Millennium (1989)

13% of critics liked it
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33% of users liked it
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Where has director Michael Anderson been since Logan's Run? Earning his keep on such slick TV-style time-fillers as Millennium. Kris Kristofferson plays the head of an official committee investigating the head-on collision of two commercial jets. A thorough analysis reveals the presence of a weapon… More Where has director Michael Anderson been since Logan's Run? Earning his keep on such slick TV-style time-fillers as Millennium. Kris Kristofferson plays the head of an official committee investigating the head-on collision of two commercial jets. A thorough analysis reveals the presence of a weapon of unknown origin in the wreckage; it is also pointed out that some of the victims' watches are running backwards. This, coupled with the cryptic warnings by flight attendant Cheryl Ladd to drop the investigation, prompts Kristofferson to burrow further and uncover the truth: Ladd is a sentinel from 1000 years in the future, who has come back to the 20th Century to help repopulate her dying civilization. Plot pegs and obstacles are in the hands of such sideline characters as enigmatic professor Daniel Travanti and amiable android Robert Joy. Millennium was adapted by John Varley from his own story Air Raid. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By: Michael Anderson
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Aug 25, 1989 Wide
On DVD: Mar 15, 2000
Studio: Live Home Video

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Moviehole
Pillow, doona....anyone?
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Watchable, very weird sci-fi; book is better

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Jason S

A good time travel flick.
Lafe F

Somewhat interesting concepts of time travel. Kris Kristofferson is a bit flat, but Cheryl Ladd brings spark to the scenes.

Cast

            Kris Kristofferson as Bill Smith

            Cheryl Ladd as Louise Baltimore

            Daniel J. Travanti as Dr. Arnold Mayer

            Robert Joy as Sherman the Robot

            Al Waxman as Dr. Brindle

            Lloyd Bochner as Walters

            Philip Akin as Briley

            David Bolt as 1st Board Member

            David Calderisi as Leacock

            Brent Carver as Coventry

            Maury Chaykin as Roger Keane

            Eugene Clark as Craig Ashby

            Lawrence Z. Dane as Vern Rockwell

            Peter Dvorsky as Janz

            Thomas Hauff as Ron Kennedy

            Chapelle Jaffe as Council Chamber Memeber Stockholm

            John Kozak as Investigator

            Bill MacDonald as FBI Agent Morgue

            David McIlwraith as Tom Stanley

            Raymond O'Neill as Harold Davis

            Gerry Quigley as Council Chamber Memeber Khartoum

            Gary Reineke as Carpenter

            Michael J. Reynolds as Jerry Bannister

            Roy Edward Disney as Gantry Controller

            Cedric Smith as Eli Seibel

            Victoria Snow as Pinky Djakarta

            Scott Thompson as Controller

            Timothy Webber as Audio Technician

            Linda Goranson as Hostage

            Richard Fitzpatrick as Reporter

            Jank Azman as Evacuation Worker

            Bob Bainborough as Investigator

            Paula Barrett as Reporter

            Christopher Britton as Council Chamber Memeber Buffalo

            Marvin Caron as Reporter

            Leonard Chow as Council Chamber Memeber Beijing

            Reg Dreger as Reporter

            Kevin Fullam as TUA Worker

            Susannah Hoffman as Susan Melbourne

            Debbie Kirby as Stewardess

            James Kirchner as Foreman

            Syd Libman as Passenger

            James Mainprize as Investigator

            Barry Meier as Helicopter Pilot

            Claudette Roach as Inez Manila

            Majda Rogerson as Board Member

            Jamie Shannon as Young Bill Smith

            Daryl Shuttleworth as T.V. Reporter - Crash Site

            John Stoneham as Hijacker

            Cordelia Strube as Reporter

            Mark Terene as Waiter

            Gerard Theoret as Time Scan Operator

            Pat Young as Reporter

            Lawrence Dane
            
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