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En 1964, un grupo de científicos crea un portal que los lleva a una Tierra árida y habitada por mutantes en el año 2071.En 1964, un grupo de científicos crea un portal que los lleva a una Tierra árida y habitada por mutantes en el año 2071.En 1964, un grupo de científicos crea un portal que los lleva a una Tierra árida y habitada por mutantes en el año 2071.
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Elenco
Wayne Anderson
- Android
- (sin créditos)
William F. McGaha
- Android Technician
- (sin créditos)
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Three scientists and the inevitable everyday Joe are catapulted over a hundred years into the future by a lab accident, into a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which atomic war has devastated the planet. Pursued by a band of savage mutants, they're rescued by the last few humans, a small group of scientists and technicians engaged in a race against time to construct a starship and get away before the more numerous mutants can break through their defenses.
None of these elements is particularly new to the genre, but writer/director Ib Melchior manages to combine them into a fairly entertaining and occasionally original piece of "upper low-budget" sf cinema. This isn't to say that the pace doesn't occasionally lag a bit toward the middle, with some sequences feeling like they were inserted just to pad out the running time. (Like a totally unnecessary scene devoted to what's supposed to be a demonstration of their futuristic "matter transmitter", which is clearly just a stage magician's prop.)
Mostly, though, there's scarcely a moment wasted in exposition or character development, as the story barrels along to its truly unique conclusion.
Set design, miniatures, costuming and makeup -- particularly the androids -- are surprisingly good, for its budget. The optical effects are sparse but imaginative. Though it's early in his distinguished career, having Vilmos Zsigmond behind the camera also contributes considerably to making this a much more polished and expensive-looking production than you'd normally expect to see from American International.
None of these elements is particularly new to the genre, but writer/director Ib Melchior manages to combine them into a fairly entertaining and occasionally original piece of "upper low-budget" sf cinema. This isn't to say that the pace doesn't occasionally lag a bit toward the middle, with some sequences feeling like they were inserted just to pad out the running time. (Like a totally unnecessary scene devoted to what's supposed to be a demonstration of their futuristic "matter transmitter", which is clearly just a stage magician's prop.)
Mostly, though, there's scarcely a moment wasted in exposition or character development, as the story barrels along to its truly unique conclusion.
Set design, miniatures, costuming and makeup -- particularly the androids -- are surprisingly good, for its budget. The optical effects are sparse but imaginative. Though it's early in his distinguished career, having Vilmos Zsigmond behind the camera also contributes considerably to making this a much more polished and expensive-looking production than you'd normally expect to see from American International.
The reason a film such as this (low budget '50s or '60s sci-fi) is on many viewers favorites lists is not necessarily fond childhood memories or nostalgia - it's because it's well made. Of course, they had very little money for props and such, but the story is more inventive than 95% of the stuff that's released now or has been since the nineties; no, make that the eighties. Yes, I'm one of those guys who saw it 30 years ago as a kid on TV during a Saturday matinée slot or something; but I've seen it again within a couple of years ago and it's still quite entertaining. Here, the writers proposed a question, a 'what if?' question about time travel. What if certain people, a small group of scientists, accidentally invented a time travel device? What if they used it? (Again, accidentally). What if the device short-circuited too early? What if this, what if that - and so on, with inventive answers provided to each question. If you've never seen this picture, you're in for a treat - you'll be wondering what's the next answer every 5 to 10 minutes. This is a quality sorely lacking in most films today. Maybe all the good ideas have been used. The same concept was utilized a couple of years later in the short-lived "Time Tunnel" TV series, but that show lacked the wild turns of this sci-fi set up. Some of the further situations in this story of the future are a bit goofy, but I believe it's intentional. The ending, which I won't give away here, actually puts some pressure on the viewers to wrap their minds around. Watch for famous sci-fi fan & publisher Forrest J.Ackerman in a cameo. Whatta trip!
Whew! Had someone remind me of this movie just recently and I
did a "Boy, did that take me back". A time travel in & of itself.
Here is one that should get released on DVD, or at least get some
TV play on a late-night show. I remember this being great fun
when I was a kid, new to the movie experience.
