I am old.
I grew up watching 80's movies.
Here we shall talk about such. Possibly films hitherto unseen by the masses here.
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
In the early 80's, Fred Ward was sort of an action hero. At least, until Arnold Schwarzenegger came along. Besides his memorable appearance as Remo Williams, Fred Ward was also a cross country motorcyclist sent back to the old west.
Timerider was directed by William Dear (Harry & The Hendersons, Angels in the Outfield) and co-written/scored by Michael Nesmith. (yes, "Daydream Believer" Nesmith)
Motorcyclist Lyle Swann is in a cross-country race through the Baja desert. Plagued by technical problems from his high tech gadgetry, Swann finds himself far off course and stumbles into a time travel experiment. Swann is sent back to 1877 but is unaware of what has happened at first.
Due to his red motorcycle and outfit, the Mexican locals believe he is El Diablo. Fortunately Swann is aided by a beautiful local woman, Claire, but has attracted the attention of outlaw Porter Reese and his gang. Reese obsesses on Swann's "machine" and manages to capture it and Claire. Swann teams up with two US Marshalls to rescue Claire, get his bike back and possibly return home.
I love this movie. Fred Ward plays a great clueless jerk. The lovely Belinda Bauer features as Claire, but it's the brilliant Peter Coyote as Porter Reese who really steals the show. With a performance like this, Coyote could have been the villain in any western you could think of... Tombstone, Silverado, Back to the Future III, what have you.
I should mention that the exact date Swann goes back is November 5th, 1877. Sound familiar? It should.
The special effects - what little there are - are fair for the early 80's. Good costumes, locales, soundtrack. It does take a little while to get going but the mix of comedy and action kicks in eventually.
22 stars out of 31
I grew up watching 80's movies.
Here we shall talk about such. Possibly films hitherto unseen by the masses here.
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
In the early 80's, Fred Ward was sort of an action hero. At least, until Arnold Schwarzenegger came along. Besides his memorable appearance as Remo Williams, Fred Ward was also a cross country motorcyclist sent back to the old west.
Timerider was directed by William Dear (Harry & The Hendersons, Angels in the Outfield) and co-written/scored by Michael Nesmith. (yes, "Daydream Believer" Nesmith)
Motorcyclist Lyle Swann is in a cross-country race through the Baja desert. Plagued by technical problems from his high tech gadgetry, Swann finds himself far off course and stumbles into a time travel experiment. Swann is sent back to 1877 but is unaware of what has happened at first.
Due to his red motorcycle and outfit, the Mexican locals believe he is El Diablo. Fortunately Swann is aided by a beautiful local woman, Claire, but has attracted the attention of outlaw Porter Reese and his gang. Reese obsesses on Swann's "machine" and manages to capture it and Claire. Swann teams up with two US Marshalls to rescue Claire, get his bike back and possibly return home.
I love this movie. Fred Ward plays a great clueless jerk. The lovely Belinda Bauer features as Claire, but it's the brilliant Peter Coyote as Porter Reese who really steals the show. With a performance like this, Coyote could have been the villain in any western you could think of... Tombstone, Silverado, Back to the Future III, what have you.
I should mention that the exact date Swann goes back is November 5th, 1877. Sound familiar? It should.
The special effects - what little there are - are fair for the early 80's. Good costumes, locales, soundtrack. It does take a little while to get going but the mix of comedy and action kicks in eventually.
22 stars out of 31
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