Posts Tagged ‘alternate-history’

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: McDowall, Roddy | Hunter, Kim | Dillman, Bradford | Trundy, Natalie | Braeden, Eric | Windom, William | Mineo, Sal | Salmi, Albert | Evers, Jason | Randolph, John | Lauter, Harry | Walsh, M. Emmet | Glenn, Roy | Forster, Peter | Burton, Norman
Directors: Taylor, Don
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The third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius and Zira travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities — until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives!

Mr. Destiny (1990)

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Belushi, James | Hamilton, Linda | Caine, Michael | Lovitz, Jon | Bochner, Hart | McCutcheon, Bill | Russo, Rene | Sanders, Jay O. | Chaykin, Maury | Corley, Pat | Seale, Douglas | Cox, Courteney | Barron, Doug | Weiss, Jeff | Longo, Tony
Directors: Orr, James
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Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)

Monday, May 19th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Winter, Alex | Sadler, William | Ackland, Joss | Grier, Pam | Carlin, George | Stock-Poynton, Amy | Martin, Jim | Landon Jr., Hal | Azcuy, Annette | Trigger, Sarah | Ross, Chelcie | Mahal, Taj | Noble, Robert | Landon Sr., Hal
Directors: Hewitt, Peter
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For many years now, at Bill and Ted University of the future, the people of the world have been excellent to each other. But fed-up with Bill and Ted’s peaceful world and even more fed up with heavy metal, Chuck De Nomolos decides to do something about it. De Nomolos creates cyborg versions of Bill and Ted, who travel back to 1990 with orders to kill the human versions of Bill and Ted, win the Battle of the Bands, and pave the way for De Nomolos to take over the future. In 1990, Bill and Ted are sent to hell by the cyborgs. Cyborg Bill and cyborg Ted make time with the real Bill and Ted’s girlfriends Joanna and Elizabeth and prepare to take the human Bill and Ted’s place in the Battle of the Bands. With the help of their friend Rufus, the human Bill and Ted are forced to find a way out of hell, deal with the Grim Reaper, and talk to God himself, in their mission to get to the Battle of the Bands and stop the two cyborgs.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Winter, Alex | Carlin, George | Camilleri, Terry | Shor, Dan | Steedman, Tony | Loomis, Rod | Leong, Al | Wiedlin, Jane | Barron, Robert V. | David, Clifford | Landon Jr., Hal | Casey, Bernie | Stock-Poynton, Amy | McNamara, J. Patrick
Directors: Herek, Stephen
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In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are 2 nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the “Wyld Sallions”. Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted’s father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together.

Kate & Leopold (2001)

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Ryan, Meg | Jackman, Hugh | Schreiber, Liev | Meyer, Breckin | Lyonne, Natasha | Whitford, Bradley | Whitehead, Paxton | Gray, Spalding | Josh Stamberg | Sussman, Matthew | Ayanna, Charlotte | Bosco, Philip | Jack, Andrew | Tracy, Stan | Schaal, Kristen
Directors: Mangold, James
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Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boy friend, Stuart, lives above her apartment and finds this space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the eighteen hundreds and takes pictures of the place. Leopold, a man living in the 1870’s, was puzzled by Stuart’s tiny camera and decides to follow him and they both ended up in this century. Leopold is clueless about his new surroundings. He gets help and insights from Charlie who thinks that Leopold is an actor who is always in character. Leopold is a highly intelligent man and tries his best to learn and even improve the modern conveniences that he encounters.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Furlong, Edward | Patrick, Robert | Boen, Earl | Morton, Joe | Merkerson, S. Epatha | Guerra, Castulo | Cooksey, Danny | Goldstein, Jenette | Berkeley, Xander | Hamilton, Linda | Gibbel, Ken | Winley, Robert | Schrum, Peter
Directors: Cameron, James
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Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.

Groundhog Day (1993)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Murray, Bill | MacDowell, Andie | Elliott, Chris | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Doyle-Murray, Brian | Geraghty, Marita | Paton, Angela | Ducommun, Rick | Overton, Rick | Duke, Robin | Bivins, Carol | Garson, Willie | Campbell, Ken Hudson | Podewell, Les | Sell, Rod
Directors: Ramis, Harold
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A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting “rat” (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the ‘following’ day he discovers that it’s Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.