My heart still aches 42 years years after seeing this movie! Jane Seymour was the most beautiful creature, and still is! Christopher Reeve was so young and gorgeous, and my feelings of sadness are deepened, knowing the tragedy that followed. The casting was perfect! Thank you putting this video together. You did an amazing work!
Years and years ago, I was watching the Johnny Carson show one night. Jane Seymour was a guest. During their conversation Johnny paused, looking directly at Jane and said, " you're one of the most beautiful women in this world". As I remember, she seemed to blush and quietly said thank you.
One of the coolest things about the movie is how he fell in love with her face in the photo. She was obviously looking at something, and reacting to it when the photo was taken. We find out later that what she was looking at was him. So he was seeing her love for him in the photo without being aware of it. So well-written.
There is a story behind the photo. When Richard turns around to see the photo that is in fact the 1st time Reeve does see the photo and that is his actual reaction. He told the director that the scene needed to be just perfect and the only way that it could be is if he saw the photo for the 1st time. So when Reeves entered the area where the photo was, The crew had the photo covered and when he turned around the curtain was being pulled away.
Did you know that they were actually in love for real ? I read it somewhere, they were going to be together, for real, but there was a change of plan, as Christopher s previous lady came back on the scene saying that she was expecting his child, so he went back to her. - So that's enough to have you in tears! Just like the film! F.
My romantic husband loved this movie so much that when he died, I buried him with a copy. The best men are in touch with their feminine side. Miss you Don, will be with you sooner than later. Watch for me...
It's so lovely to know that your husband didn't hide his emotions a rarity in this day and age I also lost my husband 8yrs ago I miss him very much but we'll meet again I'm just waiting for the.lord to call me I miss you David.
Kerry Even in person, my wife and I ended up seated next to her and her then husband for lunch poolside at a beach resort in Puerto Rico. Later that night my wife ended up sitting with her husband at a blackjack table. Jane was filming on the island and became ill. She looked great no makeup in a swimsuit!
Somewhere in Time has been my favorite movie since it came out in 1980. After 43 years, I still cry at the end. Plus my favorite music. Best movie ever.
Strange story here. So I’m older almost 50 and I must have seen this movie when it came out in the 80’s. I don’t remember watching it. Fast forward almost 20 years and I have my first child. My partner and I searched for baby names as you do and we settled on Collier. We loved the name and it fit our baby boy. Two years later my partner came to me with the name McKenna for the little girl we were expecting. A few years later I’m watching some random cable channel and this movie was on. I was shocked 🤯 to say the least when I realized we’d named our children the main characters of this movie. It still freaks me out and Collier is 20 and McKenna will be 17 next week. Many blessings for reading this long post.
My maiden sir name was Collier, my father's full name was Roy James Richard Collier, so almost the same as the Character in the film, Chris Reeve was one of my favourite actors. Its deeply tragic what happened to him. So sad. This is my favourite film, My other favourite film is Titanic. Not just because there are simalarities between the two films, but just because they just happen to both be my favourite films. Also, another one of my favourite dramatisations is The Thorn Birds mini series, and Robinson is also in that film, acting as a priest. Faye.
The movie was a big hit when it was shown internationally. For crazy reasons, it came and went quietly in the USA. Most of us that love this movie saw it later on video or HBO. I watched it for the 1st time on HBO in 1982.
Sadly I think one of the reasons it did so poorly at the box office was because Christopher Reeves had been typecast as the invincible Superman, and people didn't want to see him in a role where he was very vulnerable.
I absolutely love this movie. The score really grabs your heart. Beautifully written at a time when Mr. Barry was in emotional pain. I get goosebumps every time I watch it and in tears by the end. I've noticed most people either love it or hate it. Not really any middle ground. Thanks for the video.
Awesome movie. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour are amazing, but its the older Elise (Susan French) delivering the one line that is the hook of the movie. I believe her only line, but she makes it count. "Come back to me."
@Joseph Wilson Another sad fact. Chris knew that the horse he was going to ride had an injury but used the horse in the competition anyway and I think that's why the horse did what it did. Very sad what happened to him. He'll always be missed. His wife was so heart broken that when she found out she had cancer she refused treatments so their young song lost both parents. Like the movie I like to think think they're back together again.
I've been to the filming locations so many times. I grew up in Northern Michigan. It's a stunning locale that just begs to be used for a film. It's a shame more movies aren't filmed there.
Sadly, this movie really does get to me ..as did '#RemainsOfTheDay'. And #JohnBarry scores tend to be brilliantly evocative.✌️ I do feel like a fool, though, being moved by this kind of thing.
This was my first husband's favorite film. I found it too sad during his life, and I still feel the same way now. I literally cannot watch it without crying over my loss of Keith. If I knew we could and would be together again, I would try to imitate the Christopher Reeve character. Maybe we'll meet again after I die, though I'm not eager to do so.
This film is an absolute masterpiece! I've loved it since it was released, wasn't aware that it had grown so much in popularity but I can see why it has and I'm glad that so many others have grown to appreciate it.
As a child that came into awareness in the 1980s this film holds a special place in my heart forever as the ultimate romantic drama. Rest in peace Christopher Reaves.
Whenever I need a good cry, I just watch the last 10 minutes of this movie. First time I ever saw it, I was 7 years old...43 now, this movie has stuck with me ever since.
Chris Reeve, during an interview said when he flew his private plane and would visit different areas of USA, he was asked most often NOT about Superman but Somewhere in Time! He was shocked and pleased that this movie meant so much to so many people and I have to say, Chris Reeve was a real superman in that people who have been paralyzed are now walking thanks to research done from his trust fund for medical research in that type injury!
Superman himself ! Chris was Super in all he did ! He will never be forgotten! I miss him as a person of Quality movies ! 💞 I'm a guy who feels so much for greatness ! Reeves was a great person and a actor ! Rest in peace Superman ! 🌹
I was a nurse you're tired now I took care of quadriplegics paraplegics and brain injury the money he put into researches essential and needs to go on but this is indeed one of my favorite movies of all time
It is a beautiful film and always makes me cry at the end. My goodness, the acting, and the stunning music. It is just a splendid, unsung underrated', film that I personally adore...
One little piece of trivia is: the day the “penny” scene was filmed, Christopher Reeve learned he was going to be a father for the first time with his then partner, Gae Exton.
It was the reason why Jane Seymour found out why they could never be together. Chris and Jane fell madly in love while making this film but it was a love that could never be. They both became long-time friends because of their magical connection though.
I was doing a tourist thing back in the mid 1980's and that included a trip to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the famed shopping stop for the movie folks. While in one of the stores, I looked across the room and saw Jane Seymour at one of the counters. I so wanted to approach her and thank her for her performance in "Somewhere In Time". However, between being shy and and also polite I just could not work up the nerve to do so. I've regretted it to this day. My favorite scene in the movie is at the end when she screams out "Richard" and runs to his embrace. That's never happened to me and at 78 years, I know it never will. I still love the movie. A trivia note about the soundtrack, It was only on the album charts at Billboard for 2 weeks, peaking at #187, but it sold well over a million copies and earned a "Platinum Award".
I understand that fear, Jim. I had it, too. For some reason, on the occasions when I had chances to meet as well as have private conversations with famous people, I overcame my fear, did it, anyway. Although I was shaking with fear, could barely say 2 intelligible words when I met John Travolta, he was so warm, so genuine, I managed to calm down enough to be able to think straight then have a short, pleasant conversation with him.
They remained very close friends right up until the end. Then Jane Seymour was there for his late wife as well. Says something about friendship and love
Oh, how could there be anything less than loving friendship, when they created the most powerful love story on film, the both of them being the fine people they were and are.
I first saw this when I was about 6 or 7 and cried my heart out. Eventually after several years I managed to get it on dvd and cd. Breaks my heart every time I watch it. The score is absolutely fantastic.
Tina Nuttall .. same here, I was just a baby but the music stayed in my head until years later. Heard it randomly one day and ran to the stereo at my job, it was my employers casette tape! I was like OMG it’s the music!! I couldn’t believe I remembered the music I heard when I was a child! So impacting.. great stories and sharing every time I played that music at work. My boss actually had it because she got married at the Grand Hotel where it was filmed. Love the comments here!
The penny in Richard's pocket probably was not put there by Robinson. Earlier in the film Richard is preparing himself to go back and discovers there is loose change in that little extra pocket. He empties it but we know from doing laundry that pennies always stay deep in pockets until being washed out. Also, F.W. Robinson had gone back some years earlier than Richard and not likely the same year he traveled back. It is my feeling that yes, he was a time traveler himself as well. That would really be the only way he could know so much about Elise and her career. If he had the coin in his possession and was conscience of it he would have broken his own time travel trance. The question you never ask is what about the watch? At the beginning of the film Elise, an aged old woman gives a pocket watch to Richard and says to him "Come back to me..." She then leaves and passes away later that night. When Richard goes back in time he takes the watch with him and Elise admiring it's beauty asks him where he got it. He responds "It was a gift". Elise is holding the watch when Richard is thrust back into the present after seeing the modern penny and thus allowing her to keep it for 60+ years so she can give it to him again. This makes the watch a time travel enigma having never been manufactured in past or present and just existing.
