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Grand Tour: Disaster in Time

Original title: Timescape
  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.4K
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Ariana Richards and Jeff Daniels in Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1991)
Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. Why they won't stay at the hotel in town is just the first of many mysteries surrounding the group that lead Wilson to a startling discovery affecting his family and neighbours.
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Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. Why t... Read allBefore they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. Why they won't stay at the hotel in town is just the first of many mysteries surrounding the gr... Read allBefore they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. Why they won't stay at the hotel in town is just the first of many mysteries surrounding the group that lead Wilson to a startling discovery affecting his family and neighbours.

  • Director
    • David Twohy
  • Writers
    • Henry Kuttner
    • C.L. Moore
    • David Twohy
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Ariana Richards
    • Emilia Crow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Twohy
    • Writers
      • Henry Kuttner
      • C.L. Moore
      • David Twohy
    • Stars
      • Jeff Daniels
      • Ariana Richards
      • Emilia Crow
    • 36User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Ben Wilson
    Ariana Richards
    Ariana Richards
    • Hillary Wilson
    Emilia Crow
    • Reeve
    Jim Haynie
    • Oscar
    Marilyn Lightstone
    Marilyn Lightstone
    • Madame Iovine
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Judge Caldwell
    David Wells
    David Wells
    • Quish
    Nicholas Guest
    Nicholas Guest
    • Spall
    Robert Colbert
    Robert Colbert
    • Undersecretary
    Time Winters
    Time Winters
    • Reverend
    Anna Neill
    • Sue Appleton
    Willie Rack
    • Billy Appleton
    Mimi Craven
    Mimi Craven
    • Carolyn
    Jacquie McClure
    • Mrs. Beecher
    Steven Gilborn
    Steven Gilborn
    • Doctor
    Vernon Barkhurst
    • Principal
    J.R. Knotts
    • Sheriff
    Jeffrey Concklin
    • Deputy
    • Director
      • David Twohy
    • Writers
      • Henry Kuttner
      • C.L. Moore
      • David Twohy
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    User reviews36

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    8darrelltill

    Hugely underrated movie

    This is a film I often think about. There aren't many sci-fi films from this era that are so accessible, it has good family drama as well as mystery elements. The setup of a single father and daughter is very typical of 1990s films but I can't think of any other story quite like it. It's not perfect, and there are some moments that were a little corny at the time and will feel even moreso now, but overall it's charming and has some great performances.
    DisMGM

    One of the great "lost" films

    No one I know, outside my family of 4, has ever heard of this film; what a tremendous loss that is to science fiction, ideas, thoughtful and intelligent stories, and old-fashioned entertainment. The film is based on a fine old short-story, "Vintage Season," which, like the movie, is probably not reprinted in any current anthology. I am happy to have the tale in print, and happy to own a copy of this well made film created from it (I taped it 2 or 3 years ago from, I believe, HBO). Search this one out--perhaps it'll be on one of the premium cable channels again one day?--and enjoy clever, witty, and surprisingly memorable movie-making. You'll ponder the end of this one for weeks, guaranteed.
    8nz man

    Well worth watching ! - aka "Timescape"

    This excellent science fiction is well worth watching. The acting is very good, especially Jeff Daniels, and the story line keeps you interested right from the start. It is a film the family could watch, but it is not Walt Disney style. While this film is not a blockbuster, it rises way above the junky B grade movies. If you do not usually like science fiction flicks, don't be put off since this film does not have any weird effects or monsters.
    7derekdeksmith

    A clever little distraction

    I saw this soon after its original release and would love to see it come out on DVD for Region 2.

    It is a low-budget gem: well written, very well acted, with an interesting and surprising storyline.

    The film moves steadily without breaking into much of a sweat until the rapid build up to the revelation to the 'reason'.

    It is strangely engaging. I had something else to complete urgently but the 90 mins. seemed much more important.

    I'd love to see it again. If you get the chance, then do so as you'll enjoy it.

    A gem.
    8moviebuff81

    Brilliant Plot, well made film!

    Timescape (as it was called here in the UK) was one of the late night films here on BBC T.V. It was well worth staying up to watch this one. This is one of those films that just gets better as it goes along.

    If you are a big science fiction fan, especially for those interested in time travel. Timescape talks about how anyone travelling from the future cannot come back and change the past, as this would change the future itself. The movie is a little slow in the beginning, and could have been much better technically. But it is not bad for a television series (though it was shown as a film here!). It answers many questions and also questions many of the theories that currently exist in the scientific world.

    If you liked the 'twelve monkeys' or '12:01' you MUST watch this! (and vice-versa)

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    • Trivia
      Based on the novella "Vintage Season" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, which originally appeared in the September 1946 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It was credited to Lawrence O'Donnell, a pseudonym used a few times by Kuttner and Moore.
    • Quotes

      Undersecretary: There is a purpose to Time, you know... keeps everything from happening all at once.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Serial Mom (1994)

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Disaster in Time
    • Filming locations
      • Eugene, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Channel Communications
      • Drury Lane Holdings
      • Wild Street Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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