I’m 80 years old and thrilled to say I saw all the fantastic sci-fi movies from the 50’s on up in our local theater. Including the first movie filmed in CinemaScope in color, The Forbidden Planet. I own many of them on DVD’s. Thanks for the back story on The Time Machine. I’ll be happy to subscribe to your channel.
I REALLY appreciate that you narrate your own videos and appear in your videos. There's a flood of creators who use AI, or worse, filters to narrate. It's low effort and super lame. Thank you for making a high quality video. Liked and subscribed.
Oh wow! You hit one of my soft spots with this video. As soon as I started watching it on my 50-inch TV screen, I nearly got the chills when I saw your mini-Time Machine Model just above and to the right of where my mini sort of working model sits on my TV stand shelf. It's amazing what was accomplished with such a low budget. I can't believe they thought Yvette Mimieux's acting was bad at first. Did they forget that she was an Eloi??? They are supposed to act that way. Of course, her character evolved throughout the movie, as she got acquainted with George.
I still remember the episode of "The Big Bang Theory" when this appeared on the show, as the boys had purchased it. Penny made the remark that it looks like something Elton John would drive through the Everglades. My father saw this movie in 1960 when it came out. He was 11 at the time and he tells me that this film scared the daylights out of him and his peers.
Really enjoying your channel, great subject matter and really professional work. Cannot wait to see more. This was a great choice of movie to cover...one of my all time favourites. I only realised during watching this that both actors who played the lead in the two Time Machine movies were Australians, Rod Taylor and Guy Pearce...very nice Aussie connection to this story.
Love the way you are covering classic sci-fi by the way. I'd love to see something on Logan's Run (both the movie and TV series) and Robocop. I lived in Fort Worth for a few years and visited the filming locations in Dallas and Fort Worth for both movies several times.
I was 10 years old in 1960. The Time Machine was a big influence on my childhood. I have seen the movie, and War of the Worlds, many, many times. Great movies!
There was time travel in literature way before Well's The Time Machine. Back as far as the 1600's. One of the first stories to feature time travel by means of a machine is "The Clock that Went Backward" by Edward Page Mitchell, which appeared in the New York Sun in 1881.
I used to work and make low budget horror movies with an old hollywood guy named Phillip Yordan in 1980. I remember being in his office and saw a pile of old dog-eared scripts one of which was The Time Machine. I ask him about it and he told me he wrote the screenplay. He was blacklisted back in the 50's and had to go uncredited for many projects. He was a memorable guy to work for.
Dan, I absolutely love your channel. We'ew just a couple or so years apart(1970 baby) and have just as fond memories of pretty much every single subject of your videos. There are so many great memories, growing up in the 70's, and a few in the 80's, that the kids these days just don't get or understand. Thanks for doing what you do.
The prop for that one was REALLY ugly though. And somehow managed to look incredibly cheap. Whereas the George Pal version looks like a timeless piece of Victorian engineering.
YOU TOLD US MORE THAN THE HOST HERE. GUESS HE DID NOT DO INDEPTH SEARCHING FOR THIS. MAYBE HE WAS OUT ON A TRIP WITH HIS WIFE TRYING TO DO THERE OWN TIME MACHINE M
@@boblowes I think honestly The Original TIME MACHINE ended up with someone and a cheap duplicate WAS made to sell at Auction. Remember this was MGM. Look at the different pictures THE lights at the top front ARE different. ONE day we will see a,story on the person that owns The Original.
Thank you, great trivia. 1. I always thought Yvette looked like Carol Lindley (Posedion Adventure). 2. Yvette's second film, Where the Boys Are, is also iconic. It made 1.5 million on a budget of 2 million.
Time After Time is an underrated movie. It certainly doesn't have the visual stylings of The Time Machine, but the plot that H.G. Wells ACTUALLY built the thing, and then it was hijacked by his friend, who happened to be Jack the Ripper, is a great story. Plus the interaction of Malcolm McDowell and David Warner is awesome. It was also turned into a TV series back in 2017
I love this movie! I saw it when it went through my local theatres in the very early 60s. the next day everybody in the school yard was talking about it, even people who hadn't seen it. It was the first expression time travel was I had heard but I was a reader of science fiction so I may have come across some before then. Yvette Mimieux held the key to every young boy's heart!
Dan, as a kid back in the 60's always loved this movie, thanks for the updates, two other movies with cool props and costumes, I loved were, "First Men in the Moon" and "Jason and the Argonauts" perhaps you could give us some info on their stuff as well? Thanks.
Do you remember the scene where one of the Morlocks (was on fire) ran into the cave and exploded! That was funny the first time I saw this in June of 1960.
@@patrickcasey3973 Yes, he did. Funny that it took me so long to connect him with "The Birds." Maybe his look seemed to me more suited for the 19th century than a modern leading man. Same issue I had with Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells vs Alex Delarge.
What I like about this channel is that he has an excellent voice for doing this page. Secondly, he speaks very clearly in a way that everyone can understand what he is talking about. A lot of times people like to talk above you to make themselves feel better. This gentleman speaks according to his audience. This is a style that is not always taught in schools, yet he does it very well. His information is very accurate and has been researched first throughly so that the information he provides is correct. He also fills in the gaps of what happened to it, where it has been, where it went to and how you can be able to see it again. He includes very nicely detailed photos along with stories and occasionally maps. His stories are always interesting, fact based, serious when need be, humorous when called for too and always entertaining. Keep up the great yet amazing work 👍🏻
Besides, the Time Machine, I also loved "the talking rings" (voiced by Paul Frees). This film was nothing short of brilliant. I remember watching this film on NBC Saturday Night at the Movies. Thanks, Dan Monroe. Your video about this amazing film and props was stellar!
