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A movie based on the book "Bid Time Return"

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A Quick Tip by Sharrie

Nov 7, 2010

by Sharrie
posted in Movie Hype

A classic and one ahead of its time. Beautifully shot with excellent music in the background. One of the most romantic stories I've come across in movies. Jane Seymour is absolutely beautiful in this movie!

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Quick Tip by woopak_the_thrill. February 04, 2010

A Quick Tip by woopak_the_thrill

Quite the stereotypical love story that disguises itself as a sci-fi movie. Not a great time travel tale at all...

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Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22. February 03, 2010

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A Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22

Not quite as good as I had hoped. The approach to time travel presented numerous issues & I never bought the love story. Good acting though.

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review by cdbaker. March 08, 2009

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Well Done Adaptation of a Romantic Time Travel Story

In some ways this review is a little difficult to write because I read the book before seeing the movie and I suspect I would have reacted differently to the movie had I not read the book. Specifically, I don't think I would have liked it. That said I did like this movie very much. Somewhere in Time is based on the novel Bid Time Adieu by Richard Matheson. The book is now titled Somewhere in Time because of the popularity of the movie. For those not … more

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I'm a traveler at heart & have been nicknamed Travel Queen by friends & colleagues alike. Traveling has been my life passion for the last decade or so. As we enter a new decade, I'm excited … more

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Richard Collier is a 36-year old writer with a terminal brain tumor who falls in love with a beautiful actress - Elise McKenna. But there's one big problem. She's dead. She lived years ago in another time. But that doesn't stop Richard who figures out a way to travel back in time and win her heart. Based on the novel written by Richard Matheson.

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Cast: Christopher Plummer, George Voskovec, William H. Macy, Bill Erwin, Bob Swan, John Alvin, Michael Woods, Eddra Gale, Bruce Jarchow, George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, Paul Cook, Jane Seymour, Don Franklin, Teresa Wright, Ted Liss, Audrie Neenan, Patrick Billingsley, Christopher Reeve, Hal Frank, Val Bettin, Sean Hayden, Susan French, Richard Matheson, William P. O'Hagan, Taylor Williams, Audrey Bennett, Susan Bugg, Laurence Coven, David Hull, Ed Meekin

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Release Date: January 1, 1980

MPAA Rating: PG

Screen Writer: Richard Matheson

Runtime: 1hr 43min

Studio: Universal Studios

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