Yes, saw it in an actual theatre, probably the same one where I
saw "Crack in the World" (1965) with Dana Andrews. Both high in
"cheese" content, but no less fun.
Not really giving anything away, plotwise, this movie deals with our
fearless scientists who because of having the ability to time travel
into the future, try to go about changing it. Something that has been
dealt with over & over again in the ensuing years. Just remember
they are in fairly new territory here. Can one change what
"happened" in the future?
I also remember being scared witless by the mutants they run
across in the future. One guy who has legs, but no feet. You don't
have to be a rocket scientist to figure out they had an actor with
birth defects or an amputation, but to a kid in a dark theatre it
was really frightening!
Let's see if someone can get this out as a "late night" DVD, eh?
did a "Boy, did that take me back". A time travel in & of itself.
Here is one that should get released on DVD, or at least get some
TV play on a late-night show. I remember this being great fun
when I was a kid, new to the movie experience.
Yes, saw it in an actual theatre, probably the same one where I
saw "Crack in the World" (1965) with Dana Andrews. Both high in
"cheese" content, but no less fun.
Not really giving anything away, plotwise, this movie deals with our
fearless scientists who because of having the ability to time travel
into the future, try to go about changing it. Something that has been
dealt with over & over again in the ensuing years. Just remember
they are in fairly new territory here. Can one change what
"happened" in the future?
I also remember being scared witless by the mutants they run
across in the future. One guy who has legs, but no feet. You don't
have to be a rocket scientist to figure out they had an actor with
birth defects or an amputation, but to a kid in a dark theatre it
was really frightening!
Let's see if someone can get this out as a "late night" DVD, eh?
First saw this one when I was 12 and loved it ever since(I'm now 44-a geezer,I suppose}Probably the best low-budget sci-fi ever made,as far as I'm concerned,and one of the best endings of a movie ever(thanks to Ib Melchior and Dave Hewitt).Cast is quite good,especially Steve Franken and the always-excellent Preston Foster.And Merry Anders is,as always, a real babe.Watch it if you get the chance!!!
There are a zillion B&W sci-fi cheapies out there, and every one is somebody's favorite. This is one of mine.
Scientists working on a time-camera experiment discover that it's actually a portal. They step through it into the far future, where remnants of a high-tech civilization battle troglodytes for survival. The cave-dwelling good guys and their androgynous androids are engaged in a desperate race against time to build a rocket to take them away from the ruined Earth. Our time travelers fall in with them, fall afoul of them, fall in love with them... well, you know.
This movie is one of those irresistible gems where the real battle is between energetic actors, imaginative directors, and talented technical people who toil fearlessly against a low budget and cheap sets. But if you're a fan of the genre, give this a watch. You'll thank me.
Scientists working on a time-camera experiment discover that it's actually a portal. They step through it into the far future, where remnants of a high-tech civilization battle troglodytes for survival. The cave-dwelling good guys and their androgynous androids are engaged in a desperate race against time to build a rocket to take them away from the ruined Earth. Our time travelers fall in with them, fall afoul of them, fall in love with them... well, you know.
This movie is one of those irresistible gems where the real battle is between energetic actors, imaginative directors, and talented technical people who toil fearlessly against a low budget and cheap sets. But if you're a fan of the genre, give this a watch. You'll thank me.
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaThe mutants were played by members of the Los Angeles Lakers.
- ErroresWhen the characters return to their lab, they find they are unable to move any matter. Yet the characters are still able to move and breathe. If they were actually unable to affect any matter, as they clearly establish and go to lengths to explain, the air would not move out of the way when they walked nor would it move in/out of their lungs.
- Citas
Reena: Don't you like me?
Danny McKee, the Electrician: Of course, I like you. You're a beautiful girl.
Reena: Oh, that! Beauty is only skin deep.
Danny McKee, the Electrician: Well, it's deep enough. What do you want - a lovely liver?
- ConexionesFeatured in Journey to the Center of Time (1967)
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- USD 250,000 (estimado)
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 24 minutos
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