Dan, Yvette did have some acting experience. She was on an episode of One Step Beyond. 1 or 2 years before playing the part of Weena. Anyway, another great upload of one of my favorite Sci-fi movie. Love all the actors that played in The Time Machine. Like Mr. French and Wilbur
Great stuff, Dan! The original "Time Machine" figures among my top 10 favorite original, non-series movies. #5, in fact, after "Forbidden Planet," "This Island Earth," "War of the Worlds" (the original), and "Destination Moon." The last few lines of "The Time Machine" haunt me to this day. Just before the last two lines. Filby: "It's not like George to go back empty handed. He must have taken something." Mrs. Watchett: "Nothing... Except three books." Filby: "Which three books?" Mrs. Watchett: "I don't know. Is it important?" Filby: "I suppose not. Only... Which three books would you have taken?" Makes one stop to think. A very profound question. Which three books *WOULD* you have taken?
Tom Scherman was also a very good friend of mine, Disney Imagineer, and the top expert for Disney's 20,000 Leagues. Sadly, Tom passed some years ago. Also, a BIG shoutout to Time Machine expert and prop builder Don Coleman. Don built a recreation TM for a Sci-Fi Museum I designed in Old Sacramento in 2000.
I remember the Nautilus model that was kept at Disneyland, Anaheim, in the lobby of one of their rides. The model was made of metal and about six feet long. This was the actual model used in the film. No telling where that went after Disney no longer sow it as relevant. But these were the images of my childhood growing up in California. Hermit
Thx for the info! The older I get the more I yearn for the 50’s! I guess it’s a natural thing but I’m pretty sure we going in the wrong direction despite all the technology improvements that suck up all of our lives!
Sheldon and the guys had it for an episode of Big Bang. One of them got it at an auction on E bay, thinking they'd gotten the miniature (for $800) and then found out theyd gotten the large one . They were ecstatic, as I would be to have it in my bedroom !
Good one! Bob Burns said that dish was powered with a barbecue spit motor. My favorite scene in the film was when George burst into his workshop, and you see the full scale machine is already completed. It was Russell Garcia’s score together with the traveler mesmerized by the power, the mystique of his creation.
Love your genuine enthusiasm. Thanks for all the info you've unearthed. I did see the film back in the '60s, can't remember when or where. It was very well produced and acted and leaves an indelible impression on anyone who sees it.
Leonard and Sheldon had it in their apartment in Pasadena, California. Sheldon played with and had a Sheldon Level freak out on it and they had to get rid of it. Where it ended up was never explained.
A teacher in our highschool showed this movie as an after school activity. I decided to go see this at the last minute. A decision that changed my life forever. Because in a roundabout way I met my wife because of this event. I have told my daughter on a few occasions that if it wasn't for the movie The Time Machine that you wouldn't be here.
This, War of the Worlds, Day the Earth Stood Still and The Thing from Another World are easily my all time favorite movies. SUch a great movie; one of the very few that all these decades later is still a mustsee whenever I come across it. The onlt tning tbat havs made it even better would'vs been if it'd had the vibrant colors of the War of the Worlds, butthat mightbe more of a quality of thecopies than actual original production/filming. And you are square on about those Morlocks; I think theye deserve a place right up there with the Univsrsal Monsters. Thanks for another fun and informative video.
The Thing was great. Do you remember IT. The monster was aboard the spaceship and it beat itself through the hatch at each level of the ship until the last hatch. It was a pretty good movie. And does anyone remember a movie from the fifties about little meteors that when they crashed into the ground a little creature would jump out of the Meteor and into the wrists of there victims. At the end the little creatures assemble at a refinery and there’s blood in the pipelines and the creatures bust out of a giant tank and it became a gigantic monster at least 100’ tall. I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. This was the scariest movie I’ve ever seen period. I still get nervous thinking about that movie and it’s been more than 65 years ago. Anybody remember that one. It wasn’t made by Roger Corman and it had a better budget. OK then, there it is. Hermit
This channel is going to explode with subscribers because it is just so good. This is the future of entertainment because let's face it, Hollywood sucks now, but we can still enjoy the time when movies were good! Thank you.
The 2002 remake was one of the VERY few remakes that is actually worth a damn. Because it A) Paid homage to the original, and B) Was really a different movie with considerable plot divergence from the original. Worth watching for sure...
Really loved Rod Taylor in the TWZ episode, "And When the Sky Opened Up." Although he had a successful career, this seemed to be his pinnacle. I really thought he could have been offered better roles throughout the 60s and 70s.
Liked and subscribed. You really hit a nerve with me. Time Machine has been a staple of my (and my brother) favorite sci-fi films of all time. It significantly impressed me at a young age. Have seen it numerous times. Now, after seeing your vid, I think I'll watch it again, has been a good while. To this day my #1 category of sci-fi involves time travel. No doubt at all about where I got that from. Thanks SO much.
