Summary
History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old West and he is soon joined by beautiful time-traveler Georgia in a time-skipping adventure to stop her colleague from the future from erasing her from existence.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.6
Audience score37%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than most sci-fi movies, −16 min on the typical 99
typical 9983Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1987
March 10, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
Science FictionWesternTV MovieAdventureThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 16 more26 people
- William DevaneScott McKenzie
- Lauren HuttonGeorgia Crawford
- John RatzenbergerGeneral Joe Brodsky
- Forrest TuckerTexas John Cody
- Klaus KinskiDr. Joseph Cole
- Tracey WalterSam
- James AveryBlacksmith
- R. D. CallBart
John ConsidineDoctor Crawford / Matthew Crawford
Danny PintauroBilly McKenzie
Gail YoungsLaurie McKenzie- PBPatrik BaldauffCallan
Ritch BrinkleyBarman- JMJ. Michael FlynnMichael
- AFA.J. FreemanGrover Cleveland
Deborah LevinCarol
Begonya PlazaCarla
Tim RussSgt. Filton- MSMichael StrasserDriver
Buck TaylorShaving Cowboy
John WesleyJack- BDBurke DenisUndertaker
- JDJoshua DevaneFrank
Terry FunkBearded Cowboy
Directing · 2
- Michael Schultz Director
- Trudy Ramirez Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Ray Brown Story
- Brian Clemens Teleplay
Production · 6
- Charles W. Fries Executive Producer
- Milton T. Raynor Executive Producer
- John Newland Producer
- Richard Maynard Producer
- Marcia Ross Casting
- Judith Holstra Casting
Camera · 1
- Harry Mathias Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Conrad M. Gonzalez Editor
Sound · 3
- Craig Safan Original Music Composer
- John Fresco Music Supervisor
- John Mick Music Editor
Art · 3
- Shay Austin Production Design
- Richard Bryan Douglas Art Direction
- Cecilia Rodarte Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Dodie Shepard Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Robert Blalack Visual Effects
Other crew · 5
- Bob Bralver Stunt Coordinator
- Richard Albain Special Effects
- Hubie Kerns Jr. Stunts
- Bret Culpepper Stunt Double
- Jon Alexander Special Effects
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