Timecop (1994)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers (WGA):

Mike Richardson (comic series) and
Mark Verheiden (comic series) ...

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her. Murder is forever... until now.

Plot:

An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Director Also Cinematographer | Rain | Exploding House | Based On Comic

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Max Walker
Mia Sara	...	Melissa Walker
Ron Silver	...	Senator Aaron McComb
Bruce McGill	...	Commander Eugene Matuzak
Gloria Reuben	...	Sarah Fielding
Scott Bellis	...	Ricky
Jason Schombing	...	Lyle Atwood
Scott Lawrence	...	George Spota
Kenneth Welsh	...	Senator Utley
Brent Woolsey	...	Shotgun
Brad Loree	...	Reyes
Shane Kelly	...	Rollerblades
Richard Faraci	...	Cole
Steven Lambert	...	Lansing (as Steve Lambert)
Kevin McNulty	...	Parker

Also Known As:

Le flic du temps (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) (re-rated 2009) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R | Finland:K-18 | Finland:K-16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dark Horse Entertainment

Trivia:

Agent Walker always runs or is in fast motion (i.e., falling) when entering/exiting time. Sen. McComb walks, when doing same. Signifying one has plenty "time" and the other doesn't.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Walker's ex-partner Atwood is shown in 1929, a fight breaks out in the office and a lamp is broken. The lamp has a frosted light bulb. Frosted Light Bulbs weren't invented until many years later.

Quotes:

Max Walker: There is never enough time.
Melissa Walker: Time for what?
Max Walker: To satisfy a woman.
Melissa Walker: Then you never want to miss an opportunity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Las Vegas: Die Fast, Die Furious (#1.15)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

A means to an end...no more no less!

A few reviewers here need to chill out. 'Tis true, Hyams is no Kubrick, even an infusion of the great man's DNA wouldn't guarantee his next flick would rise above plebian mediocrity. So what? Does Hyams aspire to creative brilliance? or does he just make films at his own pace and at his own level of artistic creativity, which after all is his right to do. If there are those who look down from their own lofty pedestals frowning upon what they see as ungilded simplicity well - whoopy do, go shoot your own celestial Heart of Darkness - make your point that way!

For my money, TIMECOP achieved exactly what it set out to achieve...value for your $12.95 whatever. Certainly no cerebral rush, but honest entertainment nonetheless. I rather doubt the Van Damme brigade were looking for some kinda kick-ass Yoda with nunchukas. Hyams delivered his requisite quota of high kicks per dollar and exploding blood capsules per reel.

The imdb rating for this film is laughable...it rates a minimum of 6.6!