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5.9/10 • 43

1960-09-081h 15m

Science Fiction

Adam and Eve of the year 2024! Only they could repopulate the world!

In 1960, a pilot testing an experimental rocket powered aircraft accidentally flies into the future and finds himself in a sealed city whose people suspect he is a spy from outside their walls, but who want to keep him to procreate with the ruler's daughter because the majority of the inhabitants are sterile.

Directors
Edgar G. Ulmer
Editors
Jack Ruggiero

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  1. Robert Clarke

    Robert Clarke

    Major William Allison

  2. Darlene Tompkins

    Darlene Tompkins

    Princess Trirene

  3. Vladimir Sokoloff

    Vladimir Sokoloff

    The Supreme

  4. Boyd 'Red' Morgan

    Boyd 'Red' Morgan

    Captain

  5. Stephen Bekassy

    Stephen Bekassy

    Gen. Karl Kruse

  6. John van Dreelen

    John van Dreelen

    Dr. Bourman

  7. Arianne Ulmer

    Arianne Ulmer

    Capt. Markova

  8. Ken Knox

    Ken Knox

    Col. Marty Martin

  9. Neil Fletcher

    Neil Fletcher

    Air Force Chief

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CinemaSerf

Nov 4, 2022

5/10

Robert Clarke is test pilot "Maj. Allison" who finds himself propelled through time to the year 2024. His airbase is somewhat different though. It turns out that the world has been hit by an epidemic that has sterilised mankind. Needless to say, those that have survived see him as a bit of a commodity - not least the "Princess Trirene" (Darlene Tompkins) who is the daughter of the suspicious "Supreme" (a sort of "Ming" character, without the costume, played by Vladimir Sokoloff). Anyway, becoming aware of his predicament, our young airman has to figure out a way of returning to the 1960s before he finds himself used in a way that would make his (and the censors') eyes water. Can he make it back - and, of course, what of the space-time continuum? The story is actually quite fun, and it passes 1¼ hours easily enough but aim low here. The acting is stilted and delivers an equally pedestrian dialogue in as staccato fashion as you will ever see. The scenarios - cardboard and papier-mâché for the most part are just a bit too obvious to offer any semblance of being outdoor, let alone realistic but that is what happened with these low/no budget afternoon features. Watchable and entertaining, - well yes, but not perhaps in the way envisaged by Ed Ulmer!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$125,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
futuretime warpdeaf-mutetime travelu.s. air forceattempt to escapesterilityromanceheld captiverevolttest pilotair force pilottest flightsegregationmutantsplague survivorsunderground citymental telepathycosmic raysdying civilizationgrandfather granddaughter relationshipcaged humanssoviet agenthigh-altitude flightrocket plane