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Timestalkers

  • TV Movie
  • 1987
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.7K
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Timestalkers (1987)
Time TravelAdventureDramaSci-FiThrillerWestern

Scott McKenzie, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph from 1886.Scott McKenzie, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph from 1886.Scott McKenzie, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph from 1886.

  • Director
    • Michael Schultz
  • Writers
    • Brian Clemens
    • Ray Brown
  • Stars
    • William Devane
    • Lauren Hutton
    • John Ratzenberger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Schultz
    • Writers
      • Brian Clemens
      • Ray Brown
    • Stars
      • William Devane
      • Lauren Hutton
      • John Ratzenberger
    • 35User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Scott McKenzie
    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Georgia Crawford
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • General Joe Brodsky
    Forrest Tucker
    Forrest Tucker
    • Texas John Cody
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Dr. Joseph Cole
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Sam
    James Avery
    James Avery
    • Blacksmith
    R.D. Call
    • Bart
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Doctor Crawford…
    Danny Pintauro
    Danny Pintauro
    • Billy McKenzie
    Gail Youngs
    Gail Youngs
    • Laurie McKenzie
    Patrik Baldauff
    • Callan
    Ritch Brinkley
    Ritch Brinkley
    • Barman
    J. Michael Flynn
    J. Michael Flynn
    • Michael
    A.J. Freeman
    • Grover Cleveland
    Deborah Levin
    Deborah Levin
    • Carol
    Begonya Plaza
    Begonya Plaza
    • Carla
    • (as Begona Plaza)
    Tim Russ
    Tim Russ
    • Sergeant Filton
    • Director
      • Michael Schultz
    • Writers
      • Brian Clemens
      • Ray Brown
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    8MartialArtist17

    A film to be remembered for the ages

    I watch westerns on a weekly basis, and one day i was browsing through the internet looking at Sci-Fi westerns when i saw Timestalkers. I did some research to find that it is a rare film. Afterwords i bought it on VHS off eBay. When i watched this film i found it had a good storyline. William Devane plays to role of a man with an obsession for the old west. He finds and old photo from a trunk bought at auction, in the photo he sees a man holding a man holding a 1980 magnum. He encounters a lady from the future and they travel back to the old west. William Devane plays a great role in the film,and it is very well shot. This film is a rarity in the Sci-Fi western section, apart from Back To The Future 3 i have only seen this film as being great.It is worth watching alone or with the family, it will leave a fond memory to last forever burning in our hearts.
    8norwell-services

    Cowboys, time travel & Klaus Kinski

    Cowboys, time travel and Klaus Kinski, it doesn't get much better than this. This film is one of those little gems that should be watched every Xmas along with The Great Escape and Its a Wonderful Life. Like all good films it starts with tragedy, then a small mystery. The back story is well presented and not complicated; like many I could mention. Also, the story doesn't jump back and too; as is all too common these days. Happy endings don't come any happier, that's all I'm going to say, but is not predictable. Klaus Kinski is a joy to watch with his rolling eyes and tough talking and big cowboy coat. The time traveling is cool and does not involve a Tardis; another bonus.
    aesgaard41

    Great, Great Movie

    There's few time travel pictures that I don't pick apart with fourth dimensional reasoning and this is one of them. There's a very wonderful scene as the time traveling bad guy wants into an Army base, so he travels back to before it was built, crosses where the perimeter fence will be and then returns to the present on the other side of the fence ! William Devane does a great job as the writer who writes the book that causes time travel to be invented. When he discovers an old tin-type with a man holding a very modern-day gun, he steps into an adventure with Lauren Hutton that leads him into fulfilling his greatest wish to be a gunfighter. John Ratzenburger forgets Cliff on "Cheers" to play a very likeable Army Colonel and Forrest Tucker appears too in his very last movie role as an Old West Collector (Shades of "F-Troop," perhaps). This wonderful movie is great for the whole family as Hutton repays Devane's kindness with an act that probably eliminates the entire movie from even occurring.You have to see it to know what I mean.
    lblanks

    Well Done and Fun To Watch.. Really Enjoyed it!

    I watched this for the first time last week on TV. Really a well done film with a real twist to the plot. Good action and interesting build up to the finale. I found it very entertaining... which is what I like in a film.
    7merklekranz

    Clever time travel ...... a must see for Kinski fans ...................

    The fast moving and clever time travel plot is greatly enhanced by the presence of the duster clad Klaus Kinski. He has a lot of screen time, along with a fine performance by William Devane. After his wife and boy are killed in a car wreck, Devane purchases an old western trunk, which contains the intriguing 1886 photograph, that sets the story in motion. A chase ensues across 100 years to reverse history, and the tale never falters. One memorable scene involves Kinski entering a fence protected compound. The film holds interest throughout, and the ending is very satisfying. I bought "Timestalkers" because I am a big fan of both Klaus Kinski and William Devane. I was not disappointed. - MERK

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Scott McKenzie's sports car is a 1986 Panther Kallista.
    • Goofs
      When looking up the song about the Star Handled Stranger, Dr McKenzie and his colleague comment that not many people could read back in those days (the late 19th century). In fact, literacy rates for white Americans were very high in the mid and late 19th century. At the time of the Civil War, somewhere around 90% of white men could read and write. Literacy rates on the frontier a generation later would have likely been somewhat lower but literacy for whites would have been the rule, not the exception.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Joseph Cole: Congratulations Professor McKenzie. You made it, just in time.

    • Connections
      Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Time Stalker (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      The Star-Handled Stranger
      Music by Craig Safan

      Lyrics by Brian Clemens

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Time Stalkers
    • Filming locations
      • 3491 Tapo Street, Simi Valley, California, USA(Scott McKenzie's house)
    • Production companies
      • Newland/Raynor Productions Inc.
      • Fries Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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