Time After Time
Brief Synopsis
When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H.G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Cast & Crew
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Nicholas Meyer
Director
Malcolm Mcdowell
David Warner
Mary Steenburgen
Joseph Maher
Gene Hartline
Film Details
Also Known As
C'était demain
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror/Science-Fiction
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
H.G. Wells has just invented a time machine but hasn't tried it out yet. When one of his friend's is found to be Jack the Ripper, Jack makes his escape using the time machine. Herbert follows Jack into the late 1970s where he meets Amy, a bank clerk, who teaches Herbert about life in 70s while they pursue Jack, who is enjoying the more violent society in which he continues his murderous activities.
Director
Nicholas Meyer
Director
Cast
Malcolm Mcdowell
David Warner
Mary Steenburgen
Joseph Maher
Gene Hartline
Jim Haynie
Nicholas Shields
Anthony Gordon
Hilda Haynes
Regina V Waldron
Larry Blake
John Colton
Andonia Katsaros
Glenn Carlson
Kent Williams
Mc Gainey
Shirley Marchant
Gail Hyatt
Bill Bradley
Earl Nichols
Laurie Main
James S Cranna
Lou Felder
Michael Evans
Doug Morrisson
Wayne Storm
Geraldine Baron
James Garrett
Dan Leegant
Clement St George
Read Morgan
Ray Reinhardt
Clete Roberts
Karin Mary Shaea
Corey Feldman
Byron Webster
Antonie Becker
Stu Klitsner
Charles Cioffi
Leo Lewis
Patti D'arbanville
Shelley Hack
Keith Mcconnell
Rita Conde
Liz Roberson
Crew
Karl Alexander
From Story
Sal Anthony
Costumes
Jim Blount
Special Effects
John Ross Bush
Other
Donn Cambern
Editor
Edward C Carfagno
Production Designer
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Laurey Condon
Assistant Editor
Everett Creach
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Jadie David
Stunts
Michael Davies
Assistant Director
Larry Duran
Stunts
Brad Eide
Stunts
Les Fresholtz
Sound
Larry Fuentes
Special Effects
Martin Halperin
Audio
Steven Hayes
From Story
Herb Jaffe
Producer
Steven Charles Jaffe
Associate Producer
Austen Jewell
Production Manager
Jerry Jost
Sound
Sonny King
Animator
Barbara Krieger
Set Decorator
Yvonne Kubis
Costumes
Paul Lohmann
Director Of Photography
Russ Maehl
Animator
Paul Magwood
Assistant Director
William Meshover
Assistant Editor
Nicholas Meyer
Screenplay
Michael Minkler
Sound
Steve Mirkovich
Assistant Editor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Guy Polzel
Key Grip
Lynn Reynolds
Makeup
Miklos Rozsa
Music
Peter Sorel
Photography
Kathy Swor
Script Supervisor
Dione Taylor
Hair
Richard F. Taylor
Other
Colin Waddy
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Wade
Camera Operator
Bill Wainess
Props
Jay Wertz
Sound Effects Editor
Videos
Movie Clip
Hosted Intro
Film Details
Also Known As
C'était demain
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror/Science-Fiction
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Articles
Time After Time
When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H. G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Time After Time
When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H. G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Quotes
Pomme frites! Fries are pomme frites!- H.G. Wells
I've never seen wood like this before.- H.G. Wells
What...have...I...done?? I've turned that bloody maniac loose upon Utopia!- H.G. Wells
Ninety years ago I was a freak. Today I'm an amateur.- Jack the Ripper
A bigger crock of shit I've never heard!- Amy Robbins
Trivia
Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen met and fell in love during the filming of Time After Time (1979). They later got married (but it didn't last).
Director Nicholas Meyer's first choice for Wells was Derek Jacobi.
The role of Amy Robbins went to Mary Steenburgen. However, the studio had wanted Sally Field. Director Meyer's first choice was his girlfriend, Shelley Hack. She reportedly didn't want to become famous due to her boyfriend - but she did accept a small role as a docent at the museum Wells transports into.
Both stars, Malcolm McDowell and David Warner, played the Wing Commander character Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn: McDowell in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994) (VG) and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995) (VG), and Warner in Wing Commander (1999).
When Wells gives a false name to the police, he uses "Sherlock Holmes". And one of the police officers is named Inspector Gregson, a character from the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Also, director Nicholas Meyer wrote "The Seven Per-cent Solution", which is considered to be one of the best Sherlock Holmes story not written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 1, 1979
Released in United States September 1979
Released in United States September 1979
Released in United States Fall October 1, 1979
