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RUNTIME
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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Time Under Fire
1997 1h 22m EN
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5.1
MID
★5.1TMDB · 13
Science FictionAction
Synopsis
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A US submarine runs into a time rift. A special unit goes on a mission to see what's on the other side. They find themselves in an alternate dystopian America, now a one-man dictatorship. They decide to help the rebels.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jeff Fahey
Alan / John Deakins
Richard Tyson
Koda
Jack Coleman
Lance McCarthy
Linda Hoffman
Marjorie
Bryan Cranston
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Ken Earl
Sam Reeves
Kimberly Stevens
Jeannie Deakins
Larry Poindexter
Cole
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Scott P. Levy
- Writers
- Sean McGinly, Tripp Reed
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Scott P. Levy, shot by Gary Graver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Eric Wurst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Jeff Fahey and Richard Tyson and Jack Coleman carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0117912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Scott P. Levy directs. Gary Graver behind the camera. Eric Wurst scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Scott P. Levy, shot by Gary Graver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Eric Wurst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Jeff Fahey and Richard Tyson and Jack Coleman carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0117912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gary Graver
- Original score
- Eric Wurst
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Scott P. Levy
Stills · wallpapers
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerf★ 5/10
Well you could never accuse the team behind this of not having grown up watching movies. Just about everything from “Return of the Jedi” to “The Hunt for Red October” via “Terminator” and that terrible “Amazing Captain Nemo” film from 1978 is creatively incorporated into this. It’s a US Navy submarine that unwisely ignores advice to avoid the Bermuda Triangle and finds itself transported one hundred years into a future ruled by a militarist and his stormtroopers. He is working on the ultimate weapon - an android who just happens to look like the captain of the submarine, which has in the intervening few moments of plot development, been captured. Of course, the now imprisoned crew decide that they have to thwart this dastardly plan, but are hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned by this vastly technologically superior society. So what do we reckon, then? It’s actually quite impressive that Messrs. Levy and Reed have managed to string this thinnest of stories out for ninety minutes, but they do save the best for last with some great robot effects. Anyone else remember that tinned “Cremola Foam” stuff you made with water? The acting and writing don’t merit any comment beyond the fact that they are there; there’s a bit of entirely unnecessary sex and sadly this is no better than a low-budget film made to plug a gap in the sci-channel’s overnight schedules. Skip it, sorry.
Production companies
Who made it
New Horizons
CN
Key crew
- ProducerRoger Corman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- submarine
- time travel
- soldier
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-11-12
Also known as
International titles
- Beneath the Bermuda TriangleUS
- 瞄准南半球CN