I am convinced that the penny was left there by the previous owner using it as a costume who then dropped it at a thrift shop where Richard purchased it.
@@marcoblanco3432 Marco, That is a interesting thought. I am going to have to think that out. . . , very good, interesting. I enjoy this movie so much it IS my most favorite movie of all I watch a few times a year. "Love in time of the Cholera is a excellent love story movie too", Enjoyed your comment.
André, ever since I first saw the movie, I came out of the cinema asking myself and my mates: «What about the watch? Where did it came from in the first place? She gives it to him, then he brings it to the past and so she gets it from him and she keeps it. I concluded that is the time-object paradox that seems to appear or take place in most of time travelling stories or movies. At that time I had more examples, though, so sorry I dont remember them just now, but if I do, I'll come back to tell you
My girlfriend introduced me to it, our Relationship didn’t last but I was absolutely mesmerized by this film, the ending moved me greatly, soundtrack was so beautiful
Vincent Valentino Agreed! Somewhere In Time is a rare true cinematic masterpiece. What’s so sad is that if this film was released today (with some minor tweaking to believe it’s a current film)- it would be bashed by critics. The majority of them (especially the more popular ones) are swayed with “incentives”; and this film having a low budget would not “accommodate” most of them.
One of the coolest crossovers is in the movie Groundhog Day when Phil plays the theme from Somewhere In Time on the piano (he just learned to play) at the Groundhog Day ball. That was sweet!
This is magic, the film, the music, the cast.. it’s all very special. The music is hauntingly beautiful and I remember hearing it as a child for the first time, it had such a tremendous impact on me, years later as an adult I heard it at my job and dropped everything I was doing to run and see what music my boss had placed in our stereo. At the time it was rare that anyone would have had an actual “cassette tape” of the soundtrack, I was shocked but borrowed and copied it. Whenever I played it at work people would drift off into a reverie or share deep stories about their lives. It was as if it had the power to unlock people’s minds, tear down inhibitions. If you love S.I.T., Barry’s music is something that grips you and you can tell when he has composed the soundtrack to other films without being told. Great video facts here.. A+ from a fan of the film! So much can be said about this film and it’s impact..👌🏻❤️
My great grandmother was born on Mackinac Island, my great grandfather often did maintenance at The Grand Hotel. My family and myself were actually on the island when this movie was being filmed summer of 79, unfortunately I was six moths old at the time so I can't tell you much about that trip. For me this was an unexpected addition to your collection of films, very nice! I could watch your videos all day!
My late wife loved this movie since we saw it together in 1980. I continue to watch it from time to time in memory of her. But one note about the music: John Barry said, before he passed away, that when he was at a party or with other people, of all the movies he wrote (incl. not only the Bonds but Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa) this is the theme that his friends would most frequently ask him to play (at their piano). The Roger Williams version (on the soundtrack) is wonderful and I picked up the sheet music years ago and still play it today...it's just so darned beautiful.
Yes, I know about that. In an interview in an excellent PBS documentary on Barry he talks about how that score is possibly one of the most emotionally moving of all his works because it was written just after both his parents had passed away. All his scores of that short period, 1980-85 "Out of Africa", "Raise the Titanic", "High road to China" and others are all richly scored, orchestrated and performed and very deeply emotional. I highly recommend a listen to them.
@@andreking5714 Thanks, Andre. I am very familiar with Out of Africa (as mentioned), but not the others. So thanks for the tip. Is the PBS documentary still available on the PBS app? (do you know...)
@@jbbevan It was called "John Barry: Moviola" and was aired in the early 90's. I saw it twice then but not since. There was a companion soundtrack released at the same time which you can easily find on Ebay and Amazon. Barry conducted the music themes used in the special himself.
One of my favorite movies and soundtracks. I did stay at the Grand Hotel several years ago and it was a GRAND experience! I would love to return one day.
This will always be a classic, one of the most beautiful casts, writing, directing, acting, costumes, setting, musical score, and the never ending tragedy of a great love lost, the wonder of time travel, and the life in the hereafter, all done with the main characters being the most handsome of men, and the most beautiful of women(yes, she IS, and so he WAS). Particularly powerful was the musical score, the writer being in a rather melancholy mood from the loss of both his parents, it all came together to create the timeless classic. This movie contains a scene I feel is the best acting I have ever seen, by Christopher Reeve, or ANY OTHER ACTOR, was the scene where he accidentally is torn from 1912, back to the present. How Richard tried to go back to 1912, the acting there by Reeves is devastating, probably because many of us would so love to go back in time and right the wrongs we did, that desperate, painful want, but futile desire to be the happiest we have ever been, again. We have all been Richard, at some time, or will be, and like him, will not be able, not in this life. I am reminded of Poe's "The Raven", but this movie affords them a new chance in the hereafter. I can watch this movie hundreds of times and never tire of it. Yes. I have.
Exactly the same as you. Hundreds of times on video taped from tv in the 1980s. Even now Alan when the actress Susan French as the older Elise says “come back to me” at the beginning of the film my eyes fill with tears as I think on a personal note how I would say those words to a real person in my own life. But that will never be.
It’s amazing to see a review of this movie on RUclips ...such a great but unspoken classic romance movie . Thank you for delving into this movie and novel
I loved this movie and of course the music is compelling. I should point out that Rachmaninoff would take exception to giving credit to Barry for writing the score as Rachmaninoff is the name on the sheet music I play called, "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini". You should say Barry adapted the music to be fair to the great Rachmaninoff.
I am definitely one of the people who saw and enjoyed this when it came out. It was a good movie to go see with my wife, and with Chris Reeve in the lead, I knew it couldn't be all bad ... and was completely swept away with a good story well told. And it was cinematographically beautiful.
James Cameron also used the plot element from Somewhere in Time in The Terminator, where the woman photographed, at the time of the snapshot, was thinking about the man who fell in love with her when he later saw the picture, and the connection he felt inspired him to travel back in time to meet her.
I love this movie so much. It brings me to tears. The possibility that love could be so powerful and moving, is wonderful. I never tire of watching it.
Thank you for doing this one. I saw this film in 1980 in the theatre and it's one of the most beautiful, haunting and yes, saddest films I've ever seen. Well worth the viewing.
@@Cydonia2020 A lot of ignorant people from Southern states think Michigan is the armpit of America. Detroit is a small portion, and not like it was a couple of decades ago. Yes, there is winter here, but it's not that bad, and the other seasons make living in MI worth it. All we have to do now is get rid of the democrats in office and radical muslims.
dewfall56 l lived in Michigan for 27 years; 11 in Marquette and 16 in Lansing. I hope one day to move back there. It is a beautiful state, no matter what your political affiliation is.
When you start to unpack this movie to its deeper meanings it can get pretty amazing. Having grown up in Michigan and spent some time ( 3X I think) on Mackinac Island it has a special place in my heart. I remember running as a 3-4 years old on the front porch of the grand hotel and being there on the island years later so I can attest to the time shift one can have being there. With no cars allowed on the island it puts you back into the late 1800's. Your frame of reference is suspended. All perfect paraells for the movie. When I first saw this movie I was in a altered state for weeks. The aspects you can come contact within yourself are profound including that when you fall in love with someone what you are experiencing along with them is the profound love that is the basis and connection of all of the universe. Thats the main reason why many have a transendent experience because you are experiencing that which is beyond ones imediate self. This movie capture this point perfectly. This is much more I can say maybe later peace
Perfectly stated and described, thank you so much! Leaving time travelling aside, I agree that this sensations can be really experienced an deeply felt and gone through. I share this way you feel
I just happened to watch this movie today for the very first time. I cried all the way through-I’ve been a big fan of Jane Seymour since East Of Eden,a made-for-tv mini-series from the 1970’s. The chemistry between her and Christoper Reeve is so palpable it makes one blush! 😌
Something happened to me almost 20 years ago where I think I experienced the closest thing to time travel I'm going to get and the first thing I thought of was this movie. Remember when Christopher Reeves was talking with his friend earlier in the movie and his friend talked about an experience he had in Venice? That whole experience happened to me, only it was in Jamestown and it was just me wandering away from the crowd/people and was just trying to absorb the history. It was part of a family road trip and I had just done a ton of research leading up to it. I'm really into history and in the past had only fallen in love with the history of a place *after* visiting it and then wanting to go back with a fuller understanding but not being able to. I had gone to the library and read a lot of books on Jamestown (the Internet was still new) in the months leading up to this. From what I understand, Jamestown has been built up a lot since then, too, so I'm not sure if I would be able to get to the quiet place I got to before and a place where it was just me and nature (nothing modern, nothing pre-colonists even). So basically what I did was get to a spot near the shore facing west and had the tourists/buildings behind me so I couldn't see or hear them. I just stood there looking at the water, trees, rocks, etc. and imagined I was a colonist just getting off the boat. Something just . . . happened. I can't explain it. There was no "proof" that I time travelled (I didn't see anything different, etc.) but I totally felt something and I felt so . . . connected? Again, I don't know how to explain it. When I did finally walk back, it was in a daze. Whenever I try to explain it, I go back to this movie. Also, it wasn't something I was even trying to do. I was just trying to appreciate the history and take everything in. I didn't even think this kind of thing was possible. Several years later when I learned how to do genealogy research and did have more access to the Internet, I discovered that I am a direct descendant of many, many, many of those first people at Jamestown. I had no idea at the time of the time travel experience that I was even related to those people I had just been researching for months prior to this. I have a ton of bizarre "coincidences" (I don't believe in coincidences), history repeating itself, strange feelings/fears possibly being explained that I discovered in my genealogy research and I am convinced genetic memory is a thing. I have already written so much that I will spare you all those stories (and I'm not sure how much more personal info I want to put out there, lol!) but this one experience at Jamestown is still probably one of the biggest in all of that. I haven't been back since but would jump at an opportunity and do plan on going back someday. I'm not expecting to have the same experience and I am prepared to be disappointed with it being built up but I do want to see how it "feels". Thank you to anyone who read all of that and thank you for listening, lol! I'm not sure how I found this video but was excited about seeing it in my suggested feed and finding other fans of this movie! In my experience, not a lot of people are familiar with this movie (or not as many as there should be) and I was excited to share my story with other fans. I did not know there was a convention, either, perhaps that is another road trip and another chance to share my story? ;) This is probably one of the most realistic feeling time travel movies but I'm not sure if that is because of what happened to me. I really want to rewatch it again now, too! It's one of my parent's favorites which is how I think I even was aware of it in the first place when all of that happened. I wonder what I would have thought if I hadn't seen this movie before my experience? Sorry for all the rambling and apologies if it doesn't make sense, lol!
