Timecop (1994)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers (WGA):

Mike Richardson (comic series) and
Mark Verheiden (comic series) ...

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her. Murder is forever... until now.

Plot:

An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Director Also Cinematographer | Rain | Exploding House | Based On Comic

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Max Walker
Mia Sara	...	Melissa Walker
Ron Silver	...	Senator Aaron McComb
Bruce McGill	...	Commander Eugene Matuzak
Gloria Reuben	...	Sarah Fielding
Scott Bellis	...	Ricky
Jason Schombing	...	Lyle Atwood
Scott Lawrence	...	George Spota
Kenneth Welsh	...	Senator Utley
Brent Woolsey	...	Shotgun
Brad Loree	...	Reyes
Shane Kelly	...	Rollerblades
Richard Faraci	...	Cole
Steven Lambert	...	Lansing (as Steve Lambert)
Kevin McNulty	...	Parker

Also Known As:

Le flic du temps (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) (re-rated 2009) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R | Finland:K-18 | Finland:K-16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dark Horse Entertainment

Trivia:

Max's futuristic-looking wristwatch is a stock Casio model DW-400.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the fight scene at the end in the attic, Van Damme's double can be clearly seen when kicking the intruder down the stairs.

Quotes:

Eugene Matuzak: You're allowed to have a life, you know. I read it in a manual somewhere.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in America's Sweethearts (2001)

Soundtrack:

DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

A Step Above Most Of VanDamme Flicks

I thought this was a notch above the normal no-brainer kick-boxer action flicks which star men like Jean-Claude VanDamme, Steven Segal, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, etc. because of the interesting and somewhat complex tale with time travel as the main theme. The story also has some good twists and humor.

THE GOOD - Kudos to the four s's in here: Silver, suspense, special-effects and sound - all of them are very good. There is something about Ron Silver's looks that spell "sleazy and rotten" before he even opens his mouth! When he speaks, his accent and profanity quickly verifies those suspicions. The special- effects - at least when this came out in the mid '90s - were very cool when the time travelers reached their destinations and appear out of this wall of near- transparent plastic. The story can be a bit confusing at times but is fun at most times, especially near the end when doubles of all the characters are on the screen at once

THE BAD - The bad part of the film is the credibility, especially with Silver who plays a politician. No politician, no matter what party or where, would be this much of low-life. In fact, the story is full of unlikable and untrustworthy characters, too many of them. There also is too much Rambo-mentality and the final action goes on way too long. The time travel ange of the story may be intelligent but the dialog in this movie is just plain dumb and too juvenile.

Overall, this is one of the best of a small group of well-done Van Damme movies.