Leofwine_draca TIME UNDER FIRE is a cheesy straight-to-video sci-fi thriller of the late 1990s, unsurprisingly starring Jeff Fahey as the square-jawed hero. It's an amalgamation of many films which have come previously, a 'greatest hits' package if you will for sci-fi movie buffs.Fahey plays a submarine captain whose ship goes through a portal in time, just like in THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT. When he returns he's treated like a crazy and incarcerated in a mental hospital in scenes copied from TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Eventually the authorities believe his story and take him back through the portal as part of a commando team; the guys end up in an alternate reality future which has become a dictatorship ruled over by a guy who looks like Emperor Palpatine in RETURN OF THE JEDI.Elsewhere, Bryan Cranston (credited here as Brian) gives a sleepwalking performance as a suit, while Richard Tyson (KINDERGARTEN COP) is the wooden main villain. The film boasts some frankly ludicrous scenes, like the bit where Fahey kills a guard but isn't punished because, you know, he is the hero and all. The ending descends into cheesy sci-fi territory with bits of FORTRESS and STARGATE copied in. The result? Light and laughable, although it's not the worst of its type and at least it isn't boring.

stimpy-13 It's not that bad of a movie I liked it. granted it is poorly done and the acting isn't so great. for a cheap B-movie the special effects aren't bad. and for a Roger Corman movie it's better than some of his he's either produced or ex-produced. you want to see a BAD MOVIE? rent CLUB VAMPIRE you will laugh till you cry the movie is so bad. John Savage is in it an it's 10 times worse than this. anyways it was different the plot has been done before an better and the ending is predictable. Jeff Fahey isn't one of the most talented actors of our time to begin with. he's OK but he need to go back to acting school. out of five a 2 and a half which is fair. I have seen better movies true but i have seen worse also.

sus_elikko Saw this one as a rental film, and I just have to say it's about the worst beyond-even-b scifi film I've ever seen... The whole submarine/time portal plot is just so unrealistic and the "poor man's Emperor Palpatine" as The Ultimate Evil so ridicilous this thing goes down more as a b-scifi parody than anything else... If you think of renting/buying the pitiful movie, I suggest you forget it and go for Spaceballs (or something like that) instead.

Mauro Lorenzoni The premise is rather original and well thought-of, but unfortunately, siding a good story is very low budget that doesn't even allow for decent special effects. Jeff Fahey does his best amongst a poor cast, as does the always beautiful Linda Hoffman. They should make more movies together. The movie, while not worth much praise, warrants at least one viewing.