I very much enjoyed reading your comment. It has been many months since you wrote it, but if you should see this, I think you would be interested in another fascinating movie (possibly based on actual events) concerning time travel. It is called “Miss Morrison’s Ghosts” and it is easy to locate on RUclips. I am in my late sixties now, but I first watched it with my mother when I was in high school (or college?). At any rate, it made such an impression on me that I have wanted to see it again ever since, and was delighted to find it on RUclips a few years ago. Do search for it and watch it, if you have not.
Hi... your comment is not crazy or weird or etc... it's only the ones that are sensitive to the full scape of their being that watches a movie like this and says... ahhh...I know this. You are not alone. You may have a Past Life Experience that is similar. As do I. I'm not crazy... but I found that there are only certain people that I can share this kind of stuff with. I don't care what anyone thinks... I know what I know. This movie hit me hard as well. The music brings me to tears whenever I hear it. So I know... just like you do... that this present time is not where we belong. It is just soooo wonderful to see a movie like this to help take us back to where we belong. Don't worry... you and people like us will have our chance to go back. Just not now... Is Time Travel Possible?... That is a good question.
Hi, thank you for sharing your story. Strange things have happened to me too, too many coincidences, bumping into people who help me along my path, my loved ones who have passed send me signs and I feel connected with certain places as you do. I dream of past lives or places I've never been in this life. I'm 67 now and with the love of my life, although I had to wait for him I knew I would find him and I knew it was him from our first meeting. I feel we were together in another life and destined to be together again. I introduced him to "Somewhere In Time", it was so wonderful to share. Blessings to you.
The movie became a classic, not because it was sad, but because it was inspirational. It touched the HEART (an organ most critics don't seem to possess). On a personal note....when I came out of the theatre (after see this movie) there was a woman crying, and trying to unlock my car with her key and having no luck of course. So, I said, why don't we try MY key and see if it works. Then, she apologized and said that she had just come from seeing the movie SOMEWHERE IN TIME, still crying profusely, and "It was SO BEAUTIFUL.." She walked off sobbing, looking for her car. True story.
@@simonkennedy6116 Ah, I see. Definitely worth having on DVD or Blu-ray, though it is a bit hard to watch now since Reeves is gone. Reminds me of Robin William's beautifully, though tragic, done film "What Dreams May Come", since that one is so strongly emotional now with Robin's passing and that he took his own life (due to the anti-depressant drugs he was on which was found to cause suicidal tendencies), very much like his character in the film.
An unbelievably beautiful movie highly underrated that everyone should see. this is not just a romance, this is a glorious love story. Have a box of tissues.
More Titanic connections: Both Richard and Jack are encouraged to wear a better suit. And (this one gives me chills) in Titanic, after Molly Brown gives Jack a new suit, she tells him "You shine like a new penny!"
@@mjw221 is have to say you are right. But, until it was put together here, is have never put it together since the movies came out with so much time in between.
I only cry every time I see it. Not quite like a baby but close. Maybe like an unstable person? Its so darn sad and overwhelming with the good feelings at the same time!
Thank you for reviewing this film. It's not the most mainstream picture, so it's good to see it receiving attention from a popular RUclipsr such as yourself. I was totally blindsided by how involved and mesmerizingly romantic Somewhere In Time is, to the point where it's now one of my favorite romance films. The genre can really be hit-or-miss, as at its lowest it can make for some incredibly sappy and maudlin stories. But at its highest, I'm in the film's hands, riding every step along with the on-screen couple.
Somewhere in Time is such a beautiful and tragic story. I was about 10 when I first watched it. I was devastated and angry for them during the penny scene. And more so, when I recalled the beginning scene in the movie, when she first hands him the watch and says, "Come back to me." Elise looked for him too, and died missing him too. I am a mess, every time I watch it. Even more so, since it was one of my favorite uncle's favorite movie. He was very much like Christopher Reeve. He was a total romantic, easy going, completely devoted to my aunt and my cousins. Also tall and slim, broad shoulders, with brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a warm smile with a caring and gentle soul. I loved him dearly. We were both very sad when Christopher Reeve passed. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour were born to play these roles. I can't imagine any of the lead actors from the 70's, portraying these characters so authentically. Also, the musical score, to the beautiful costumes, to the choice of locations! This film holds a very special place in my heart. I would love to go to the Grand Hotel some day.
The Time Travel film craze in the 80s started with Nicholas Myers' "Time After Time" in 1979. However the "Is it you?" scene in this film is among the most beautiful things recorded to American cinema.
Thank you! I so totally wanted to correct him but it's not like he can hear me in the video LOL. Now that movie was awesome. A little cheesy sometimes compared to modern movies and Lord knows that they didn't manage to make a good remake of it but I'm glad because the original was pretty darn awesome.
I came across the movie by accident one day and fell in love with it. A shame this movie did not get the credit it deserved when it came out. Great acting, and I loved the chemistry between Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve. Jane Seymour never looked more beautiful than in this movie. The movie also had beautiful music, costumes, and scenery. Just a lovely movie!
Coincidentally, this movie came on the TV of a neighbor I had just stopped by to say hello to, and I ended up watching it with her. I have always loved this beautiful movie, hadn't seen it in awhile, and was very happy and excited to see it again. It is classic! The story, the actors, the setting, the music.....everything about it is just wonderful!
Filming it on Mackinac Island and at the Grand Hotel was a brilliant idea with their severely limited budget. They didn't need to do any set dressing at all. All they needed to do was put the extras in period clothing. They could shoot it today. If you are a fan of this movie and have the chance you should visit the island. Once you get off of the main street you are back in time.
I was there in 1995. Beautiful, unique and quiet little town (best fudge ever!). If I ever move back to Michigan, I would happily consider living there.
thank you infinitely for teaching me of this beautiful truth! I must edit my original post attributing this piece to John Barry when in fact, it was simply his interpretion and not his composition. The credit should go to the amazing Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 mov 4 (Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini)!!! Please check him out here: ruclips.net/video/basbNFDV5Jg/видео.html
The music box plays Rachmaninoff but the music theme that everyone loves was written by John Barry who wrote beautiful unforgettable music to other movies also! He said he'd written this theme right after his father died and he was inspired by his missing his father's influence in his life!
Somewhere in time has a connection to a Australian children's show which is slightly different to the story but has time travel in the title of this was similar to the movie but very different ending as I remember one other strange thing about the film it was set in the same place where Practical Magic was filmed and I think near to where the Fog was filmed to there's a lighthouse I not to sure if it was original film or the remake?
I remember my mother watching this all the time growing up. I remember bits and pieces of it. I do remember it being wicked sad! Thanks for the stroll down memory lane Minty. Love your reviews. Keep up the great work buddy.
I'm not big on romance films but this is by far one of my most favorite movies of all time and the music is hauntingly beautiful I still watch it over and over again
I first saw this in 1982 on HBO, back when they still showed movies. A friend had told me about it. I love Jane Seymour. She was the perfect pick for this role as well as Christopher Reeves. It seems like in the scene where Reeves is removing any modern furniture and coins from his pockets. It appears he's made certain to have removed everything that is of modern time.
