H. G. Wells follows Jack the Ripper in a time machine from 19th century England to San Francisco. Good performance by Mary Steenburgen as the woman who befriends Wells.
Victorian Brits H.G. Wells and Jack the Ripper travel through time into late 70s San Francisco. While the author marvels at this Utopian Eden, the psycho killer discovers his spiritual home -- and goes out searching for his next victim.
This was director Nicholas Meyer's first feature film.
Review 1:
"...Charming comedy, disarming romance, feverish suspense, and genuine tragedy..." -- Rating: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
pp.66-7 02/17/1995
Review 2:
"...Magical..."
Source: New York Times
p.C10 09/28/1979
Review 3:
"[A]n appropriately grisly cross between THE TIME MACHINE and AMERICA'S MOST WANTED..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 04/13/2004
Review 4:
"Nicholas Meyer's 1979 time-travel fantasy has a terrific premise....The painted backdrops of Big Ben, the sets of London streets with fog machines working overtime make everything look gloomy and mysterious, all have a quaintness that's very pleasing."
Source: New York Times
09/12/2008
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