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Time Chasers

Name: Time Chasers
Director: David Giancola
Released: 1994
Duration: 89 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1994

PG-13

Director

David Giancola

Runtime

89 minutes

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Time Chasers follows a conventional heroic journey typical of mid-90s genre cinema. The narrative centers on a singular male protagonist, Nick Miller, whose mission to correct a temporal error drives the film. While the film offers a critique of how corporations misuse technology for warfare, it lacks complexity in addressing multiple aspects of diversity. The storytelling relies on traditional archetypes rather than challenging familiar patterns or diverse casting. Ultimately, the film serves as a character-driven science fiction drama grounded in standard, homogeneous storytelling structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Time Chasers have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film adheres to a traditional romantic storyline typical of 1990s science fiction. It does not include non-cisgender identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Time Chasers portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a male protagonist whose actions significantly influence the plot. The narrative emphasizes masculine leadership and a conflict with another male character.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Time Chasers?

Limited

The main storyline focuses on a white inventor and a defense contractor. There are no indications of casting actors from diverse backgrounds or efforts to challenge Anglo-centric narratives.

How does Time Chasers represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques the corruption within Western institutions and corporate greed. However, it maintains a classic battle between individual morality and a singular evil force.

Does Time Chasers include disability representation?

Minimal

No information is provided regarding the inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film provides a critique of technological ethics and corporate greed.
It explores the moral consequences of innovation being used for warfare.

Limited or Absent

The story lacks complexity in addressing multiple aspects of diversity.
The narrative relies heavily on traditional masculine leadership and hero archetypes.
There is a lack of representation for non-cisgender identities or diverse racial casting.

Official Synopsis

Inventor Nick Miller dreams of traveling through time, of stopping war and curing humanity's problems. He invents the Transport, a time machine, to better the world. When he sells his invention to a defense contractor, the time machine is used by its evil CEO as a sinister weapon. Nick soon discovers that the future has been changed into a desolate wasteland controlled by gangs. Robertson has sold use of the Transport to anyone who wants to take advantage of knowing the normal course of history. The only way Nick can stop the destruction of the future is to erase his past. If somehow he can prevent his past-self from creating the Transport, the threat will be averted. In this pulse-pounding race through time that takes you from the future of 2041 to the Revolutionary War, Nick must risk everything to try and save the future!

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