A laboratory portal gives scientists access to a devastated future and a remarkably busy robot workshop. The small-scale effects show real ingenuity, while the final complications turn a simple excursion into a much stranger temporal problem. A good retro pairing for viewers who enjoy looking closely at practical tricks.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
4/10
Plot
6.5/10
Effects
4/10
Dialogue
5.5/10
Rewatchability
6.5/10
“The lab tour ends with a serious scheduling problem.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 53
Synopsis and movie facts
Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.
Released
1964
Directed by
Ib Melchior
Running time
82 min
Starring
Preston Foster as Dr. Erik von Steiner
Philip Carey as Dr. Steve Connors
Merry Anders as Carol White
John Hoyt as Dr. Varno
Dennis Patrick as Councilman Willard
Joan Woodbury as Gadra
Steve Franken as Danny McKee, the Electrician
Berry Kroeger as Preston
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