The Time Machine
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
DreamWorks Home Ent.  (2002) 96 mins PG-13

5.6 (25,883 votes)
"An action-packed, mind-blowing time travel adventure." -ABC Radio Network

The Time Machine explodes with pulse-pounding action in a visually stunning film the critics are calling "a thrilling, heart-stopping adventure."

Desperate to alter the course of time, a visionary scientist invents a revolutionary machine that propels him 800,000 years into the future. There he discovers that humans have evolved into two groups- the hunters and the hunted. Now he must fight to save himself, and all of mankind, in a final desperate battle.

This spectacular thrill ride of a movie stars Guy Pearce, Orlando Jones, and Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons in a remarkable film featuring "dazzling effects that will wow you."...

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Cast and Crew
Guy Pearce  ......  Alexander Hartdegen
Jeremy Irons  ......  Über-Morlock
Samantha Mumba  ......  Mara
Orlando Jones  ......  Vox
Mark Addy  ......  David Filby
Phyllida Law  ......  Mrs. Watchett
Director  .....  Simon Wells
Producer  .....  Walter Parkes; David Valdes; Arnold Leibovit; David V. Lester; Walter F. Parkes
Writer  .....  John Logan; H.G. Wells; David Duncan
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alexander and Emma are being robbed in the park, She is shot and falls to the ground, her hat falls off very near to her head and slightly to the left. In the next shot, the hat is on the right hand side and far away from her body. (more)

Trivia:
Guy Pearce was so consistent in most of his takes that the audio from one take could be put with the video from another and it would fit perfectly. (more)

Filming Locations:
Albany, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
Über-Morlock: Who are you, to question 800,000 years... of evolution? (more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win (more)