@@roydavies953 I've done quite a bit of research on Ms. Mimieux since she died a little over two years ago. Probably enough to write a decent biography, though she was a VERY private woman, and I don't think her surviving family would appreciate that very much... She started in her mid-teens and did some local modeling in the LA area, and some minor pageants. Apparently SOMEONE spotted her and thought she had potential. Although MGM didn't sign her to a contract until years later (AFTER "Time Machine"), they invested some time, money and energy into cultivating and promoting her. She did sittings for well-known (and probably EXPENSIVE) Hollywood glamout photographers like Virgil Apger (MGM) and Wallace Seawell. She was even set up on a "publicity date" with Sal Mineo in 1957, when she was FIFTEEN. She did later modeling sessions with James Brezina, Earl Leaf, and Angelo Frontoni, and minor roles in TV ("Yancy Derringer", "One Step Beyond") and movies (though her brief, uncredited performance in "Home from the Hill" was cut). In early November of 1959, Yvette appeared as an INDEPENDENT in the Hollywood Deb Star Ball. (This was necessary because MGM, assuming she would appear in "Home from the Hill" and not qualify as a "deb", had not submitted her name - but her scene had been cut!) Right out of the chute, Mimieux was making waves, but it didn't end there...
When I was six years-old in 1960, my cousin, who was five years older than me, had just seen "The Time Machine" and told me all about it. I was gobsmacked! Several years later, it was re-released and I saw it in a movie theater. I've seen it multiple times since then and it's still one of my very favorite movies of...well, of all time! Thanks, Dan!
Nice video. Actor Whit Bissell had two time stints in his career. First in this movie, and later in the Irwin Allen TV series "The Time Tunnel" as General Heywood Kirk overseeing Project Tic Toc.
Whit was in The Time Machine, a regular in The Time Tunnel AND was in the TV re-make of The Time Machine with John Beck in 1978. Then of course he reprised his role in Time Machine: The Journey Back. He was even wearing George's original smoking jacket in the latter. And so was Rod Taylor!
Rod Taylor had 2 big movie hits in his career, this one and The Birds. Outstanding. Yvette M. was also in another big screen movie The Black Hole. Loving the channel, Dan!
Taylor was actually in a number of films that attained notoriety and enjoyed box office success: “The Glass Bottom Boat”, “Hotel”, The V.I.P.s”, “36 Hours”, “Fate is the Hunter”. But yes, the two you mentioned are Rod Taylor’s best known credits.
The four movies which I believe are the best ever made and still are. The War of the Worlds (1953). This Island Earth (1955). The Forbidden Planet (1956). The Time Machine (1960). These four movies which I have seen hundreds of times, still have me going wow whenever I watch them. With all the CGI we have now, none of it gives me the same level of respect that I have for the absolute genius and skill that went into making these four movies.
@@starmnsixty1209 Here's a photo of the three mains that I had autographed back in the mid-80's: drive.google.com/file/d/1r-00GwGMUMIymMmBoh6yOP-Ehc6VPVMI/view?usp=drive_link
Let's not forget the stop-motion photography of Ray Harryhausen (sp?). In movies like the original Sinbad movies and "Clash of the Titans" among others. His painstaking approach to special photographic effects was perfection itself.
There's a book for the sequel of the story called "The time ships" by Stephen Baxter, which is pretty nice to read and i'm satisfied with the story. Great video btw.
Thanks Dan.This is brilliant.If I had a time machine, I would go back in time, just to hide some movie props,so I could put them all in a museum,when I got back to our time.
Dan - wonderful review of The Time Machine! It was a favorite when I was a kid. Curious, the Time Machine for an episode of the Big Bang Theroy, was it the original or just a prop they made up for the show? It did look pretty cool, even if it was a replica. TY and keep the vids coming...they are all so good!
The Time Machine replica used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.
George Pal actually wrote a sequel in novel format: Time Machine II. I read it years ago. I don’t remember much about it, but I remember enjoying it very much. It’s out of print now. You can get it online however if you don’t mind paying a pretty penny for it.
I saw this movie way back in 1960/61 and still think it's one of the greatest Sci Fi movies ever made. I think I saw it more than half a dozen times before it moved to another cinema.
I loved this film as a kid. Back then, it was often shown on British TV (usually on a Sunday afternoon), and I would always watch it. Thank you for this video!
I really enjoyed this video. You are correct in your assertion that the concept of traveling through time essentially began with the publication of H. G. Wells “The Time Machine” as recounted by science writer James Gleick. As he explains in his book technology was advancing at a such a pace in the late 19th century that people could begin to conceive the notion of advancement and potential societal alterations. Prior to this period of history things were static enough that virtually no one pondered on the transgression of technology and a changing world. The short film featuring Taylor, Young and Bissell was indeed entertaining and a wonderful homage to the original film.
Yvette Mimieux, also starred in The Black Hole (the Walt Disney sort of Haunted House in Outerspace Film in 1979 The same year Buck Rogers In The 25th Century was in the Cinemas.)
Bravo Dan another excellent video! I have a model kit of the time machine sitting in my closet that I just haven't had the time to put together. Now that I'm retired perhaps I will, you've given me the motivation to do so! Thanks
saw this movie when it first came out, I was 10 years old. I still love watching it to this day. Thank you so much for your showcasing some very wonderful movies of my childhood.
Hey Dan... Thanks SO much for all that you do!!! :) I have a question about "The Big Bang Theory". Was the one on that show the same one from the movie? Thanks Again my friend!
The Time Machine used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.
This is (and always has been) in my top 5 favourite sci-fi movies. In no particular order: • Planet Of The Apes (1968) • The Day The Earth Stood Still (1956) • The War Of The Worlds (1953) • The Time Machine (1960) • Quatermass and the Pit (1967) Honourable mentions (within 6-10): • The Final Countdown (1979) • Predator 2 (1990) • Star Trek (2009)
You mentioned the uniforms and props from Forbidden Planet. I watched a Twilight Light Zone episode this weekend that used the interior of the United Planets Cruiser C-57D..
