You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!

Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Whit Bissell, Tom Helmore, Doris Lloyd, Paul Frees

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"George... I speak to you as a friend – more as a brother... if that machine can do what you say it can, destroy it. Destroy it, George, before it destroys you!" – David Filby

Why watch this? It's a thought-provoking rendition of H. G. Wells' classic novel.

Plot Summary: Set in Victorian England, the film follows an inventor who builds a machine to travel through time. His journey takes him into a distant future where humanity has split into two distinct groups: the peaceful, surface-dwelling Eloi and the monstrous, subterranean Morlocks. He becomes entangled in their struggle and works to understand the secrets behind their existence and the decline of mankind.

Dad's Quick Review: The concept of traveling through time is a fantasy of which most of us have dreamt. It's also ideal fodder for science fiction. What makes this story so mind-boggling is the glance we see of our future. We all expect that mankind will reach a peaceful nirvana, but there is an equal likelihood of something far darker. This film, though made in 1960, showcases from ground-breaking special effects and make-up. Its influence can be seen in subsequent films such as Planet of the Apes (1968) and Logan's Run (1976). The goal of these cautionary tales is to show us humans that what we do now may impact our planet's future.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Galaxy Films; Loew's Ltd.