Idaho Transfer

"The future is a great place to visit....."

1973 1h 26m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 30

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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During a time of waning global resources, a crew of young researchers travel into the future to escape an apocalypse before the shutdown of their time transfer project. They find that some type of disaster has de-populated the Idaho region and, by implication, the nation or perhaps the world.

“The future is a great place to visit.....”

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Cast

Kelly Bohanon
Karen Braden
Kevin Hearst
Ronald
Caroline Hildebrand
Isa Braden
Keith Carradine
Arthur
Dale Hopkins
Leslie
Fred Seagraves
Dr. Lewis
Ted D'Arms
George Braden
Joe Newman
Cleve

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Fonda
Writers: Thomas Matthiesen, Thomas Matthiesen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Fonda, shot by Bruce Logan. 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 Bruce Langhorne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chuck McClelland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kelly Bohanon and Kevin Hearst and Caroline Hildebrand carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The future is a great place to visit.....".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Fonda directs. Bruce Logan behind the camera. Bruce Langhorne scores. Chuck McClelland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Peter Fonda, shot by Bruce Logan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruce Langhorne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chuck McClelland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kelly Bohanon and Kevin Hearst and Caroline Hildebrand carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The future is a great place to visit.....".
8IMDB entry: tt0071647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bruce Logan
Original score: Bruce Langhorne
Editing: Chuck McClelland
Makeup / hair: Ted Coodley
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Idaho Transfer (1973)

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talisencrw2016-04-20
★ 7/10
With recent global warming causing unpredictable weather patterns worldwide, and documentary films such as 'Chasing Ice' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' bringing more awareness to environmental issues, it reminds me of the plethora of sci-fi and dystopian movies that bombarded theatre screens as I was growing up in Canada in the 70's. Most of the ilk, perhaps to necessitate dramatic strength for the film's structure, maybe due to civil unrest from political turmoil worldwide in the late 60's, presented a future extremely difficult to endure and preciously doubtful to either survive or maintain. 'Idaho Transfer' was no exception. Director Fonda was obviously very talented, and the cinematography is beautiful for such a low-budget piece. The time-travel ideas were uniquely conceived, and though the soundtrack was dated, it worked for me. Fonda realized that like the landscape and the solitary experience the teenagers were facing, one needs to let the ideas have a chance to breathe and reveal their multifaceted meanings. Though the actors weren't professional, the casting works because of the naturalistic, almost documentarian approach Fonda utilized. The pessimism of 'Idaho Transfer' and its bleak outlook--that even though science may be able to, in theory, save humanity, human nature may not be able to handle the idea of a 'utopia' so easily--shows us, two generations later, how interconnected art and politics are, and how important it is NOW to take a stand and support what is truly necessary for mankind, while there is still a chance for us to do so, and a world worthy of saving. I fervently wish that Fonda had directed more films! =)

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