I have a small round disk from the ORIGINAL - where the brass rings connect. Green with a gold plaster flower I got it when it was on tour after the MGM Auction. It fell off and I told the guy watching the display. He said, "Keep it"! I now have a great little model that spins and lights up
Excellent job Dan! I was waiting for this video. I think not only the story was awesome, but the music is amazing and almost hypnotic! Love your videos, keep them coming! 👏🏻😉
I went to the pictures with my dad, I was a young boy who was seriously spooked by the hairy monsters in the film, always fascinated me as I grew up, seen it many times, and it still does.
I have the original 1960 film on DVD, and the 2002 remake on DVD as well. Plus, I've read the book in French translation (because I enjoy reading French!). I really loved this episode, and your channel as a whole.
Just found you! Loving the channel. You go over most of my favourites when I was growing up. Thank you for letting myself feel young again, if only for a few minutes! 😊
13:54 - ROD TAYLOR - One of my favorite actors due mainly to my introduction to him in 'The Time Machne' (1960). I also enjoyed his roles in both 'The Birds' (1963 - my DOB), and 'Cry of the Innocent'. His final film role was as Winston Churchill in 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009). Fun fact: One of the UK's beloved comedy TV shows, 'Only Fools and Horses' has a main character named Rodney Trotter. We discover, in the prequel series, 'Rock & Chips, Rodney was named after his mother's fave actor, Rod Taylor, whose first name is Rodney, which is also my surname.
I purchased the original one at a garage sale in Anaheim and used it. I am now writing from an undisclosed horse and carriage 'INN' location in the 18th century!!
When they say," the original's still the greatest!" , they are not wrong! Attention to detail, artful lighting, dialogue we can understand, vivid color and of course a story we can suspend our disbelief in makes for more than a popcorn movie, it is a classic. Once again, HG Wells, allegorical take of social science fiction was done right. That said, I do not think anyone has done a creditable job with HGWells Lost World, and cheap effects ruined The Land that Time Forgot.
Thank You my friend for these awesome up dates my favorite was HR puff n stuf keep up the Great work. Peace and GOD Bless You ALL from Saginaw Michigan Dontoons
Very good of you to mention Bob Burns' videos on the Time Machine prop and give credit to veteran fans that have come before. Good luck and keep up the good work!
I’m 80 years old and thrilled to say I saw all the fantastic sci-fi movies from the 50’s on up in our local theater. Including the first movie filmed in CinemaScope in color, The Forbidden Planet. I own many of them on DVD’s. Thanks for the back story on The Time Machine. I’ll be happy to subscribe to your channel.
I REALLY appreciate that you narrate your own videos and appear in your videos. There's a flood of creators who use AI, or worse, filters to narrate. It's low effort and super lame. Thank you for making a high quality video. Liked and subscribed.
Oh wow! You hit one of my soft spots with this video. As soon as I started watching it on my 50-inch TV screen, I nearly got the chills when I saw your mini-Time Machine Model just above and to the right of where my mini sort of working model sits on my TV stand shelf. It's amazing what was accomplished with such a low budget. I can't believe they thought Yvette Mimieux's acting was bad at first. Did they forget that she was an Eloi??? They are supposed to act that way. Of course, her character evolved throughout the movie, as she got acquainted with George.
I still remember the episode of "The Big Bang Theory" when this appeared on the show, as the boys had purchased it. Penny made the remark that it looks like something Elton John would drive through the Everglades. My father saw this movie in 1960 when it came out. He was 11 at the time and he tells me that this film scared the daylights out of him and his peers.
That comment from Penny was hilarious!!!! 😂
One of my all time favorites - I'm 76 and still watch it because it brings satisfaction - like visiting an old friend.
Really enjoying your channel, great subject matter and really professional work. Cannot wait to see more. This was a great choice of movie to cover...one of my all time favourites. I only realised during watching this that both actors who played the lead in the two Time Machine movies were Australians, Rod Taylor and Guy Pearce...very nice Aussie connection to this story.
Absolutely :-) the Aussies must love their time travel lol. Thanks for the support, Dan
Love the way you are covering classic sci-fi by the way. I'd love to see something on Logan's Run (both the movie and TV series) and Robocop. I lived in Fort Worth for a few years and visited the filming locations in Dallas and Fort Worth for both movies several times.
I was 10 years old in 1960. The Time Machine was a big influence on my childhood. I have seen the movie, and War of the Worlds, many, many times. Great movies!
There was time travel in literature way before Well's The Time Machine. Back as far as the 1600's. One of the first stories to feature time travel by means of a machine is "The Clock that Went Backward" by Edward Page Mitchell, which appeared in the New York Sun in 1881.
I used to work and make low budget horror movies with an old hollywood guy named Phillip Yordan in 1980. I remember being in his office and saw a pile of old dog-eared scripts one of which was The Time Machine. I ask him about it and he told me he wrote the screenplay. He was blacklisted back in the 50's and had to go uncredited for many projects. He was a memorable guy to work for.
Dan, I absolutely love your channel. We'ew just a couple or so years apart(1970 baby) and have just as fond memories of pretty much every single subject of your videos. There are so many great memories, growing up in the 70's, and a few in the 80's, that the kids these days just don't get or understand. Thanks for doing what you do.
There was another time machine movie made for TV in 1978, Classics Illustrated The Time Machine. It can be found on TH-cam and it was put out on DVD.
The prop for that one was REALLY ugly though. And somehow managed to look incredibly cheap. Whereas the George Pal version looks like a timeless piece of Victorian engineering.
