter Reese: You shot it. What a bunch of dumb sons of bitches, you *shot* it! A *machine* - you butt-heads!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Goobacks (#8.7)" (2004)

cool time travel

Timerider is a fun movie to watch. It's a good movie to watch with kids on a rainy day. Some of the content is a little adult, but not over the line. It's not a billon dollar pick, but it has some nice special effects. You will see some familiar faces when they were young, and the acting they really tired. I liked the movie, and hope it sparks the fire that leads someone to become a "timerider". I would not say run out and buy it, but if someone has a old VHS of it, watch it! I think even hardcore si-fi fans like me will get a kick out of it. Maybe its just me, but I thought the soundtrack was pretty good. It fit the mood of the movie. Only downside is there is a lot of rerun footage.