Summary
In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the ability to travel in both space and time. The City travels back to our time to save humanity...
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 28GoodWatch 35
IMDb4.3
Audience score12%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most sci-fi movies, −12 min on the typical 99
typical 9987Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
Released
1987
December 3, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
Science FictionActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 4 more18 people
- Tom BurlinsonBallard (The Time Guardian)
- Nikki CoghillAnnie Lassiter
- Dean StockwellBoss
- Carrie FisherPetra
- PMPeter MerrillZuryk & Committee Member
- Tim RobertsonSergeant McCarthy
- Jim HoltRafferty
- TLThye Liew WanSun-Wah
- DSDamon SandersSmith
- TKTom KarpannyTracker
- HSHenry SalterPrenzler
- PHPeter HealyWayne
- ASAdrian ShirleyCounihan
- TCTerrayne CrawfordTucker (as Terry Crawford)
- Don BarkerUndertaker
- TRTony RobertsCommittee Member
- MSMaureen SherlockCommittee Member
- JJJimmy JamesStick-Clapper
Directing · 4
- Brian Hannant Director, Writer
- Heather Oxenham Continuity
- Philip Hearnshaw First Assistant Director
- Ann Walton Continuity
Writing · 1
- John Baxter Writer
Production · 3
- Antony I. Ginnane Executive Producer
- Robert Lagettie Producer
- Norm Wilkinson Producer
Camera · 10
- Geoff Burton Director of Photography
- Robbie Gribble Still Photographer
- Adrien Seffrin Clapper Loader
- Jim Sheldon Additional Still Photographer
- Darryl Wood Clapper Loader
- Roy Mico Key Grip
Editing · 1
- Andrew Prowse Editor
Sound · 1
- Allan Zavod Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- George Liddle Production Design
- Henry Cox Art Department Assistant
- Norman Yeend Special Props
- Graham Binding Special Props
Visual Effects · 1
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Other crew · 12
- Glenn Boswell Stunt Coordinator
- Tony Lynch Stunts
- Zev Eleftheriou Stunts
- Richard Boué Stunts
- Johnny Hallyday Stunts
- Domenico Spadavecchia Stunts
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