What about the time machine used in the excellent movie called Time after Time.
YOU TOLD US MORE THAN THE HOST HERE. GUESS HE DID NOT DO INDEPTH SEARCHING FOR THIS. MAYBE HE WAS OUT ON A TRIP WITH HIS WIFE TRYING TO DO THERE OWN TIME MACHINE M
@@boblowes I think honestly The Original TIME MACHINE ended up with someone and a cheap duplicate WAS made to sell at Auction. Remember this was MGM. Look at the different pictures THE lights at the top front ARE different. ONE day we will see a,story on the person that owns The Original.
@@theruzzmon1066 THE movie was not that bad. THE PRODUCERS had a problem getting the ok from The George Pal estate
Yvette Mimieux also had a starring role in 1979's The Black Hole.
She was also in the movie "Where The Boys Are." I always thought she was a beauty!
Thank you, great trivia.
1. I always thought Yvette looked like Carol Lindley (Posedion Adventure).
2. Yvette's second film, Where the Boys Are, is also iconic. It made 1.5 million on a budget of 2 million.
Time After Time is an underrated movie.
It certainly doesn't have the visual stylings of The Time Machine, but the plot that H.G. Wells ACTUALLY built the thing, and then it was hijacked by his friend, who happened to be Jack the Ripper, is a great story. Plus the interaction of Malcolm McDowell and David Warner is awesome.
It was also turned into a TV series back in 2017
Your enthusiasm for your subject is infectious and a huge draw for your channel! Keep up the good work, Dan!
Hey, thank you so much for that. It really means a lot :-)
I love this movie! I saw it when it went through my local theatres in the very early 60s. the next day everybody in the school yard was talking about it, even people who hadn't seen it. It was the first expression time travel was I had heard but I was a reader of science fiction so I may have come across some before then. Yvette Mimieux held the key to every young boy's heart!
Dan, as a kid back in the 60's always loved this movie, thanks for the updates, two other movies with cool props and costumes, I loved were, "First Men in the Moon" and "Jason and the Argonauts" perhaps you could give us some info on their stuff as well? Thanks.
Believe it or not I'm working on Jason and the Argonauts right now :-) stay tuned :-) Dan
looking forward to it.@@MoviesMusicMonsters
Man, Rod Taylor had a great voice!
The Morlocks creeped me out as a kid, too!
He also appeared in some great war films too
I was always amazed that he was able to hide his Auzzie accent, which you heard in his later years in supporting roles in Australian movies
Do you remember the scene where one of the Morlocks (was on fire) ran into the cave and exploded! That was funny the first time I saw this in June of 1960.
@@patrickcasey3973 Yes, he did. Funny that it took me so long to connect him with "The Birds." Maybe his look seemed to me more suited for the 19th century than a modern leading man. Same issue I had with Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells vs Alex Delarge.
@@starshiptrooper2354 Completely unrelated, it only took me 40 years to learn Lois Maxwell did not have what the British considered a British accent.
What I like about this channel is that he has an excellent voice for doing this page.
Secondly, he speaks very clearly in a way that everyone can understand what he is talking about. A lot of times people like to talk above you to make themselves feel better. This gentleman speaks according to his audience. This is a style that is not always taught in schools, yet he does it very well. His information is very accurate and has been researched first throughly so that the information he provides is correct. He also fills in the gaps of what happened to it, where it has been, where it went to and how you can be able to see it again. He includes very nicely detailed photos along with stories and occasionally maps. His stories are always interesting, fact based, serious when need be, humorous when called for too and always entertaining. Keep up the great yet amazing work 👍🏻
14:22 The 2002 remake was directed by Simon Wells. Great grandson of H.G. Wells.
Besides, the Time Machine, I also loved "the talking rings" (voiced by Paul Frees). This film was nothing short of brilliant. I remember watching this film on NBC Saturday Night at the Movies. Thanks, Dan Monroe. Your video about this amazing film and props was stellar!
I love Frees' narrations!
Dan, Yvette did have some acting experience.
She was on an episode of One Step Beyond. 1 or 2 years before playing the part of Weena.
Anyway, another great upload of one of my favorite Sci-fi movie. Love all the actors that played in The Time Machine. Like Mr. French and Wilbur
And the voice of Scrooge McDuck?
Your research is amazing Dan! Funny how many of us want to know the whereabouts of these iconic props. Thanks for hunting them down for us.
How about doing a piece on Jason and the Argonauts?
A great film that i loved as a kid.
Great stuff, Dan! The original "Time Machine" figures among my top 10 favorite original, non-series movies. #5, in fact, after "Forbidden Planet," "This Island Earth," "War of the Worlds" (the original), and "Destination Moon."
The last few lines of "The Time Machine" haunt me to this day. Just before the last two lines.
Filby: "It's not like George to go back empty handed. He must have taken something."
Mrs. Watchett: "Nothing... Except three books."
Filby: "Which three books?"
Mrs. Watchett: "I don't know. Is it important?"
Filby: "I suppose not. Only... Which three books would you have taken?"
Makes one stop to think. A very profound question. Which three books *WOULD* you have taken?
Tom Scherman was also a very good friend of mine, Disney Imagineer, and the top expert for Disney's 20,000 Leagues. Sadly, Tom passed some years ago. Also, a BIG shoutout to Time Machine expert and prop builder Don Coleman. Don built a recreation TM for a Sci-Fi Museum I designed in Old Sacramento in 2000.
