Timecop

"They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her."

1994 1h 38m EN

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6.0

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43%

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METACRITIC

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5.9

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★6.0TMDB · 1,398🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 68,785

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Synopsis

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In 2004, 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.

“They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her.”

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Max Walker
Mia Sara
Melissa Walker
Ron Silver
Senator Aaron McComb
Bruce McGill
Commander Eugene Matuzak
Gloria Reuben
Fielding
Scott Bellis
Ricky
Jason Schombing
Atwood
Scott Lawrence
Spota

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Mark Verheiden, Mike Richardson, Mark Verheiden
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Timecop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Peter Hyams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mia Sara and Ron Silver carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Hyams directs. Peter Hyams behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Steven Kemper cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Japan. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.
4Part of the "Timecop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Peter Hyams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mia Sara and Ron Silver carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her.".
10IMDB entry: tt0111438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "martial arts", "time travel", "based on comic", "alternative reality".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Hyams
Original score: Mark Isham
Editing: Steven Kemper
Production design: Philip Harrison
Costume design: Daniel J. Lester
Makeup / hair: Andy Clement
VFX supervisor: Gregory L. McMurry
Sound: Michael Herbick
Stunt coordinator: Melissa R. Stubbs
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $128,953,581
Return: 461% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Timecop (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 48/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 68,785 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations total

Part of

Timecop Collection

Timecop is a 1994 science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film is based on Time Cop, a story created by Mike Richardson, written by Mark Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision, a direct-to-DVD sequel was released in 2003, starring Jason Scott Lee.

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John Chard2019-10-18
★ 6/10
Time travelling butt kicker. Time travel is now a reality and with that comes opportunities for criminals to exploit to the maximum. The government sets up a special police force (T.E.C.) to ensure the new technology isn't abused. Enter Max Walker, a Timecop who upon learning of a corrupt politician's plot to become president, sets about doing all he can to stop him. Timecop did exactly what I wanted it to do, namely give me Jean-Claude Van Damme administering brutal violence in a sci-fi haze. It's a nice central premise with it's time travel plot, the sound and effects are fine within the genre, and Ron Silver on villain duties does a nice take in sleazy, corrupt politician verve. It's all set up for explosions, kills and a chance for Van Damme to show off his excellent line in splits, kicks and body punching tricks. Some weak acting exists of course, and only a fool could not know how it's all going to turn out in the end. But really, in the context of the genres it belongs too, and the leading man's career overview, Timecop delivers all it promised to do in the first place. I'm off to see if I can change the past right now. 6.5/10

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