I think it was around the fifth time that I watched the movie, that I finally noticed it was based on the book "Bid Time Return". Finding a copy of the book was quite a challenge. My local library finally found a library in California that had it. This was in the days of physical books (no E-books). When I finally got the book, the title on the cover was "Somewhere in Time". I believe the publisher determined it would sell more copies with the title to match the movie. Now you can get "Bid Time Return" as an E-book. I guess at some point they went back to the original title.
Robert Gold I saw all those and more. I wasn’t bothered though. I loved Titanic, and saw it as a tribute to SIT. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
I have compared both movies in the past on another web site. Titanic was a very, dramatic movie about the sinking of a ship in the White Starr line, to in which I know of many other ships owned and operated by the same outfit. On the other hand, this movie, Somewhere In Time, also deals with a tragic love lost in the very end and is a much more touching movie due to the composed music by John Berry. Both are great movies, both deal exclusively with tragic loss of love, both, touch your heart is a special, heartfelt manner and way.
Anybody else ever wonder where the pocket watch came from? Richard got it from Elise in 1980 when she was old. She got it when he left it in her room in 1912. So where did the watch originate??
I absolutely LOVE this movie!! Also "The Two Worlds of Jenny Logan" with Lindsay Wagner and Marc Singer. Watching them back to back on a lazy afternoon is perfect.
This is the 1st time I have ever seen anyone talk about "The two worlds of Jenny Logan". Loved both of these movies, but that one always had a special place in my heart.
Thank you for your great review of the movie. I definitely think that James Cameron is a big fan of Somewhere In Time since there is way too many similarities. What made me admire Christopher Reve even more is that he fought for the part to be in Somewhere In Time. His agent turned it down because he wouldn’t have gotten paid enough but Christopher still wanted to be in it. I admired Christopher because he believed that kind of love is possible. What was sad about his passing was to loose such person who fights for what he believes in his professional life and especially his struggles as an individual in his personal life. People with that kind of fight and passion in life is rare.
Both my dad and I loved this movie and the music. I was born in 75, so I probably first saw it as a rental or on cable. My Dad, who I loved dearly, had a rarely talked about experience with his own dad who commited suicide when my dad was 12. It was so rarely talked about that I often forgot about it. One night, when watching Somewhere In Time for the 20th time... I ask my Dad... "If you could go back in time, where would you want to go?" In my youthful naivete, I expect him to say some centuries-long leap to the Old West or something.... But he says without hesitation... "To the day my father committed suicide." Here I am writing this... 25 years later... not sure I ever recovered from that answer.
Did anyone notice that Arthur, the hotelier, as a child asked Richard if he had ever met him before. But there was no reason why Richard would look familiar to Arthur the child, but he would look familiar to Arthur the adult.
My heart still aches 42 years years after seeing this movie! Jane Seymour was the most beautiful creature, and still is! Christopher Reeve was so young and gorgeous, and my feelings of sadness are deepened, knowing the tragedy that followed. The casting was perfect! Thank you putting this video together. You did an amazing work!
One of my favourite movies. Seymour never looked more beautiful and Reeve was a fine actor. The soundtrack was perfect. A gem of a movie.
Jane Seymour has always been a favourite of mine but in this film she’s absolutely stunning.
Agreed, completely - the movie projected an almost magical romantic adventure - I still love it !!
@@gb2828 so true, couldn't understand why it didn't make a huge success in the first place but now have more insights of the world at that time
Years and years ago, I was watching the Johnny Carson show one night. Jane Seymour was a guest. During their conversation Johnny paused, looking directly at Jane and said, " you're one of the most beautiful women in this world". As I remember, she seemed to blush and quietly said thank you.
He was so handsome as well! And the way he looks at her makes you shiver! Definitely such a wonderful actor!
One of the coolest things about the movie is how he fell in love with her face in the photo. She was obviously looking at something, and reacting to it when the photo was taken.
We find out later that what she was looking at was him. So he was seeing her love for him in the photo without being aware of it.
So well-written.
💜💜💜😥
oh the humanity
This hurts 😭
So not only did "Somewhere in Time" influence "Titanic" but also "The Terminator"
There is a story behind the photo. When Richard turns around to see the photo that is in fact the 1st time Reeve does see the photo and that is his actual reaction. He told the director that the scene needed to be just perfect and the only way that it could be is if he saw the photo for the 1st time. So when Reeves entered the area where the photo was, The crew had the photo covered and when he turned around the curtain was being pulled away.
I adore this movie and even though it’s very sad, the love of these two people is so beautiful. I think it’s one of the best movies of all time 💜
First I saw the movie, then read the novel, then found a biography of the actress Maud Adams. ...wow....
Did you know that they were actually in love for real ? I read it somewhere, they were going to be together, for real, but there was a change of plan, as Christopher s previous lady came back on the scene saying that she was expecting his child, so he went back to her. - So that's enough to have you in tears! Just like the film! F.
My romantic husband loved this movie so much that when he died, I buried him with a copy. The best men are in touch with their feminine side. Miss you Don, will be with you sooner than later. Watch for me...
So very sorry for your loss
@@gregory46236 thank you so much.
It's so lovely to know that your husband didn't hide his emotions a rarity in this day and age I also lost my husband 8yrs ago I miss him very much but we'll meet again I'm just waiting for the.lord to call me I miss you David.
@@patriciajames9365 I share your emotions exactly. We were the lucky ones to have had them in our lives.
He's waiting for you.
*Jane Seymour has always been so stunningly beautiful.* ❤️
Kerry Even in person, my wife and I ended up seated next to her and her then husband for lunch poolside at a beach resort in Puerto Rico. Later that night my wife ended up sitting with her husband at a blackjack table. Jane was filming on the island and became ill. She looked great no makeup in a swimsuit!
Kerry and Christopher Reeve was always a handsome man . :)
Still is
Jane and Christopher made a beautiful couple.
I Totally agree!!
Somewhere in Time has been my favorite movie since it came out in 1980. After 43 years, I still cry at the end. Plus my favorite music. Best movie ever.
Strange story here. So I’m older almost 50 and I must have seen this movie when it came out in the 80’s. I don’t remember watching it. Fast forward almost 20 years and I have my first child. My partner and I searched for baby names as you do and we settled on Collier. We loved the name and it fit our baby boy. Two years later my partner came to me with the name McKenna for the little girl we were expecting. A few years later I’m watching some random cable channel and this movie was on. I was shocked 🤯 to say the least when I realized we’d named our children the main characters of this movie. It still freaks me out and Collier is 20 and McKenna will be 17 next week. Many blessings for reading this long post.
My maiden sir name was Collier, my father's full name was Roy James Richard Collier, so almost the same as the Character in the film, Chris Reeve was one of my favourite actors. Its deeply tragic what happened to him. So sad. This is my favourite film, My other favourite film is Titanic. Not just because there are simalarities between the two films, but just because they just happen to both be my favourite films. Also, another one of my favourite dramatisations is The Thorn Birds mini series, and Robinson is also in that film, acting as a priest. Faye.
What an amazing story. You definitely have some kind of deeper connection with this beautiful film!
One of my favorite movies and also one of the saddest I've ever watched. Reeve and Seymour were perfectly cast in their roles.
Agreed!
You think that’s sad go rent Lady Hawk.
On the contrary...it had a very good ending which most either forget or don’t realize.
Are you referring to Somewhere in time or Lady Hawk?
My ALL TIME FAVE! This film NEVER got the recognition it deserved!
The movie was a big hit when it was shown internationally. For crazy reasons, it came and went quietly in the USA. Most of us that love this movie saw it later on video or HBO. I watched it for the 1st time on HBO in 1982.
@@cctypcc Yes, it was quite well known outside of the USA, especially its score. And I know it as an Asian GenXer :)
Sadly I think one of the reasons it did so poorly at the box office was because Christopher Reeves had been typecast as the invincible Superman, and people didn't want to see him in a role where he was very vulnerable.
@@cctypcc I was 12 yes old, when I had seen it on HBO; which started my Love for "Somewhere In Time!"
@@BillyAustin87 I can't count how many times I have watched this movie. I think this is Christopher Reeves ' best work.
I absolutely love this movie. The score really grabs your heart. Beautifully written at a time when Mr. Barry was in emotional pain. I get goosebumps every time I watch it and in tears by the end. I've noticed most people either love it or hate it. Not really any middle ground. Thanks for the video.
I Love It!
Awesome movie. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour are amazing, but its the older Elise (Susan French) delivering the one line that is the hook of the movie. I believe her only line, but she makes it count.
"Come back to me."
Between her one line and when Richard realizes he's met her after seeing her picture in the magazine. The movie is phenomenal
RIP Christopher Reeve, we'll miss you. You made us believe a man can fly.
R.I.P. also Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden who shall not be confused with the Bond girl Maud Adams.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Adams 😍
Unfortunately Christopher wasn't invulnerable unlike his character Superman.