I remember the Nautilus model that was kept at Disneyland, Anaheim, in the lobby of one of their rides. The model was made of metal and about six feet long. This was the actual model used in the film. No telling where that went after Disney no longer sow it as relevant. But these were the images of my childhood growing up in California. Hermit
Thx for the info! The older I get the more I yearn for the 50’s! I guess it’s a natural thing but I’m pretty sure we going in the wrong direction despite all the technology improvements that suck up all of our lives!
If I'm not mistaken. It was also in an episode of "The Big Bang Theory". Sheldon, Raj, and Howard, bought it for Leonard in Season one, episode 14.
That wasn't the original.
i remember the Morlocks scared the hell out of me when I was a kid...
Sheldon and the guys had it for an episode of Big Bang. One of them got it at an auction on E bay, thinking they'd gotten the miniature (for $800) and then found out theyd gotten the large one . They were ecstatic, as I would be to have it in my bedroom !
Loving this channel. Dan’s enthusiasm is infectious
They also built a model for an episode of The Big Bang Theory.
I always thought that they use the original time machine, they rented it from the present owner
Yes, I am pretty sure they didn’t build an entire new prop and just borrowed the prop for the episode
Good one! Bob Burns said that dish was powered with a barbecue spit motor. My favorite scene in the film was when George burst into his workshop, and you see the full scale machine is already completed. It was Russell Garcia’s score together with the traveler mesmerized by the power, the mystique of his creation.
Yvette Mimieux. She had a very honorable career after this movie. She past away in 2022 age 80. I have fond memories of that movie as a child.
She was the last of the actors in the Time Machine to die. All gone now...
Love your genuine enthusiasm. Thanks for all the info you've unearthed. I did see the film back in the '60s, can't remember when or where. It was very well produced and acted and leaves an indelible impression on anyone who sees it.
We, just watched the Time Machine a few days ago and the subject came up about where the prop is today, thank you for the wonderful story!
Super enjoying this channel. Bringing back so many fond memories, with a very high quality channel production, well done sir.
Leonard and Sheldon had it in their apartment in Pasadena, California. Sheldon played with and had a Sheldon Level freak out on it and they had to get rid of it. Where it ended up was never explained.
If I remember correctly... Didn't Howard sit in it butt naked
A teacher in our highschool showed this movie as an after school activity. I decided to go see this at the last minute. A decision that changed my life forever. Because in a roundabout way I met my wife because of this event. I have told my daughter on a few occasions that if it wasn't for the movie The Time Machine that you wouldn't be here.
This, War of the Worlds, Day the Earth Stood Still and The Thing from Another World are easily my all time favorite movies. SUch a great movie; one of the very few that all these decades later is still a mustsee whenever I come across it. The onlt tning tbat havs made it even better would'vs been if it'd had the vibrant colors of the War of the Worlds, butthat mightbe more of a quality of thecopies than actual original production/filming. And you are square on about those Morlocks; I think theye deserve a place right up there with the Univsrsal Monsters. Thanks for another fun and informative video.
The Thing was great. Do you remember IT. The monster was aboard the spaceship and it beat itself through the hatch at each level of the ship until the last hatch. It was a pretty good movie. And does anyone remember a movie from the fifties about little meteors that when they crashed into the ground a little creature would jump out of the Meteor and into the wrists of there victims. At the end the little creatures assemble at a refinery and there’s blood in the pipelines and the creatures bust out of a giant tank and it became a gigantic monster at least 100’ tall. I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. This was the scariest movie I’ve ever seen period. I still get nervous thinking about that movie and it’s been more than 65 years ago. Anybody remember that one. It wasn’t made by Roger Corman and it had a better budget. OK then, there it is. Hermit
This channel is going to explode with subscribers because it is just so good. This is the future of entertainment because let's face it, Hollywood sucks now, but we can still enjoy the time when movies were good! Thank you.
The 2002 remake was one of the VERY few remakes that is actually worth a damn. Because it A) Paid homage to the original, and B) Was really a different movie with considerable plot divergence from the original. Worth watching for sure...
I always love this classic Sci Fi movie. In fact, I just watched it on TV last night. Thanks Dan. You tell the story about it so well.😀👍
Really loved Rod Taylor in the TWZ episode, "And When the Sky Opened Up." Although he had a successful career, this seemed to be his pinnacle. I really thought he could have been offered better roles throughout the 60s and 70s.
Another GREAT video!! AS I recall, Yvette M was 15 or 16 years of age at the time and nobody at the stuido knew!
Liked and subscribed. You really hit a nerve with me. Time Machine has been a staple of my (and my brother) favorite sci-fi films of all time. It significantly impressed me at a young age. Have seen it numerous times. Now, after seeing your vid, I think I'll watch it again, has been a good while. To this day my #1 category of sci-fi involves time travel. No doubt at all about where I got that from. Thanks SO much.
Dan, I just love this show. I feel like a teen watching your show not bad for a 59 year old film maker.
As usual, fantastic work!
Hey, thank you so much :-) a ton of work goes into it but I'm glad people enjoy it :-) Dan
on a side note, how fine was Yvette Mimieux ? omg she was a stunner ! 2:23
I read somewhere years ago that she was a model prior to appearing in the film
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I've done quite a bit of research on Ms. Mimieux since she died a little over two years ago. Probably enough to write a decent biography, though she was a VERY private woman, and I don't think her surviving family would appreciate that very much...
