Time After Time
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.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Released
- 1979
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1979
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Malcolm McDowell ā H.G. Wells
Mary Steenburgen ā Amy Robbins
David Warner ā Dr. John Leslie Stevenson - aka Jack the Ripper
Charles Cioffi ā Police Lt. Mitchell
Did you know
ā¢ Malcolm McDowell listened to recordings of H.G. Wells to prepare for the role. According to him, Wells' voice was high-pitched and Cockney-accented so he decided not to imitate it.
ā¢ All four of the real H.G. Wells' children were still alive at the time of this film's release.
ā¢ The movie's title inspired Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time" when in 1983 she browsed through a copy of TV Guide for "imaginary song titles."
User reviews
Highly entertaining movie with a tense story.
Timely and Credible
Charming, in more ways than one.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- Mrs Turner (H.G. Wells' housekeeper) witnessed H.G. use the time machine and disappear, so she was an eyewitness that it worked. So why did the sign in the exhibit in 1979 state that the machine didn't work?
- Were Herbert Wells & Amy Robbins talking about the same "Free Love" at the rotating restaurant in San Francisco?
- Why was John Leslie Stevenson (Jack The Ripper) thought dead (by the nurse)?