@Joseph Wilson Another sad fact. Chris knew that the horse he was going to ride had an injury but used the horse in the competition anyway and I think that's why the horse did what it did.
Very sad what happened to him. He'll always be missed. His wife was so heart broken that when she found out she had cancer she refused treatments so their young song lost both parents.
Like the movie I like to think think they're back together again.
Christopher Reeve did fly because his spirit, courage, and determination took off I all our hearts
One of the most beautiful movies and soundtracks ever made.
I love the music. I have the piano sheet music from the main theme and play it a lot; a beautiful piece by John Barry.
She was beautiful in this movie, what man wouldn't fall in love with her. Love this movie.
I've been to the filming locations so many times. I grew up in Northern Michigan. It's a stunning locale that just begs to be used for a film. It's a shame more movies aren't filmed there.
Sadly, this movie really does get to me ..as did '#RemainsOfTheDay'. And #JohnBarry scores tend to be brilliantly evocative.✌️
I do feel like a fool, though, being moved by this kind of thing.
I could not agree more. I love this movie.
This was my first husband's favorite film. I found it too sad during his life, and I still feel the same way now. I literally cannot watch it without crying over my loss of Keith. If I knew we could and would be together again, I would try to imitate the Christopher Reeve character. Maybe we'll meet again after I die, though I'm not eager to do so.
This film is an absolute masterpiece! I've loved it since it was released, wasn't aware that it had grown so much in popularity but I can see why it has and I'm glad that so many others have grown to appreciate it.
As a child that came into awareness in the 1980s this film holds a special place in my heart forever as the ultimate romantic drama.
Rest in peace Christopher Reaves.
REEVE
Same. I was 10 years old when I saw it as the ultimate romance ❤
Reeve
Whenever I need a good cry, I just watch the last 10 minutes of this movie. First time I ever saw it, I was 7 years old...43 now, this movie has stuck with me ever since.
Tara Diane,.. ME TOO!
(Although I was 11 when I first watched it.)
@@BillyAustin87 it's just so damn sad!
Sad, but they were together in the end...........
I love this movie, everything about it. I have a 30+ year old vhs copy in my safe. It's the only movie I have kept in there.
It was on tonight on FLEX network
Chris Reeve, during an interview said when he flew his private plane and would visit different areas of USA, he was asked most often NOT about Superman but Somewhere in Time! He was shocked and pleased that this movie meant so much to so many people and I have to say, Chris Reeve was a real superman in that people who have been paralyzed are now walking thanks to research done from his trust fund for medical research in that type injury!
Chris was always the Man the World miss him but will met again ...
Superman himself ! Chris was Super in all he did ! He will never be forgotten! I miss him as a person of Quality movies ! 💞 I'm a guy who feels so much for greatness ! Reeves was a great person and a actor ! Rest in peace Superman ! 🌹
He was, and is, and always will be a true Super Man, the real hero! No one demonstrated more strength than Christopher Reeve.
Imagine That!
From being struck with paralysis to walking, a lot of trust in that trust fund!
I was a nurse you're tired now I took care of quadriplegics paraplegics and brain injury the money he put into researches essential and needs to go on but this is indeed one of my favorite movies of all time
It is a beautiful film and always makes me cry at the end. My goodness, the acting, and the stunning music. It is just a splendid, unsung underrated', film that I personally adore...
John Barry wrote the most beautiful theme i've ever heard, for this movie. RIP Mr. Barry.
Barry did it for 5% of 5he take. Which turned out to be millions!
My relative.
The main theme is not by Barry... its Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini by Rachmaninov
It is s piece by Rocmanaoff I messed up his name
@@robinchun1 That’s one . The real main theme is written by John Barry named ‘ Somewhere in time’ !
"Somewhere in Time" is one of the underrated cinematic films of all time.
It so is!!!
So true!
EmperorWildManChan - I'm sure you believe that but it isn't necessarily everyone else's opinion.
There are a lot of movies that are underrated that seem to be most of the ones
that are not blockbuster hits.
Very good narration!🤗
One little piece of trivia is: the day the “penny” scene was filmed, Christopher Reeve learned he was going to be a father for the first time with his then partner, Gae Exton.
Had to be hard filming sadness, with the joy of a new baby.
It was the reason why Jane Seymour found out why they could never be together. Chris and Jane fell madly in love while making this film but it was a love that could never be. They both became long-time friends because of their magical connection though.
I was doing a tourist thing back in the mid 1980's and that included a trip to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the famed shopping stop for the movie folks. While in one of the stores, I looked across the room and saw Jane Seymour at one of the counters. I so wanted to approach her and thank her for her performance in "Somewhere In Time". However, between being shy and and also polite I just could not work up the nerve to do so. I've regretted it to this day. My favorite scene in the movie is at the end when she screams out "Richard" and runs to his embrace. That's never happened to me and at 78 years, I know it never will. I still love the movie. A trivia note about the soundtrack, It was only on the album charts at Billboard for 2 weeks, peaking at #187, but it sold well over a million copies and earned a "Platinum Award".
Jim, the scene you speak of: "Richard" is my favourite scene too :) It may not have happened to you, but, "It ain't over till it's over " ;) xx
I understand that fear, Jim. I had it, too. For some reason, on the occasions when I had chances to meet as well as have private conversations with famous people, I overcame my fear, did it, anyway.
Although I was shaking with fear, could barely say 2 intelligible words when I met John Travolta, he was so warm, so genuine, I managed to calm down enough to be able to think straight then have a short, pleasant conversation with him.
No it’s never happened to me either 😢😢😢😢😢
The host doesnt mention that Jane Seymour named one of her twins after Christopher Reeve, who became her very good friend while filming this.
They remained very close friends right up until the end. Then Jane Seymour was there for his late wife as well. Says something about friendship and love
Oh, how could there be anything less than loving friendship, when they created the most powerful love story on film, the both of them being the fine people they were and are.
Oh wow...!
I never knew that. 😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤
I didn't know that, makes me smile.
I first saw this when I was about 6 or 7 and cried my heart out. Eventually after several years I managed to get it on dvd and cd. Breaks my heart every time I watch it. The score is absolutely fantastic.
Tina Nuttall .. same here, I was just a baby but the music stayed in my head until years later. Heard it randomly one day and ran to the stereo at my job, it was my employers casette tape! I was like OMG it’s the music!! I couldn’t believe I remembered the music I heard when I was a child! So impacting.. great stories and sharing every time I played that music at work. My boss actually had it because she got married at the Grand Hotel where it was filmed. Love the comments here!
The penny in Richard's pocket probably was not put there by Robinson. Earlier in the film Richard is preparing himself to go back and discovers there is loose change in that little extra pocket. He empties it but we know from doing laundry that pennies always stay deep in pockets until being washed out. Also, F.W. Robinson had gone back some years earlier than Richard and not likely the same year he traveled back. It is my feeling that yes, he was a time traveler himself as well. That would really be the only way he could know so much about Elise and her career. If he had the coin in his possession and was conscience of it he would have broken his own time travel trance. The question you never ask is what about the watch?
At the beginning of the film Elise, an aged old woman gives a pocket watch to Richard and says to him "Come back to me..." She then leaves and passes away later that night. When Richard goes back in time he takes the watch with him and Elise admiring it's beauty asks him where he got it. He responds "It was a gift". Elise is holding the watch when Richard is thrust back into the present after seeing the modern penny and thus allowing her to keep it for 60+ years so she can give it to him again. This makes the watch a time travel enigma having never been manufactured in past or present and just existing.
I enjoyed your comment
I am convinced that the penny was left there by the previous owner using it as a costume who then dropped it at a thrift shop where Richard purchased it.
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Marco,
That is a interesting thought. I am going to have to think that out. . . , very good, interesting. I enjoy this movie so much it IS my most favorite movie of all I watch a few times a year. "Love in time of the Cholera is a excellent love story movie too", Enjoyed your comment.
Stop. I'm not sober enough to get that now. (Legal smoke here)
André, ever since I first saw the movie, I came out of the cinema asking myself and my mates: «What about the watch? Where did it came from in the first place? She gives it to him, then he brings it to the past and so she gets it from him and she keeps it. I concluded that is the time-object paradox that seems to appear or take place in most of time travelling stories or movies. At that time I had more examples, though, so sorry I dont remember them just now, but if I do, I'll come back to tell you
My girlfriend introduced me to it, our Relationship didn’t last but I was absolutely mesmerized by this film, the ending moved me greatly, soundtrack was so beautiful
It’s because she went back in time to be with me. Good luck being alone.
One of my favourite movies of all time. A cinematic masterpiece!!!
It's a good film but it IS NOT
a cinematic masterpiece.
Indeed. See my comment.
Vincent Valentino Agreed! Somewhere In Time is a rare true cinematic masterpiece.