She started in her mid-teens and did some local modeling in the LA area, and some minor pageants. Apparently SOMEONE spotted her and thought she had potential. Although MGM didn't sign her to a contract until years later (AFTER "Time Machine"), they invested some time, money and energy into cultivating and promoting her. She did sittings for well-known (and probably EXPENSIVE) Hollywood glamout photographers like Virgil Apger (MGM) and Wallace Seawell. She was even set up on a "publicity date" with Sal Mineo in 1957, when she was FIFTEEN. She did later modeling sessions with James Brezina, Earl Leaf, and Angelo Frontoni, and minor roles in TV ("Yancy Derringer", "One Step Beyond") and movies (though her brief, uncredited performance in "Home from the Hill" was cut).
In early November of 1959, Yvette appeared as an INDEPENDENT in the Hollywood Deb Star Ball. (This was necessary because MGM, assuming she would appear in "Home from the Hill" and not qualify as a "deb", had not submitted her name - but her scene had been cut!) Right out of the chute, Mimieux was making waves, but it didn't end there...
Great video. That movie inspired me so much, and in later years I wrote my Time Travel series The Emerald Eye.
When I was six years-old in 1960, my cousin, who was five years older than me, had just seen "The Time Machine" and told me all about it. I was gobsmacked! Several years later, it was re-released and I saw it in a movie theater. I've seen it multiple times since then and it's still one of my very favorite movies of...well, of all time! Thanks, Dan!
Nice video. Actor Whit Bissell had two time stints in his career. First in this movie, and later in the Irwin Allen TV series "The Time Tunnel" as General Heywood Kirk overseeing Project Tic Toc.
I never made that connection. You're right :-) I'm doing a video on The Time Tunnel next month :-) Dan
Whit was in The Time Machine, a regular in The Time Tunnel AND was in the TV re-make of The Time Machine with John Beck in 1978. Then of course he reprised his role in Time Machine: The Journey Back. He was even wearing George's original smoking jacket in the latter. And so was Rod Taylor!
Rod Taylor had 2 big movie hits in his career, this one and The Birds. Outstanding. Yvette M. was also in another big screen movie The Black Hole. Loving the channel, Dan!
Taylor was actually in a number of films that attained notoriety and enjoyed box office success: “The Glass Bottom Boat”, “Hotel”, The V.I.P.s”, “36 Hours”, “Fate is the Hunter”. But yes, the two you mentioned are Rod Taylor’s best known credits.
Love anyone with a passion and Dan is clearly such a man. Nicely done.
truly like your page. brings back all the old shows and stuff from my childhood.
Once again Dan you have knocked it out of the ballpark thank you for putting out this wonderful documentary.
You're a Classic, a true aficionado.
Good Luck with the channel 👍
Hey, thank you so much :-) truly appreciate the support. Dan
The four movies which I believe are the best ever made and still are. The War of the Worlds (1953). This Island Earth (1955). The Forbidden Planet (1956). The Time Machine (1960). These four movies which I have seen hundreds of times, still have me going wow whenever I watch them. With all the CGI we have now, none of it gives me the same level of respect that I have for the absolute genius and skill that went into making these four movies.
Don't forget, When worlds collide
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@@leapguy1235 Yes, a long, full life at 97. Also It Came from Outer Space.
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Here's a photo of the three mains that I had autographed back in the mid-80's:
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Let's not forget the stop-motion photography of Ray Harryhausen (sp?). In movies like the original Sinbad movies and "Clash of the Titans" among others. His painstaking approach to special photographic effects was perfection itself.
There's a book for the sequel of the story called "The time ships" by Stephen Baxter, which is pretty nice to read and i'm satisfied with the story. Great video btw.
Thanks Dan.This is brilliant.If I had a time machine, I would go back in time, just to hide some movie props,so I could put them all in a museum,when I got back to our time.
First-time visitor, post-production is my field and I loved what you did and shared here, THANK YOU!
Dan - wonderful review of The Time Machine! It was a favorite when I was a kid. Curious, the Time Machine for an episode of the Big Bang Theroy, was it the original or just a prop they made up for the show? It did look pretty cool, even if it was a replica. TY and keep the vids coming...they are all so good!
The Time Machine replica used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.
@@morlockmeat - Thanks for the info! Yes, agree, it looked pretty spectacular on the BBT and figured it was a replica. Appreciate the info!
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George Pal actually wrote a sequel in novel format: Time Machine II. I read it years ago. I don’t remember much about it, but I remember enjoying it very much. It’s out of print now. You can get it online however if you don’t mind paying a pretty penny for it.
I saw this movie way back in 1960/61 and still think it's one of the greatest Sci Fi movies ever made. I think I saw it more than half a dozen times before it moved to another cinema.
I loved this film as a kid. Back then, it was often shown on British TV (usually on a Sunday afternoon), and I would always watch it. Thank you for this video!
I really enjoyed this video. You are correct in your assertion that the concept of traveling through time essentially began with the publication of H. G. Wells “The Time Machine” as recounted by science writer James Gleick. As he explains in his book technology was advancing at a such a pace in the late 19th century that people could begin to conceive the notion of advancement and potential societal alterations. Prior to this period of history things were static enough that virtually no one pondered on the transgression of technology and a changing world.
The short film featuring Taylor, Young and Bissell was indeed entertaining and a wonderful homage to the original film.
This is my all time favorite film. Seen it over 1,200 times.
Yvette Mimieux, also starred in The Black Hole (the Walt Disney sort of Haunted House in Outerspace Film in 1979 The same year Buck Rogers In The 25th Century was in the Cinemas.)
Didn't they use the real time machine in the big bang theory??
