10 behind-the-scenes facts about time travel movies (11 photos)

Showing time travel in movies is not an easy task. IN reality, even scientists are trying to touch this topic, in any case, we are still far from it. So travel to the future and the past so they like to portray in films - as something mysterious and expanding picture of the world. Learn some interesting behind-the-scenes facts about the films, dealing with the topic of time travel.





1. "Jacuzzi time machine", 2010



Usually a movie starts with an idea, a story, a plot. But in the case of hot tub time machine, the name first appeared. In during one of the interviews, screenwriter Josh Heald spoke with producer Matt Moore about 80s comedies and they accidentally came up with the title for the film. Then the screenwriter spent several months writing a suitable title script, and the movie was born.

2. Happy Death Day (2017)





The creepy baby face mask was created by Tony Gardner, who also created the iconic mask from Scream. But the original idea masks came to the mind of the director - Christopher Landon. First it should was to be a pig mask, but then it was decided to make a child mask. “Then I was expecting my first child. I don’t know if I had children on my mind, whether I was subconsciously afraid of becoming a father, but this image was constantly in head. Then we decided, yes, this is it," Landon said in an interview.

3. "Twelve Monkeys", 1995



The visual style of 12 Monkeys was for the most part inspired by photographs by Josef Sudek and experimental architecture artist Lebbeus Woods. The interrogation room that appears there - an almost complete recreation of one of Woods' drawings. When Woods found out that his work was used without permission, he sued the film studio universal. He won the case and ordered the studio to remove all copies of "12 monkeys" and delete the scenes with the room. This was just a month after film release. The issue was resolved with a six-figure sum that the studio paid artist.

4. Avengers: Endgame, 2019



When the writers of the famous film series thought how win the heroes in Avengers: Endgame (2019), they had to break head. "We were sitting in a room trying to figure out how the hell get out of the corner into which we have driven ourselves," - said screenwriter Christopher Markus in an interview. It was hard to come up with something. after what happened at the end of the previous Avengers: War infinity". In the end, they decided that the best option would be time travel. And so this idea was born, which later many appreciated. During the writing of the script, by the way, the creators invited studio of quantum physicists.

5. Edge of Tomorrow, 2014



During the alien invasion in Edge of Tomorrow the heroes wore armored exosuits. Director Doug Liman directed production designers to make the exoskeletons look like can be more realistic. But in the end, they turned out to be extremely difficult. Most of the suits weighed about 39 kg, and additional equipment could increase the weight to 79.8 kg. They were so heavy that during breaks on the set, actors were hung on chain devices, so they can rest.

6. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", 1991



The creation of the first "Terminator" (1984) cost 6.4 million dollars. And for the filming of "Terminator 2" (1991), the budget is only for special effects cost twice as much - 15-17 million dollars. Most of the budget went to the CGI version of the liquid T-1000 robot. metal. The film itself, by the way, has become one of the most expensive in history. His creation cost 94-102 million dollars.

7. Time Bandits, 1981



When the writers were writing the story for Time Bandits, they originally they wanted a famous actor to play King Agamemnon. They knew that Sean Connery was the ideal candidate for this role - but not thought that such an iconic actor would agree to a role in their "little film". However, to their surprise, Connery accepted theoffer.

8. "Back to the Future 2", 1989



Actor Crispin Glover refuses to reprise his role as George McFly in Back to the Future 2. First, he was offered less half of the fee that was offered to other actors of his level - Leah Thompson and Thomas Wilson. Second, he didn't like the ending. first movie. Director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Bob Gale came up with an ingenious way to replace an actor. During filming, they used casts of his face, left over from work on the first film, and attached their replacement actor, Jeffrey Weissman. They also used special angles to hide his face. Glover sued for this to Universal Studios. The studio ended up paying him $760,000. A more - after this incident, the cinematography tightened the rules of such "imitations".

9. Groundhog Day, 1993



The film's screenwriter, Danny Rubin, originally intended the action of "Groundhog Day" begins in the middle - the moment when Phil is already has been in a time loop for a long time. The writer wanted to intrigue viewers by the fact that the character already knows about all the upcoming events. It was also assumed that the film would be accompanied by a voice-over Phil. The genre was also different - Rubin admitted that he did not want to make the film romantic comedy, but assumed that it would be a comedy with elements of black humor, the central theme of which will be loneliness. The producers decided to exclude these items. However, in any case, a worthy film, which was remembered by many.

10. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989



It's hard to imagine anyone other than Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. However, the actors could initially play each other's roles. "When we got the roles, I was I'm sure I'm playing Bill," Keanu Reeves said in an interview. Guys were casting for both roles, but found out about the confusion only when they came to try on before filming. Later I had to relearn the words. But in in the end everything went great.