What’s so sad is that if this film was released today (with some minor tweaking to believe it’s a current film)- it would be bashed by critics. The majority of them (especially the more popular ones) are swayed with “incentives”; and this film having a low budget would not “accommodate” most of them.
Mine too...love that period and the music is hypnotic😎
Mine too
I am 48, I watched this movie when I was 10. It was my mom's favorite movie, it has always stayed in my heart. It's one of my all time favorites!!
One of the coolest crossovers is in the movie Groundhog Day when Phil plays the theme from Somewhere In Time on the piano (he just learned to play) at the Groundhog Day ball. That was sweet!
This is magic, the film, the music, the cast.. it’s all very special. The music is hauntingly beautiful and I remember hearing it as a child for the first time, it had such a tremendous impact on me, years later as an adult I heard it at my job and dropped everything I was doing to run and see what music my boss had placed in our stereo. At the time it was rare that anyone would have had an actual “cassette tape” of the soundtrack, I was shocked but borrowed and copied it. Whenever I played it at work people would drift off into a reverie or share deep stories about their lives. It was as if it had the power to unlock people’s minds, tear down inhibitions. If you love S.I.T., Barry’s music is something that grips you and you can tell when he has composed the soundtrack to other films without being told. Great video facts here.. A+ from a fan of the film! So much can be said about this film and it’s impact..👌🏻❤️
This is one of my favourite films ever. Great music, classy actors and makes you feel like you have actually lived the experience with him.
When I was 16 this movie made me cry like I was 2. Beautiful movie. I'm so happy to see someone talk about it. 💖
That's something else I didn't know about Somewhere in time!
My great grandmother was born on Mackinac Island, my great grandfather often did maintenance at The Grand Hotel. My family and myself were actually on the island when this movie was being filmed summer of 79, unfortunately I was six moths old at the time so I can't tell you much about that trip. For me this was an unexpected addition to your collection of films, very nice! I could watch your videos all day!
My late wife loved this movie since we saw it together in 1980. I continue to watch it from time to time in memory of her. But one note about the music: John Barry said, before he passed away, that when he was at a party or with other people, of all the movies he wrote (incl. not only the Bonds but Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa) this is the theme that his friends would most frequently ask him to play (at their piano). The Roger Williams version (on the soundtrack) is wonderful and I picked up the sheet music years ago and still play it today...it's just so darned beautiful.
Yes, I know about that. In an interview in an excellent PBS documentary on Barry he talks about how that score is possibly one of the most emotionally moving of all his works because it was written just after both his parents had passed away. All his scores of that short period, 1980-85 "Out of Africa", "Raise the Titanic", "High road to China" and others are all richly scored, orchestrated and performed and very deeply emotional. I highly recommend a listen to them.
@@andreking5714 Thanks, Andre. I am very familiar with Out of Africa (as mentioned), but not the others. So thanks for the tip. Is the PBS documentary still available on the PBS app? (do you know...)
@@jbbevan It was called "John Barry: Moviola" and was aired in the early 90's. I saw it twice then but not since. There was a companion soundtrack released at the same time which you can easily find on Ebay and Amazon. Barry conducted the music themes used in the special himself.
One of my favorite movies! Very unexpected you doing this one!
lovely music, too. was it also barry who did "out of africa"?
@@christianmillendez1992 Yes, among others.
So Lovely that Jane & Chris remained friends for the rest of his life. 2 beautiful people. RIP Superman. x
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One of my favorite movies and soundtracks. I did stay at the Grand Hotel several years ago and it was a GRAND experience! I would love to return one day.
The long verandah and rocking chairs at the Grand Hotel is the place to chill.
I've always wanted to go
This will always be a classic, one of the most beautiful casts, writing, directing, acting, costumes, setting, musical score, and the never ending tragedy of a great love lost, the wonder of time travel, and the life in the hereafter, all done with the main characters being the most handsome of men, and the most beautiful of women(yes, she IS, and so he WAS). Particularly powerful was the musical score, the writer being in a rather melancholy mood from the loss of both his parents, it all came together to create the timeless classic. This movie contains a scene I feel is the best acting I have ever seen, by Christopher Reeve, or ANY OTHER ACTOR, was the scene where he accidentally is torn from 1912, back to the present. How Richard tried to go back to 1912, the acting there by Reeves is devastating, probably because many of us would so love to go back in time and right the wrongs we did, that desperate, painful want, but futile desire to be the happiest we have ever been, again. We have all been Richard, at some time, or will be, and like him, will not be able, not in this life. I am reminded of Poe's "The Raven", but this movie affords them a new chance in the hereafter. I can watch this movie hundreds of times and never tire of it. Yes. I have.
If you, sir, are not a writer, you should be! You perfectly captured the feeling and facts about this movie so perfectly!
How wonderfully you have described it!!! Thanks deeply
You failed to mention the riddle of the watch...from whence did it come?
@@toddparke8535 there is no logical answer!
Exactly the same as you. Hundreds of times on video taped from tv in the 1980s. Even now Alan when the actress Susan French as the older Elise says “come back to me” at the beginning of the film my eyes fill with tears as I think on a personal note how I would say those words to a real person in my own life. But that will never be.
It’s amazing to see a review of this movie on RUclips ...such a great but unspoken classic romance movie . Thank you for delving into this movie and novel
Great movie. Christopher Reeve gave a great performance in this, he was such a talent.
I wish I could like this video a million times. Thanks minty. This movie holds a special place in my heart
I loved this movie and of course the music is compelling. I should point out that Rachmaninoff would take exception to giving credit to Barry for writing the score as Rachmaninoff is the name on the sheet music I play called, "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini". You should say Barry adapted the music to be fair to the great Rachmaninoff.
We all know but Rachmaninoff has just that piece, the rest was Barry’s compositions 🙄
98% of this score is all Barry.
Really there's only one piece in it by Rachmaninoff. The theme is all Barry.
One of the most underrated movies of all time.
Such a beautiful movie, the acting is top notch. With humour and a score you’ll always recognise.
I am definitely one of the people who saw and enjoyed this when it came out. It was a good movie to go see with my wife, and with Chris Reeve in the lead, I knew it couldn't be all bad ... and was completely swept away with a good story well told. And it was cinematographically beautiful.
I ~~~love~~~this movie so, so much!!!!! 💓 and, one of the most ~~~beautifullest~~~ soundtracks ever scored!!!!! thank you so much for doing this! 😊💗
Beautifulist isn't a word.
One of my favorite songs of all time .So Beautiful !
James Cameron also used the plot element from Somewhere in Time in The Terminator, where the woman photographed, at the time of the snapshot, was thinking about the man who fell in love with her when he later saw the picture, and the connection he felt inspired him to travel back in time to meet her.
I always felt the ending of titanic was very similar to this movie.
I love this movie so much. It brings me to tears. The possibility that love could be so powerful and moving, is wonderful. I never tire of watching it.
Thank you for doing this one. I saw this film in 1980 in the theatre and it's one of the most beautiful, haunting and yes, saddest films I've ever seen. Well worth the viewing.
I and my wife spent our honeymoon at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island. Incredible building and high class service.
Neato!!
And?
@@Cydonia2020 A lot of ignorant people from Southern states think Michigan is the armpit of America. Detroit is a small portion, and not like it was a couple of decades ago. Yes, there is winter here, but it's not that bad, and the other seasons make living in MI worth it. All we have to do now is get rid of the democrats in office and radical muslims.
dewfall56 l lived in Michigan for 27 years; 11 in Marquette and 16 in Lansing. I hope one day to move back there. It is a beautiful state, no matter what your political affiliation is.
Its my wife and I.
You NEVER put yourself first in a grouping.
When you start to unpack this movie to its deeper meanings it can get pretty amazing. Having grown up in Michigan and spent some time ( 3X I think) on Mackinac Island it has a special place in my heart. I remember running as a 3-4 years old on the front porch of the grand hotel and being there on the island years later so I can attest to the time shift one can have being there. With no cars allowed on the island it puts you back into the late 1800's. Your frame of reference is suspended. All perfect paraells for the movie.
When I first saw this movie I was in a altered state for weeks. The aspects you can come contact within yourself are profound including that when you fall in love with someone what you are experiencing along with them is the profound love that is the basis and connection of all of the universe. Thats the main reason why many have a transendent experience because you are experiencing that which is beyond ones imediate self.
This movie capture this point perfectly.
This is much more I can say
maybe later
peace
Perfectly stated and described, thank you so much! Leaving time travelling aside, I agree that this sensations can be really experienced an deeply felt and gone through. I share this way you feel
I just happened to watch this movie today for the very first time. I cried all the way through-I’ve been a big fan of Jane Seymour since East Of Eden,a made-for-tv mini-series from the 1970’s. The chemistry between her and Christoper Reeve is so palpable it makes one blush! 😌
They fell in love filming this movie :) But the end of their brief relationship was also tragic
Best movie EVER - 2 characters perfectly cast together - RIP Christopher, you will always be remembered - cheers from Canada
@veganhigler6541what?
