Journey to the Center of Time

Name: Journey to the Center of Time
Genre: Sci-Fi
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 3.7
Cast: Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Gigi Perreau

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3.7/10

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Hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father.Hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father.Hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father.

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IMDb RATING

3.7/10

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Trivia
The scenes of cities being attacked from the air with conventional and nuclear weapons are lifted from Invasion, U.S.A. (1952).

Goofs
When traveling back into the past, we see visuals from WWII, the Civil War, and Indians attacking a wagon train; these events are out of proper sequence. The Indian wars took place after the Civil War and should appear before it when traveling back through time.

Quotes
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: The past, of course, still exists
Mr. Denning: Oh?
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: Suppose a scientist on a planet some fifty light years from here were observing Earth, he would at this moment be looking at light rays that left this Earth fifty years ago. He might very well be watching the First World War. In effect, some full fifty years' of history would be contained in those beams traveling to that distant planet
Mr. Denning: That's quite an idea!
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: It's more than an idea, Mr Denning, it's fact. And since space-time is a continuum, the present is only a point moving constantly along that continuum
Mr. Denning: When you put it like that, Doctor, even I can understand it
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: Theoretically, with our equipment, we should be able to cut in anywhere along that continuum - actually journey to the center of time.

Connections
Featured in Terminus... the Theater of Science Fiction: Journey to the Center of Time (1970)

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Featured review

2/10

Journey to the Center of Awfulness

Others may call this the worst film ever made without offering reasons; perhaps it's time to analyze why this is so bad. Well, let's put analysis aside for a bit. This seems to be almost a remake of "The Time Travelers" from '64. Or perhaps, it's a parallel depiction of events in the space-time continuum, utilizing stock footage from that earlier film. But we can save such scientific observations for later. Where "The Time Travelers" was low budget, this is EXTRA low budget. This means most of the movie has to take place on the same set, in the same room. Any other sets are bare bones; anything in the background is just black space, a very minimalist approach. But we can describe such things later.

The plot has to do with traveling into the future, to just before around the year 7000 AD. The group of 4 travelers chat with some visiting aliens there for a few minutes during a nuclear attack, then run back to their capsule and head back to a prehistoric past. Scott Brady, as a rich irresponsible businessman, manages to wreck everything he touches, including the cave they take refuge in (I was surprised by the set design here, which was beyond the $50 I'd been convinced had been spent up to this point). I give this more than one star due to the unique manner in which Brady manages to kill himself. But anyone should be forewarned by the credits in the beginning, which introduce a 'Poupee Gamin' as 'Vina.'