The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a 2002 American post-apocalyptic science fiction action adventure film loosely adapted by John Logan from the 1895 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and the screenplay of the 1960 film of the same name by David Duncan. Arnold Leibovit served as executive producer, and Simon Wells, the great-grandson of the original author, served as director. The film stars Guy Pearce, Orlando Jones, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, and Jeremy Irons, and includes a cameo by Alan Young, who also appeared in the 1960 film adaptation. The film is set in New York City instead of London. It contains new story elements not present in the original novel or the 1960 film adaptation, including a romantic subplot, a new scenario about how civilization was destroyed, and several new characters, such as an artificially intelligent hologram and a Morlock leader.
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $80 million
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| Box office | $123.7 million
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- John Logan, credited as co-producer and writer, created the Eloi's language they speak in the movie.
- According with the own time machine, the date of the moon's destruction is August 8, 2037.
- Originally released for December 2001, the release was bumped to March 2002 because of a decision whether to remove a scene involving a meteor shower crippling New York. The filmmakers were concerned that such a scene may stir memories of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
- When Hartdegen talks with Vox about time travel, this last mentions three real Sci-Fi writers: Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison and H.G. Wells. Asimov wrote in 1955 "The End of the Eternity", about the time travel and the risks about to make changes in the past. Ellison wrote numerous scripts about sci-fi (including time travel) for TV series like The Outer Limits (1963) and Twilight Zone (1959). Wells wrote in 1894 "The Time Machine", the book which is based the movie.
- Simon Wells' idea for the machine to incorporate Fresnel lenses came from the fact that the Time Traveler in the book is mentioned as a professor of physical optics.
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