One of the best Chris Reeve films and also an amazing classic
Not to mention the breathtaking beauty of Jane Seymour and the scenery and costumes.
Something happened to me almost 20 years ago where I think I experienced the closest thing to time travel I'm going to get and the first thing I thought of was this movie. Remember when Christopher Reeves was talking with his friend earlier in the movie and his friend talked about an experience he had in Venice? That whole experience happened to me, only it was in Jamestown and it was just me wandering away from the crowd/people and was just trying to absorb the history. It was part of a family road trip and I had just done a ton of research leading up to it. I'm really into history and in the past had only fallen in love with the history of a place *after* visiting it and then wanting to go back with a fuller understanding but not being able to. I had gone to the library and read a lot of books on Jamestown (the Internet was still new) in the months leading up to this. From what I understand, Jamestown has been built up a lot since then, too, so I'm not sure if I would be able to get to the quiet place I got to before and a place where it was just me and nature (nothing modern, nothing pre-colonists even). So basically what I did was get to a spot near the shore facing west and had the tourists/buildings behind me so I couldn't see or hear them. I just stood there looking at the water, trees, rocks, etc. and imagined I was a colonist just getting off the boat. Something just . . . happened. I can't explain it. There was no "proof" that I time travelled (I didn't see anything different, etc.) but I totally felt something and I felt so . . . connected? Again, I don't know how to explain it. When I did finally walk back, it was in a daze. Whenever I try to explain it, I go back to this movie. Also, it wasn't something I was even trying to do. I was just trying to appreciate the history and take everything in. I didn't even think this kind of thing was possible.
Several years later when I learned how to do genealogy research and did have more access to the Internet, I discovered that I am a direct descendant of many, many, many of those first people at Jamestown. I had no idea at the time of the time travel experience that I was even related to those people I had just been researching for months prior to this. I have a ton of bizarre "coincidences" (I don't believe in coincidences), history repeating itself, strange feelings/fears possibly being explained that I discovered in my genealogy research and I am convinced genetic memory is a thing. I have already written so much that I will spare you all those stories (and I'm not sure how much more personal info I want to put out there, lol!) but this one experience at Jamestown is still probably one of the biggest in all of that. I haven't been back since but would jump at an opportunity and do plan on going back someday. I'm not expecting to have the same experience and I am prepared to be disappointed with it being built up but I do want to see how it "feels".
Thank you to anyone who read all of that and thank you for listening, lol! I'm not sure how I found this video but was excited about seeing it in my suggested feed and finding other fans of this movie! In my experience, not a lot of people are familiar with this movie (or not as many as there should be) and I was excited to share my story with other fans. I did not know there was a convention, either, perhaps that is another road trip and another chance to share my story? ;) This is probably one of the most realistic feeling time travel movies but I'm not sure if that is because of what happened to me. I really want to rewatch it again now, too! It's one of my parent's favorites which is how I think I even was aware of it in the first place when all of that happened. I wonder what I would have thought if I hadn't seen this movie before my experience?
Sorry for all the rambling and apologies if it doesn't make sense, lol!
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing this
I very much enjoyed reading your comment. It has been many months since you wrote it, but if you should see this, I think you would be interested in another fascinating movie (possibly based on actual events) concerning time travel. It is called “Miss Morrison’s Ghosts” and it is easy to locate on RUclips. I am in my late sixties now, but I first watched it with my mother when I was in high school (or college?). At any rate, it made such an impression on me that I have wanted to see it again ever since, and was delighted to find it on RUclips a few years ago. Do search for it and watch it, if you have not.
Hi... your comment is not crazy or weird or etc... it's only the ones that are sensitive to the full scape of their being that watches a movie like this and says... ahhh...I know this. You are not alone. You may have a Past Life Experience that is similar. As do I. I'm not crazy... but I found that there are only certain people that I can share this kind of stuff with. I don't care what anyone thinks... I know what I know. This movie hit me hard as well. The music brings me to tears whenever I hear it. So I know... just like you do... that this present time is not where we belong. It is just soooo wonderful to see a movie like this to help take us back to where we belong. Don't worry... you and people like us will have our chance to go back. Just not now... Is Time Travel Possible?... That is a good question.
Hi, thank you for sharing your story. Strange things have happened to me too, too many coincidences, bumping into people who help me along my path, my loved ones who have passed send me signs and I feel connected with certain places as you do. I dream of past lives or places I've never been in this life. I'm 67 now and with the love of my life, although I had to wait for him I knew I would find him and I knew it was him from our first meeting. I feel we were together in another life and destined to be together again. I introduced him to "Somewhere In Time", it was so wonderful to share. Blessings to you.
Dainty Brighton What you experienced was a past life memory
The movie became a classic, not because it was sad, but because it was inspirational. It touched the HEART (an organ most critics don't seem to possess). On a personal note....when I came out of the theatre (after see this movie) there was a woman crying, and trying to unlock my car with her key and having no luck of course. So, I said, why don't we try MY key and see if it works. Then, she apologized and said that she had just come from seeing the movie SOMEWHERE IN TIME, still crying profusely, and "It was SO BEAUTIFUL.." She walked off sobbing, looking for her car. True story.
I have been in love with this film since I first saw it. My God!!! Romance films in the golden days, Hollywood better not touch it.
They did. Midnight in Paris 😂
Well, this was unexpected. Thanks Minty for reminding me of this lost classic
It's not a lost classic. The film is very well known and played yearly at the hotel by a theatrical group.
@@Phaota But I'm in the UK and I've only ever seen it once
@@simonkennedy6116 Ah, I see. Definitely worth having on DVD or Blu-ray, though it is a bit hard to watch now since Reeves is gone. Reminds me of Robin William's beautifully, though tragic, done film "What Dreams May Come", since that one is so strongly emotional now with Robin's passing and that he took his own life (due to the anti-depressant drugs he was on which was found to cause suicidal tendencies), very much like his character in the film.
@@Phaota , coincidentaly also based on a Richard Matheson novel.
@@Phaota and Christopher Reeve & Robin Williams were real life good friends!....
An unbelievably beautiful movie highly underrated that everyone should see. this is not just a romance, this is a glorious love story. Have a box of tissues.
Honestly, I adore that film, even with the tear-jerker ending. I enjoyed hearing about these unknown (to me) details! Thanks!
Minty thanks for reviewing this timeless classic. I remember watching it as a teenager. Beautiful and sad at the same time
What a great under-rated movie. Superman, time traveling, and sci-fi.
Technically, this would've been Christopher Reeves' second movie to include time-travel, right?
More Titanic connections:
Both Richard and Jack are encouraged to wear a better suit.
And (this one gives me chills) in Titanic, after Molly Brown gives Jack a new suit, she tells him "You shine like a new penny!"
It's clear Cameron ripped off Somewhere in Time
@@mjw221 is have to say you are right. But, until it was put together here, is have never put it together since the movies came out with so much time in between.
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A quote from Microsofts' own Bill Gates "... The most expensive artwork is stolen, not copied..."
Excellent observations thanks for sharing them 👍🏻
I watched this movie and fell in love with the story and the music was superb. I recommend it highly.
Chris Reeve was the best! He's my second favorite actor next to Gary Cooper. And this movie makes me cry everytime.
I only cry every time I see it. Not quite like a baby but close. Maybe like an unstable person?
Its so darn sad and overwhelming with the good feelings at the same time!
One of my favourite movies of all time. For me it should have swept up at the Oscars that year.
Thank you for reviewing this film. It's not the most mainstream picture, so it's good to see it receiving attention from a popular RUclipsr such as yourself. I was totally blindsided by how involved and mesmerizingly romantic Somewhere In Time is, to the point where it's now one of my favorite romance films. The genre can really be hit-or-miss, as at its lowest it can make for some incredibly sappy and maudlin stories. But at its highest, I'm in the film's hands, riding every step along with the on-screen couple.
I agree. I personally did not see anything “sappy” about the film, as so many of the critics claimed.
Somewhere in Time is such a beautiful and tragic story. I was about 10 when I first watched it. I was devastated and angry for them during the penny scene. And more so, when I recalled the beginning scene in the movie, when she first hands him the watch and says, "Come back to me." Elise looked for him too, and died missing him too. I am a mess, every time I watch it. Even more so, since it was one of my favorite uncle's favorite movie. He was very much like Christopher Reeve. He was a total romantic, easy going, completely devoted to my aunt and my cousins. Also tall and slim, broad shoulders, with brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a warm smile with a caring and gentle soul. I loved him dearly. We were both very sad when Christopher Reeve passed. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour were born to play these roles. I can't imagine any of the lead actors from the 70's, portraying these characters so authentically. Also, the musical score, to the beautiful costumes, to the choice of locations! This film holds a very special place in my heart. I would love to go to the Grand Hotel some day.
Yes, I would certainly love to go there aswell. What a dream come true that would be. Faye
They also fell in love filming this movie :)
@@fayemagzi5151I've been there several times. It's beautiful!
Let’s thank John Barry for the outstanding music...
