Time After Time
Nicholas Meyer · 1979 · Film
It offers a meta-narrative on time travel by making H.G. Wells himself the protagonist, exploring the ethical responsibilities of a time traveler and the clash of historical figures in a modern setting.
What it is
H.G. Wells, the inventor of a functional time machine, discovers that Jack the Ripper has used his device to escape to 1979 San Francisco. Wells follows him into the future, confronting the clash of eras and the moral implications of his invention. The film explores the responsibility of the time traveler and the impact of bringing a historical figure into a vastly different time.
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Explores the humorous and dramatic consequences of a person from one era being transported to a vastly different one.
Directly uses the author and themes of 'The Time Machine' as its premise, offering a meta-commentary on the original work.