The Time Machine
You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!
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Production
Genre
Budget
$750 000
Revenue
$1 615 902
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Paul Vogel
Composer
Russell Garcia
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
What's left behind the scenes
- Yvette Mimieux turned 18 during filming, and when shooting began, she was still a minor and therefore legally unable to work full-time. However, she disregarded this restriction. Initially, she had no acting experience at all, but she gradually gained some, so by the end of the shooting period, the filmmakers even decided to reshoot some scenes with her that had been filmed at the very beginning.
- The shape of the time machine resembles a sled – one of George Pal’s favorite means of transportation as a child. The idea was that the time traveler would simply “slide” into another time.
- The shape of the time machine resembles that of a sled—one of George Pal's favorite ways of getting around as a child. The idea was that the time traveler would simply "roll" into another time.
- Director George Pal (1908-1980) wanted the disc on the time machine to rotate clockwise when traveling to the future, and counterclockwise when traveling to the past. The filmmakers decided that showing the machine's controls in detail would be too expensive and time-consuming.
- Rod Taylor (1930-2015) was just over six feet tall. To make him appear even more imposing, actors of short stature were specifically chosen for the roles of the Eloi and Morlocks.
- A 32-page comic book based on the film was released in 1960.
- Director and producer George Pal kept a miniature replica of the time machine. It was destroyed in a fire at his home.
- Yvette Mimieux turned 18 during filming; when production first began, she was still a minor and was legally prohibited from working full-time, though she ignored this restriction. Initially, she had no acting experience at all, but as she gradually gained it, the filmmakers decided to reshoot some of her early scenes toward the end of the production period.
- Director George Pal (1908-1980) wanted the disc on the time machine to rotate clockwise when traveling to the future and counter-clockwise when traveling to the past. However, the filmmakers decided that showing the machine's controls in detail would be too expensive and time-consuming.
- The lava in the volcano eruption scene is made of oatmeal dyed with red and orange food coloring.
- Rod Taylor (1930-2015) was just over 180 centimeters tall; to make him look even more imposing, short actors were specifically cast for the roles of the Eloi and Morlocks.
- Rod Taylor's character fights a Morlock right next to the time machine, and at one point sends it into the future, causing the monster's body to decompose rapidly. A wax figure of a Morlock was created and then subjected to intense heat, causing it to melt; the footage was then sped up to create the impression that the flesh was decaying right before the viewer's eyes.
- Director and producer George Pal kept a miniature replica of the time machine for himself. It was destroyed when a fire broke out at his home.
- The Time Traveler battles a Morlock right next to the time machine, and at one point sends it into the future, causing the creature's body to rapidly decompose. A wax figure of the Morlock was created, then subjected to intense heat, causing it to melt, and the film was sped up to create the impression that the flesh was decaying before their eyes.
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