The most recent home video release of The Time Machine (1960) movie is July 8, 2014. Character kisses another’s cheek.Īt least: 1 mild profanity, 2 terms of Deity used as expletives.Ĭigars and drinks served at social occasions. Time-lapse photography of decaying corpse.Ī mannequin is dressed and undressed multiple times. Blood shown only once (dripping from mouth of dying character). Brief scenes implying injury or death of characters from mild hand-to-hand fighting, falling off a ledge, slamming into rock wall, and one catching on fire. Very brief scenes of the effects of war, such as bombs exploding and buildings blowing up. The sixties-style violence is quite tame: sometimes the music (and our description) sounds scarier than the action. A cannibalistic society and some very brief fighting scenes are the only content concerns for this fun yet thought provoking science fiction classic. Wells’ famous novel, an eccentric inventor explores the future in his time machine. Why is The Time Machine (1960) rated G? The Time Machine (1960) is rated G by the MPAA It’s a race against (dare I say) time to avoid becoming an entree on a subterranean menu!Ĭan man control his own destiny? Can he change the shape of things to come? Will humanity ever overcome its self-destructive nature and obsession with war and greed? This 1960’s Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller entertains as well as asks some thought provoking questions, which are sure to spark at least a few family debates or enliven any festive occasion. But Utopia turns into terror when he discovers the real movers and shakers of this society are cannibalistic, cave dwelling Morlocks. Befriending Weena (Yvette Mimieux), George squeezes in a bit of romance while researching the many paradoxes of this puzzling culture. Eager to meet the inhabitants of what appears to be a peaceful paradise, he encounters the naive and simple Eloi people who are living off the fat of the land. Increasing his acceleration rate, George eventually skids to a halt after 800,000 years. Optimistic to see the accomplishments of mankind, his heart breaks as he observes war after war envelop the land. Perched comfortably with a great view from his laboratory window, the scientist turned adventurer slowly propels himself forward in time. When the company leaves, George does some fine-tuning on his full-scale contraption and quietly slips behind the driver’s seat. Only his best friend Filby (Alan Young) becomes suspicious his troubled chum has found an escape from his unsatisfactory life. The intrigued visitors, perplexed by the concept of time travel, turn to a lively deliberation of its possible commercial uses. Opening a small velvet lined box, the host reveals a model of his latest invention a miniature sleigh (minus eight tiny reindeer) that he successfully launches into the future. Wells’ The Time Machine, eccentric inventor George (Rod Taylor) entertains his pragmatic guests with a glimpse of the seemingly impossible. Many a partygoer has passed a tedious and boring New Years Eve, while waiting for what seems like eons before they may finally go home.
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