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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Spanish, French, Subtitled
In this imaginative, entertaining and suspenseful tale, Jack The Ripper (David Warner) commandeers the time machine invented by his former friend H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) and escapes into the 20th century--specifically to San Francisco in 1979--to continue his bloody ways. Wells pursues him and, while tracking the killer down, finds the future both wondrous and frightening--and also finds love in the person of a pretty bank employee (Mary Steenburgen in her breakthrough film role).
"...both entertaining and imaginative." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"It's a well-crafted blend of fiction and history boosted by some excellent special effects." TV Guide.com
"Best is Steenburgen in an appealing, star-making performance..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
H. G. Wells follows Jack the Ripper in a time machine from 19th century England to San Francisco. Good performance by Mary Steenburgen as the woman who befriends Wells.
Plot Summary
Victorian Brits H.G. Wells and Jack the Ripper travel through time into late 70s San Francisco. While the author marvels at this Utopian Eden, the psycho killer discovers his spiritual home -- and goes out searching for his next victim.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Commentary With Stars Malcolm McDowell, David Warner; Writer/Director Nicholas Meyer | | Cast Film Highlights | | All-New Digital Transfer | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Audio: English Dolby Surround Stereo, French Mono | | Subtitles: English,French, Spanish, Portuguese |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 5/31/2005 |
| Running Time: 112 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 22017 | | UPC: 00085392201723 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...Charming comedy, disarming romance, feverish suspense, and genuine tragedy..." -- Rating: B 02/17/1995 pp.66-7New York Times
"...Magical..." 09/28/1979 p.C10 USA Today
"[A]n appropriately grisly cross between THE TIME MACHINE and AMERICA'S MOST WANTED..." 04/13/2004 p.3D New York Times
"Nicholas Meyer's 1979 time-travel fantasy has a terrific premise....The painted backdrops of Big Ben, the sets of London streets with fog machines working overtime make everything look gloomy and mysterious, all have a quaintness that's very pleasing." 09/12/2008 |
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