And Sergei Rachmaninoff.
@@seikibrian8641 yes, variation 18 Opus 43 on a theme of Paganini is superb!
The Time Travel film craze in the 80s started with Nicholas Myers' "Time After Time" in 1979.
However the "Is it you?" scene in this film is among the most beautiful things recorded to American cinema.
S Tho yes a classic from 79!!!
"Is it you?" gets me every time I hear it.
Loved "Time After Time," as well!
Thank you! I so totally wanted to correct him but it's not like he can hear me in the video LOL. Now that movie was awesome. A little cheesy sometimes compared to modern movies and Lord knows that they didn't manage to make a good remake of it but I'm glad because the original was pretty darn awesome.
Yefs its me
I came across the movie by accident one day and fell in love with it. A shame this movie did not get the credit it deserved when it came out. Great acting, and I loved the chemistry between Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve. Jane Seymour never looked more beautiful than in this movie. The movie also had beautiful music, costumes, and scenery. Just a lovely movie!
They fell in love filming this movie :)
Coincidentally, this movie came on the TV of a neighbor I had just stopped by to say hello to, and I ended up watching it with her. I have always loved this beautiful movie, hadn't seen it in awhile, and was very happy and excited to see it again. It is classic! The story, the actors, the setting, the music.....everything about it is just wonderful!
Filming it on Mackinac Island and at the Grand Hotel was a brilliant idea with their severely limited budget. They didn't need to do any set dressing at all. All they needed to do was put the extras in period clothing. They could shoot it today. If you are a fan of this movie and have the chance you should visit the island. Once you get off of the main street you are back in time.
Make sure you rent a bicycle as well.
I was there in 1995. Beautiful, unique and quiet little town (best fudge ever!). If I ever move back to Michigan, I would happily consider living there.
I fell in love with this movie in the early 80's. The original music is Rachmaninoff. Beautiful. You're most touching video yet! Thank you Minty!!!
thank you infinitely for teaching me of this beautiful truth! I must edit my original post attributing this piece to John Barry when in fact, it was simply his interpretion and not his composition. The credit should go to the amazing Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 mov 4 (Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini)!!! Please check him out here: ruclips.net/video/basbNFDV5Jg/видео.html
The music box plays Rachmaninoff but the music theme that everyone loves was written by John Barry who wrote beautiful unforgettable music to other movies also! He said he'd written this theme right after his father died and he was inspired by his missing his father's influence in his life!
It’s still his composition. Both are beautiful!
The movie critic was wrong my husband said that any man that could go back in time for a beauty like Jane .
True love is worth traveling back for one day. It's mystical ✨
One of my all time favorite films.
I've loved this movie for decades! I'm glad to know it's become a cult classic.
Christopher’s cheek bones and jaw line look like they’ve been straight up carved by a sculptor
Nurse JoCo: IMO, Chris still is the best Superman==super hunk & my heart skips a beat whenever he is in a movie.
Agreed. I'm not even gay and I thought he was an attractive man.
Somewhere in time has a connection to a Australian children's show which is slightly different to the story but has time travel in the title of this was similar to the movie but very different ending as I remember one other strange thing about the film it was set in the same place where Practical Magic was filmed and I think near to where the Fog was filmed to there's a lighthouse I not to sure if it was original film or the remake?
Yes and Elvis was similar but of course, Elvis is the best looking man ever born.
@@shadowking9739 I FEEL the same way! (I'm not even hat either!)
Jane was at a meeting my company had. She’s just as stunning in person!
I saw this movie once as a kid and have thought about it my whole life. It’s so beautiful
This film is just so beautiful to look at as well.
I remember my mother watching this all the time growing up. I remember bits and pieces of it. I do remember it being wicked sad! Thanks for the stroll down memory lane Minty. Love your reviews. Keep up the great work buddy.
One more Real Titanic connection, John Jaobb Astor, who died on the Titanic owned a summer home on Mackinac Island were Somewhere in Time was filmed.
I'm not big on romance films but this is by far one of my most favorite movies of all time and the music is hauntingly beautiful I still watch it over and over again
I first saw this in 1982 on HBO, back when they still showed movies. A friend had told me about it. I love Jane Seymour. She was the perfect pick for this role as well as Christopher Reeves. It seems like in the scene where Reeves is removing any modern furniture and coins from his pockets. It appears he's made certain to have removed everything that is of modern time.
I never get tired of it. I always cry. "Is it you?" The speech that took me away. Somehow feeling that I would like to be in love. Real love.
Piri Gonzalez Did you know Jane had to overdub that later because she pronounced it “Is a Jew” during filming.
That's so funny. Still doesn't spoil it for me. I'm such a romantic.
This film, although it didn't do well at the box office, will always be a major box office hit w/ anyone that has a heart.
I probably watched this 20 times on cable when I was growing up.
I adore this film and actually met a young girl in hospital who was named Elise and she was amazed that I knew where her name had come from.
I think it was around the fifth time that I watched the movie, that I finally noticed it was based on the book "Bid Time Return". Finding a copy of the book was quite a challenge. My local library finally found a library in California that had it. This was in the days of physical books (no E-books). When I finally got the book, the title on the cover was "Somewhere in Time". I believe the publisher determined it would sell more copies with the title to match the movie.
Now you can get "Bid Time Return" as an E-book. I guess at some point they went back to the original title.
I love the comparison to Titanic. I never would have thought of that!
Robert Gold I saw all those and more. I wasn’t bothered though. I loved Titanic, and saw it as a tribute to SIT. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
@@TedwardsTube Very true!
Me neither, both movies are my favorite. ❤⚘🌈
I have compared both movies in the past on another web site. Titanic was a very, dramatic movie about the sinking of a ship in the White Starr line, to in which I know of many other ships owned and operated by the same outfit. On the other hand, this movie, Somewhere In Time, also deals with a tragic love lost in the very end and is a much more touching movie due to the composed music by John Berry. Both are great movies, both deal exclusively with tragic loss of love, both, touch your heart is a special, heartfelt manner and way.
Anybody else ever wonder where the pocket watch came from? Richard got it from Elise in 1980 when she was old. She got it when he left it in her room in 1912. So where did the watch originate??
I absolutely LOVE this movie!!
Also "The Two Worlds of Jenny Logan" with Lindsay Wagner and Marc Singer. Watching them back to back on a lazy afternoon is perfect.
I just watched "2 Worlds of Jenny Logan" last night on RUclips. I loved that movie.
And watched this one today. (Never saw it before)
This is the 1st time I have ever seen anyone talk about "The two worlds of Jenny Logan". Loved both of these movies, but that one always had a special place in my heart.
Just the music makes me cry when listening to it. I love this movie, but it was heart wrenching to say the least.
You speak the truth, and I really don't like heart wrenching movies. There is something magical about this movie that I not only like it, I love it.
I think for a long time the soundtrack held the record for the biggest sales of any movie soundtrack.
you can get just the sound track
One of the most wonderful movies ever made. A great story. ❤❤❤
Thank you for your great review of the movie. I definitely think that James Cameron is a big fan of Somewhere In Time since there is way too many similarities. What made me admire Christopher Reve even more is that he fought for the part to be in Somewhere In Time. His agent turned it down because he wouldn’t have gotten paid enough but Christopher still wanted to be in it. I admired Christopher because he believed that kind of love is possible. What was sad about his passing was to loose such person who fights for what he believes in his professional life and especially his struggles as an individual in his personal life. People with that kind of fight and passion in life is rare.
Both my dad and I loved this movie and the music. I was born in 75, so I probably first saw it as a rental or on cable. My Dad, who I loved dearly, had a rarely talked about experience with his own dad who commited suicide when my dad was 12. It was so rarely talked about that I often forgot about it. One night, when watching Somewhere In Time for the 20th time... I ask my Dad... "If you could go back in time, where would you want to go?" In my youthful naivete, I expect him to say some centuries-long leap to the Old West or something.... But he says without hesitation... "To the day my father committed suicide." Here I am writing this... 25 years later... not sure I ever recovered from that answer.
This movie never got an even chance, much better than the reviews suggested.
Superman and a gorgeous Bond-girl, classic!
Ooh, I love the idea that Robinson could also be a time traveler.
I know, I'm going to have to watch it again to see if I notice it.
@@blessedtag It all makes sense that he would be the one to make the 1979 penny appear, as he would do anything to sabotage their relationship.
Fabrisse ter Brugghe where did the watch come from?
Did anyone notice that Arthur, the hotelier, as a child asked Richard if he had ever met him before. But there was no reason why Richard would look familiar to Arthur the child, but he would look familiar to Arthur the adult.
@@debrataylor3539 Closed time loop? It was there because it was there?
This is an amazing movie.. I get lost in it everytime..
It's a great movie with hauntingly beautiful music!
The soundtrack of this movie makes me well up and cry every time. Thanks for reviewing!
yes patricia i will say it again---some where in time i will find you ! tim--find me on facebook ! class of 1955