Search - Timeline [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 04/13/2004 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 17 Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action See Also: Timeline [Widescreen], Timeline [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint], Timeline [Fullscreen], Timeline [Widescreen]

Directing his first film since 1998's Lethal Weapon 4, Richard Donner helmed this big-budget adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. Featuring a script by first-time screenwriter George Nolfi, Timeline begins in France in the near future. A group of students from Yale are there studying a medieval site, when their professor, played by Billy Connolly, mysteriously goes missing. To make matters more enigmatic, the students are then taken back to the United States by a shadowy technology company called ITC, led by Robert Doniger (David Thewlis). The eccentric Doniger explains that because of a machine that his company built, their professor is trapped in 14th century France. In order to rescue him, two of the students, Chris Hughes (Paul Walker) and Kate Erickson (Frances O'Connor), along with Andre Marek (Gerard Butler), an archeological site manager, must travel to France, circa 1357, amid archaic war, deadly diseases, and other unexpected pitfalls. Meanwhile, David Stern (Ethan Embry), a third student, stays behind to keep an eye on the shady Doniger. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Paul Walker - Chris Johnston
Frances O'Connor - Kate Ericson
Gerard Butler - Andre Marek
Billy Connolly - Professor Edward Johnston
David Thewlis - Robert Doniger

Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious) heads up the cast of this sci-fi action film from director Richard Donner. When his college professor mysteriously disappears, Walker and his classmates discover that the prof has been transported back in time, leaving it up to them to travel to 14th century France and rescue him. Presented on this nicely loaded DVD, the film has been transferred in full-screen with both the original English and dubbed French soundtracks available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. English subtitles are also provided. In addition to the film itself, the disc features several bonuses. "Journey Through Timeline" is a three-part documentary that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. Other extras include "The Nights of La Roque," "Setting Time," "The Textures of Timeline," and two theatrical trailers. A widescreen version with the same features is also available. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide