Time After Time

1979 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 21,403 VOTES · DIR. Nicholas Meyer

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Overview

Writer H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to modern day San Francisco after the infamous serial killer steals his time machine to escape the 19th century.

Dialogue Timeline — 961 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:39 Mind your step, Jenny.
00:06:50 -Dr. Stevenson is here. -Thank you. Send him in.
00:09:49 The machine is designed with several safety features.
00:12:58 What's happened?
00:20:07 Mr. Wells?
00:24:34 Never.
00:32:06 ...and I'll be on my way in the morning. I won't trouble you again.
00:36:27 ...Wells.
00:41:01 You haven't gone forward, Herbert. You've gone back.
00:46:44 Just a minute, please.
00:50:12 -No, I'm afraid not. -Ah, yes.
00:53:47 Nonsense, I was in one this morning.
00:56:54 How about I cook you dinner? I don't live very far from here.
01:01:31 It's like it was some kind of costume.
01:04:20 ...tell them who they're looking for?
01:08:13 Take your time.
01:11:36 His name is John Leslie Stevenson. English, he's a surgeon.
01:14:48 Why is it your responsibility?
01:18:10 Me?
01:24:16 We keep imagining time is our enemy. It's not.
01:29:29 Did you get that? McLaren Park. Get there as soon as possible.
01:34:29 I'm sorry, we have no one by the name Amy Robbins registered at the hotel.
01:40:50 -The newspaper was wrong. -Amy.
01:47:22 That's the last anyone will hear of Jack the Ripper.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed961
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:01:39
Final line01:47:22

Production Record

DirectorNicholas Meyer
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$13,000,000
IMDb votes21,403