Rating: PG13
Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 01/16/2001
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: 5.1
Run Time: 92 min
Distributor/Studio: York Home Video
Hired by a cheap tabloid, washed-up reporter
Tom Merrick (
Casper Van Dien) begins collecting research for a series of articles on famous disasters. Along the way, he makes a curious discovery: In the photos of such catastrophes as the San Francisco Earthquake and the Hindenburg explosion, he notices that the same person keeps showing up in the crowds. It soon develops that a group of futuristic "tourists" have signed on with an organization called Thrill Seekers, which whisks its customers to historical tragedies so that they can experience the thrill of being eyewitnesses. Much to his horror,
Tom finds out that these time-traveling tourists have shown up in his own town, preparing to watch a cataclysmic disaster that has not yet transpired -- one that, unless prevented, will claim the lives of
Tom's ex-wife and son. Originally telecast as
The Time Shifters by
TBS on October 17, 1999, this made-for-cable feature has since been released to video as
Thrill Seekers.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide