This was one of my favorite Saturday afternoon movies when I was a kid. I was amazed that it was finally released on DVD and Blu-ray. One of the few childhood favorites that actually holds up to adult viewing. Glad you enjoyed it, too! You might want to see another film with the same title -produced for TV by Irwin Allen as an attempt to reboot The Time Tunnel. In that film, our time travelers go into the past to find a cure for a present-day plague -a cure that will shortly be lost in the Great Chicago Fire. It was released on DVD on the complete series set of The Time Tunnel.
Director Ib Melchior used a similar premise for The Premonition, an episode he wrote for The Outer Limits. A husband and wife found themselves in a similar situation. They saw themselves and everyone else moving at a glacial pace and had to find a way back to "normal" time. The Outer Limits was an early 1960s anthology series that gave The Twilight Zone a run for its money.
This movie reminds me of one of my favorites: World Without End (1956). In that astronauts go thru a time warp and land on a future Earth devastated by nuclear war and full of mutants who attack them. When running from them into a cave they discover an underground city of advanced humans. You should check that movie out.
The guy turning circles into squares was well-known science fiction super-fan Forrest J. Ackerman ("Famous Monsters of Filmland") in one of many cameos he got over the years.
Here are some of my favorite science fiction films from the early pre-Star Wars 70s Colossus: The Forbin Project Silent Running Westworld Soylent Green Phase 4 A Boy and His Dog
Really enjoyed this video; this has been a favorite movie of mine since I saw on a weekend (Sunday afternoon's were the best for discovering these gems), but your comments add a fresh new kayer to it letting me enjoy it all over again by notiving things I'd never thought about (a little kid just absorbs it all as fact, awed, but unquestioning on the technical real world details). Please keep doing more of these. The Time Travelers ( a 70s TV movie I saw back in the day as well) woukd be a cool one for you check out as well. PS I'm a time traveler.
The first time I saw this movie was with MST, looking forward to more commentaries. Because I am a Time Traveler as well, I also love these old sci-fi movies
Not the only thing Irwin Allen borrowed from Ib Melchior. Melchior also claImed that he created Lost in Space. He submitted an idea he called "Space family Robinson" to CBS. A couple of years later, CBS premiered Lost in Space which was produced by Irwin Allen. Melchior received no credit. Though he did receive $75,000 when they made the Lost in Space movie.
I saw this on TV in the late 60s or early 70s and really enjoyed it. I never saw it in color. I also read about it in the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland. The editor of that magazine, Forrest J Ackerman, has a cameo in the film as one of the people in the workshop. I remember reading that they hired an actual magician to create some of the on camera effects. Some other older films I think you'd like include: The Man Who Could Work Miracles Curse of the Demon (known as Night of the Demon in the UK) The Last Man on Earth (the first and most faithful adaptation of the book I Am Legend) Forbidden Planet (a big inspiration for Star Trek) The Assassination Bureau (starring Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg) Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (a festure film from Gerry "Thunderbirds" Anderson with terrific model work by Derek Meddings) Any Ray Harryhausen film. The only special effects artist who is his own film genre. My favorite Harryhausen films are: The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Jason and the Argonauts The Valley of Gwangi
Thank you for reviewing this film I've been trying to find it for years I remember watching it way back in the 70's and I believe the actor at 10:56 was the doctor in star trek the cage am I right.
I have a very clear memory of seeing this one school holiday afternoon, no idea what it was about. It has lingered in my mind ever since. It is almost like a pilot for a tv series. It did inspire "The TIme Tunnel" series and an episode of Star Trek, mind you :) The twist at the end is quite shocking.
Thanks for getting around to this one. I am such an enthusiast for this because, as I've said before and will go on saying, it has EVERYTHING. Daring scientists! A post-apocalyptic wasteland! Mutants! Androids! A starship (well, an attempt at one)! And the best time loop of all, I think beating out even the Terminator and (original) Planet of the Apes movies. By the way, I have to sadly NOT recommend Journey to the Center of Time, which is a blatant rip-off of this but only one fraction as good -- unless you're in a mood to groan and jeer at something, sometimes you can get your kicks and jollies from that. This is in fact the second time that veteran actor John Hoyt, playing Dr. Varno, led the construction of a huge spaceship to carry the last of the human race to a new world from a doomed Earth. The first time, he played the coldhearted industrial tycoon Stanton in the old classic When Worlds Collide. Talk about typecasting! (It's also interesting that you mentioned miniaturization, because Hoyt also starred as a mad scientist in Attack of the Puppet People, in which he miniaturized people as a hobby and wanted to keep them as companions.) At 63 years of age, I'm a time traveler, but I do hope I can travel some more, maybe up until the year 2050. If you can track them down, I recommend two movies notable for an optimistic outlook on the future. One is Earth II, an old TV movie about life on a space station, starring Gary Lockwood from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Another is the corny but lively TV movie City Beneath the Sea (1971), produced by Irwin Allen. I miss the old can-do spirit of movies like those. Thank you!
I have never seen this one. Good pick, Marty. EDIT- now wait a minute...if the original Outer Limits episode borrowed from this movie, then the new (from the 1980's, ""A Little Peace and Quiet", which I remember as a kid) Twilight Zone tv show borrowed from it, and that means Star Trek: Next Generation borrowed from it too (Romulan episode). I don't know if the original Twilight Zone ever did an episode like that.
I vaguely remember this one from seeing it in the 70's...wibbly wobbly timey-wimey stuff:). Now Marty, you should do the original Planet of the Apes movies if you like this kind of SF.
I have loved this film since when I first saw in on saturday afternoon TV in the 70's. I'm a Time Traveler.
Even before Stargate, there was a TV series called The Time Tunnel, which ran for only one season, 1966-1967, starring James Darren. Loved it.
This was one of my favorite Saturday afternoon movies when I was a kid. I was amazed that it was finally released on DVD and Blu-ray. One of the few childhood favorites that actually holds up to adult viewing. Glad you enjoyed it, too! You might want to see another film with the same title -produced for TV by Irwin Allen as an attempt to reboot The Time Tunnel. In that film, our time travelers go into the past to find a cure for a present-day plague -a cure that will shortly be lost in the Great Chicago Fire. It was released on DVD on the complete series set of The Time Tunnel.
You should try Robinson Crusoe on Mars. I think that’s right down your alley.
Maybe watch War of the Worlds first so he can recognized the reused Martian war machined (painted white and turned upsidedown).
I used to watch that on days I was sick at home from school. Fantastic movie
Director Ib Melchior used a similar premise for The Premonition, an episode he wrote for The Outer Limits. A husband and wife found themselves in a similar situation. They saw themselves and everyone else moving at a glacial pace and had to find a way back to "normal" time.
The Outer Limits was an early 1960s anthology series that gave The Twilight Zone a run for its money.
This movie reminds me of one of my favorites: World Without End (1956). In that astronauts go thru a time warp and land on a future Earth devastated by nuclear war and full of mutants who attack them. When running from them into a cave they discover an underground city of advanced humans. You should check that movie out.
Mostly very beautiful women and old men!! Lol great B movie 😂
The guy turning circles into squares was well-known science fiction super-fan Forrest J. Ackerman ("Famous Monsters of Filmland") in one of many cameos he got over the years.
Here are some of my favorite science fiction films from the early pre-Star Wars 70s
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Silent Running
Westworld
Soylent Green
Phase 4
A Boy and His Dog
Really enjoyed this video; this has been a favorite movie of mine since I saw on a weekend (Sunday afternoon's were the best for discovering these gems), but your comments add a fresh new kayer to it letting me enjoy it all over again by notiving things I'd never thought about (a little kid just absorbs it all as fact, awed, but unquestioning on the technical real world details). Please keep doing more of these. The Time Travelers ( a 70s TV movie I saw back in the day as well) woukd be a cool one for you check out as well. PS I'm a time traveler.
What a fun film! Thanks for this view/review.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it Jeff! You're very welcome. I hope you're well!
The first time I saw this movie was with MST, looking forward to more commentaries. Because I am a Time Traveler as well, I also love these old sci-fi movies
Thanks for a great review. I'm a Time Traveler. The fact that you're easy on the eyes made it so easy to watch to the very end.
I had seen this movie many moons ago. The ending gets you thinking.
Not the only thing Irwin Allen borrowed from Ib Melchior. Melchior also claImed that he created Lost in Space. He submitted an idea he called "Space family Robinson" to CBS. A couple of years later, CBS premiered Lost in Space which was produced by Irwin Allen. Melchior received no credit. Though he did receive $75,000 when they made the Lost in Space movie.
First time seeing The Time Traveler and already seen The Time Machine both made in The 1960's.
I saw this on TV in the late 60s or early 70s and really enjoyed it. I never saw it in color. I also read about it in the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland. The editor of that magazine, Forrest J Ackerman, has a cameo in the film as one of the people in the workshop. I remember reading that they hired an actual magician to create some of the on camera effects.
Some other older films I think you'd like include:
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Curse of the Demon (known as Night of the Demon in the UK)
The Last Man on Earth (the first and most faithful adaptation of the book I Am Legend)
Forbidden Planet (a big inspiration for Star Trek)
The Assassination Bureau (starring Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (a festure film from Gerry "Thunderbirds" Anderson with terrific model work by Derek Meddings)
Any Ray Harryhausen film. The only special effects artist who is his own film genre. My favorite Harryhausen films are:
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Jason and the Argonauts
The Valley of Gwangi
Thank you for reviewing this film I've been trying to find it for years I remember watching it way back in the 70's and I believe the actor at 10:56 was the doctor in star trek the cage am I right.
I have a very clear memory of seeing this one school holiday afternoon, no idea what it was about. It has lingered in my mind ever since. It is almost like a pilot for a tv series.
It did inspire "The TIme Tunnel" series and an episode of Star Trek, mind you :) The twist at the end is quite shocking.
I watch time travelers last night i enjoy the old movies
The old films are the best Mary! Thanks for checking this out, I hope you enjoyed. Honestly, it's a great film
It took me a little while to remember where I knew the goofy fellow from. He was Chatsworth Osborne Jr. in the Dobie Gillis TV series!
Thanks for getting around to this one. I am such an enthusiast for this because, as I've said before and will go on saying, it has EVERYTHING. Daring scientists! A post-apocalyptic wasteland! Mutants! Androids! A starship (well, an attempt at one)! And the best time loop of all, I think beating out even the Terminator and (original) Planet of the Apes movies. By the way, I have to sadly NOT recommend Journey to the Center of Time, which is a blatant rip-off of this but only one fraction as good -- unless you're in a mood to groan and jeer at something, sometimes you can get your kicks and jollies from that. This is in fact the second time that veteran actor John Hoyt, playing Dr. Varno, led the construction of a huge spaceship to carry the last of the human race to a new world from a doomed Earth. The first time, he played the coldhearted industrial tycoon Stanton in the old classic When Worlds Collide. Talk about typecasting! (It's also interesting that you mentioned miniaturization, because Hoyt also starred as a mad scientist in Attack of the Puppet People, in which he miniaturized people as a hobby and wanted to keep them as companions.) At 63 years of age, I'm a time traveler, but I do hope I can travel some more, maybe up until the year 2050. If you can track them down, I recommend two movies notable for an optimistic outlook on the future. One is Earth II, an old TV movie about life on a space station, starring Gary Lockwood from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Another is the corny but lively TV movie City Beneath the Sea (1971), produced by Irwin Allen. I miss the old can-do spirit of movies like those. Thank you!
I have never seen this one. Good pick, Marty.
EDIT- now wait a minute...if the original Outer Limits episode borrowed from this movie, then the new (from the 1980's, ""A Little Peace and Quiet", which I remember as a kid) Twilight Zone tv show borrowed from it, and that means Star Trek: Next Generation borrowed from it too (Romulan episode). I don't know if the original Twilight Zone ever did an episode like that.
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I vaguely remember this one from seeing it in the 70's...wibbly wobbly timey-wimey stuff:). Now Marty, you should do the original Planet of the Apes movies if you like this kind of SF.
I'm a time traveller.