Timecop

Timecop
A man holding a gun near his face. Below a figure stands against a octagonal shaped portal.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Hyams
Screenplay byMark Verheiden
Story by
Based on
Timecop
by
  • Mike Richardson
  • Mark Verheiden
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Hyams
Edited bySteven Kemper
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1994 (1994-09-16)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27 million[2][3]
Box office$101.6 million[3]

Timecop is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on Timecop, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall, which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the Timecop franchise.

The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Max Walker, a police officer in 1994, with time travel having been made possible, and later a U.S. federal agent in 2004. It also stars Ron Silver as a corrupt politician and Mia Sara as Melissa Walker, the agent's wife. The story follows Walker's life as he fights time-travel crime and investigates the politician's plans.

Timecop remains Van Damme's highest-grossing film as a lead actor (his second to break the $100 million barrier worldwide). Although met with mixed reviews, it is generally regarded by critics as one of Van Damme's best films.

  1. ^ "TIMECOP (18)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Van Damme very determined". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. ^ a b "Timecop (1994)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2022.