I'm not sure if it was the real thing or a replica, but yes it was on The Big Bang Theory :-)
It was a replica , the original is owned by film collector Bob Burns
He declined to lend it to the show
Yep, I was here to ask that, too. Figured it was probably a replica.
On TBBT it looked like the original to me
Bravo Dan another excellent video! I have a model kit of the time machine sitting in my closet that I just haven't had the time to put together. Now that I'm retired perhaps I will, you've given me the motivation to do so! Thanks
Thank you Mr. Monroe. This is really a fantastic channel! The Morlock's red-eye bulb looks like Rankin /Bass Rudolph's nose. 😊 6:34
saw this movie when it first came out, I was 10 years old. I still love watching it to this day. Thank you so much for your showcasing some very wonderful movies of my childhood.
Awrsome. The Time Machine is a legit classic. I really rate the Guy Pearce version too, directed by H.G Wells great grandson, Simon Wells.
Hey Dan... Thanks SO much for all that you do!!! :)
I have a question about "The Big Bang Theory". Was the one on that show the same one from the movie? Thanks Again my friend!
The Time Machine used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.
Loved the film, really enjoyed this video and subscribed immediately.
So glad I’ve come across this and all of Dan’s fun content. Excellent work Dan!
Thank you so much and what a neat documentary about the time machine. Love this channel bringing back lots of memories.
This is (and always has been) in my top 5 favourite sci-fi movies. In no particular order:
• Planet Of The Apes (1968)
• The Day The Earth Stood Still (1956)
• The War Of The Worlds (1953)
• The Time Machine (1960)
• Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Honourable mentions (within 6-10):
• The Final Countdown (1979)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• Star Trek (2009)
Don’t forget Logans Run
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Never liked Logan’s Run. Just could never get into it 🤷🏻♂️
Blade runner.
For us car guy's , one of the future scenes features cars customized and supplied by George Barris.
I remember seeing The Time Machine in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, was this THE Time Machine?
You mentioned the uniforms and props from Forbidden Planet. I watched a Twilight Light Zone episode this weekend that used the interior of the United Planets Cruiser C-57D..
I have a small round disk from the ORIGINAL - where the brass rings connect. Green with a gold plaster flower I got it when it was on tour after the MGM Auction. It fell off and I told the guy watching the display. He said, "Keep it"! I now have a great little model that spins and lights up
How cool is that! I know exactly what piece from the Machine it was! Cool!
If Kubrick had directed this film, he would have built an actual Time Machine and filmed on site at each future location.
Over budget to be sure (but much better)!
With about 130 takes per scene
Fun Fact…the 2002 Time Machine movie was directed by HG Wells grandson
Excellent job Dan! I was waiting for this video. I think not only the story was awesome, but the music is amazing and almost hypnotic! Love your videos, keep them coming! 👏🏻😉
I went to the pictures with my dad, I was a young boy who was seriously spooked by the hairy monsters in the film, always fascinated me as I grew up, seen it many times, and it still does.
Great video, thanks so much for making this!
Thank you for watching :-)
"Time after Time" is also a very entertaining movie. Underrated.
I have the original 1960 film on DVD, and the 2002 remake on DVD as well. Plus, I've read the book in French translation (because I enjoy reading French!). I really loved this episode, and your channel as a whole.
Thank you so much, much appreciated :-)
Thanks for taking the Time to do this video.
Just found you! Loving the channel. You go over most of my favourites when I was growing up. Thank you for letting myself feel young again, if only for a few minutes! 😊
Hey it appeared on the Big Bang Theory
13:54 - ROD TAYLOR - One of my favorite actors due mainly to my introduction to him in 'The Time Machne' (1960). I also enjoyed his roles in both 'The Birds' (1963 - my DOB), and 'Cry of the Innocent'. His final film role was as Winston Churchill in 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009). Fun fact: One of the UK's beloved comedy TV shows, 'Only Fools and Horses' has a main character named Rodney Trotter. We discover, in the prequel series, 'Rock & Chips, Rodney was named after his mother's fave actor, Rod Taylor, whose first name is Rodney, which is also my surname.
Rod Taylor was in a great spy spoof called the Liquidator I think that was the first movie I saw him in
I purchased the original one at a garage sale in Anaheim and used it. I am now writing from an undisclosed horse and carriage 'INN' location in the 18th century!!
This is one of my favorite films ever - Love these videos Dan, keep up the great work!
Your dives into the back stories of these great Hollywood movies are just great. Thanks.
When they say," the original's still the greatest!" , they are not wrong! Attention to detail, artful lighting, dialogue we can understand, vivid color and of course a story we can suspend our disbelief in makes for more than a popcorn movie, it is a classic. Once again, HG Wells, allegorical take of social science fiction was done right. That said, I do not think anyone has done a creditable job with HGWells Lost World, and cheap effects ruined The Land that Time Forgot.
Great work man, these videos are like a walk in my 13 year old mind... "Dust in the wind" on the radio and Starlog in my grubby hands, lol 😊😊😊👑👑
anks much for the info on the Time Machine. Good job!
Thanks so much :-)
Thank You my friend for these awesome up dates my favorite was HR puff n stuf keep up the Great work. Peace and GOD Bless You ALL from Saginaw Michigan Dontoons
Very good of you to mention Bob Burns' videos on the Time Machine prop and give credit to veteran fans that have come before. Good luck and keep up the good work!
On The comedy TV show "The Big Bang theory", they used the time machine in one of their episodes
With an army of security people no doubt.
Not everyone here is a Gen Zero. Not everyone here has heard or cares one bit about some stupid sitcom with other Gen Zero losers!