Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Steven Lambert
- Lansing
- (as Steve Lambert)
David Jacox
- McComb Man #1
- (as David Jacox Jr.)
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- TriviaFirst movie together for action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and director Peter Hyams. They followed up the cooperation with Sudden Death (1995) and Enemies Closer (2013), and almost worked on a movie in between called 'Abominable' before it was cancelled. Van Damme later credited Hyams as the only person who came to visit him while he was in rehab.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the movie when George Spota is talking to the senate committee he states that an arms deal was being paid for by gold bullion from the civil war. He states that this coin was carbon dated back to that time. This cannot be so for two reasons. One if it was brought forward in time it would not have had a chance to age. But even more so is that you cannot carbon date metals. Carbon dating can only be used for organic matter, material that was once living.
- Crazy creditsOn the trailers, the 1936 Universal Pictures "Art-Deco Globe" logo is used. the actual film meanwhile had the 1991 logo played normally.
- Alternate versionsThe film was initially censored to receive a more commercially viable M rating for its theatrical release in Australia. The sex scene between Van Damme and Mia Sara was slightly cut and the final confrontation between Van Damme and one of Ron Silver's heavies where Van Damme repeatedly pistol whips the villain was censored to one hit. These cuts were restored for the MA VHS and DVD release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Smithereens: Time Won't Let Me (1994)
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Highly Entertaining, Despite the Cliches and the Inconsistencies
When time travel was developed by a scientist in 1994, there was the need to create the Time Enforcement Commision (TEC) under the control of Senator Aaron McComb (Ron Silver) to protect the past from modifications. The police office Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is invited to join the TEC, and when his wife Melissa (Mia Sara) is murdered by strangers, he accepts the invitation to work under the command of Eugene Matuzak (Bruce McGill). In 2004, Walker is assigned to capture his former partner Lyle Atwood (Jason Schombing) that is manipulating the stock market in 1929. Atwood tells that he is working for Senator McComb, who is a powerful politician that is running for president. Atwood prefers to die and does not confess that McComb is a criminal. Now Max knows the truth but McComb is changing the past and Max does not know how stop him.
"Timecop" is a highly entertaining film, despite the clichés and the inconsistencies. Most of the scenes are written to explore Van Damme´s skill with fights. Ron Silver performs his usual villain roleand is very effective. But better of turn your brain off and enjoy "Timecop". My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Timecop - O Guardião do Tempo" ("Timecop - The Guardian of Time")
"Timecop" is a highly entertaining film, despite the clichés and the inconsistencies. Most of the scenes are written to explore Van Damme´s skill with fights. Ron Silver performs his usual villain roleand is very effective. But better of turn your brain off and enjoy "Timecop". My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Timecop - O Guardião do Tempo" ("Timecop - The Guardian of Time")
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- Time Cop
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- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,853,581
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,064,625
- Sep 18, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $101,646,581
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