Time After Time

Now, just imagine your name is H.G.Wells, you're a bit of a 1890's Gent and you happen to have invented a time machine. So, you get all ya mates over to brag. Thing is, one of ya mates (a well respected doctor) also happens to be Jack the Ripper. Then imagine that the old bill turn up at ya door  chasin' the fella...what do you think Jack's gonna do?!

That's right! Jack hops in the machine and hightails it to 1979 San Francisco...as you would. Thankfully for H.G, he's got some kinda return to sender on the machine and he gets it back, then heads of after him and finds himself a duck outta water...yada yada yada.

It's a fun twist on the whole Time Machine and Ripper stories. Two of the best from the nineteenth century actually. Malcolm McDowell does moderately well as Mr Wells and David Warner (you'll recognize him- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II) is dark, but not quite menacing enough as Mr Ripper (more blood curdling please).

Fun Fact: Director Nicholas Meyer was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.