one of my absolute favorites!

Excellent but underrated film

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Keep in mind that this is a TV movie, with a rather limited budget. It is not meant to be a thriller or a marvel of science fiction. Nothing in it is original, and as most other time travel films, it asks you not to think too much about the logic of time travel. It's basically a nice little family film that you can watch with your kids on a lazy afternoon and have some fun. There are no scenes in it that contain real violence or that come off as particularly threatening. Our heroes breeze through the obstacles the plot throws at them with considerable ease. Granted, the absence of real tension and the fact that the antagonist is not truly menacing is a problem, but I am willing to disregard that problem because I find the overall experience of watching this quite pleasant. The cast is pretty good and it's a pleasure to watch them on screen. The female lead steals the show, though. There's lots of nostalgia here for those who remember the 80s.

Loved it in that 'Spaceballs' sort of way. Super cheesy, but entertaining. Lots of really cliché lines. You will laugh, squirm at the awkwardness, and if your a child of the 80's have a bit of nostalgia. Don't take it too seriously. Actually, it would probably make a really great drinking game now that I think about it.... 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ten lines of text, there you go IMDb (who made up that quota "10 lines of text" -- also I'm keeping my heading as Cheeseballness!one two three, your requirements to post reviews suck, four five, six, congratulations after this I will never use IMDb again. Am I to ten lines yet?

I probably wouldn't have commented on this film. After getting into a discussion about 80's sci-fi movies with a friend, this title popped up. Wow, I thought I was the only one who remembered this flick. Having originally seen this waaaay back in 87' I can say it didn't really get much better with age. That is okay however, as this was blip on the radar. Just one more failed pilot for a series that CBS couldn't avail itself to try producing. It was however a enjoyable effort but one that most viewers could probably see being skewed into a "Voyagers" type programming pigeon-hole had it gone to full series. From what I understand, "Scholastic", the mass media educational powerhouse was to help with the franchise. Alas, it could have not just been entertainment but educational too!

This is a haphazard Sci-Fi western that is hard to build interest in. For a TV movie the special effects are pretty decent. The casting seems to be a grab-bag selection. A history professor(William Devane) and a time traveler(Lauren Hutton)try to foil a mad scientist(Klaus Kinski)from among other things prevent a presidential assignation. At times Hutton is quite fetching, but her appeal easily wears thin. Devane and his ever present hammy smile can also be tolerated. Kinski is excellent as the long white haired loose cannon of a scientist. He is not frightening, but evil indeed. Also in the cast are: John Ratzenberger(from TV's "Cheers"), Forrest Tucker and John Considine. At least, Hutton fans will be pleased.