Toppman wrote, "technically, the film can stand with most releases", and gave it 2.5 stars out of four. In the Charlotte Observer, Lawrence Toppman praised the acting work, but had questions about plot holes and how some of the film's premises would be accepted by Christian viewers. Ī 140-page tie-in novel, Time Changer (A Novel), was released in 2001, co-authored by Christiano and Greg Mitchell. Time Changer was one of the first Christiano films offered through the Sky Angel Video On Demand service. It was released on VHS and DVD in 2003 The DVD included a "making of" featurette, commentary tracks, deleted scenes, promos and the trailer. The film premiered in limited nationwide release on October 25, 2002. On October 4, 2002, the film was announced as "ready to go", with a theatrical poster available which showed the final release date of October 25, as did the simultaneous press release. On August 6 the press release changed to show a theatrical release date of October 11. On August 2, the trailer was released online. Įditing wrapped in June, while music score, sound design, and visual effects work continued, and two scene sneak previews were linked on the website. In a press release, the theatrical release date was listed as October 4, 2002. In March, the first rough cut was completed, work began on a second pass, and streaming video was made available. In February 2002, the website stated that the film was being edited in Los Angeles. In August 2001 Christiano Film Group announced the film's cast, and that shooting would begin on Octoin Visalia, CA, for an Augrelease.
Time Changer was Rich Christiano's first feature-length film. Chipper Lowell as Visitation Guy (as Chip Lowell).As the film ends, he makes at least two more failed attempts, aiming earlier and earlier. The machine won't operate with a target date of 2100, so he tries with progressively earlier decades 2090, 20, which fail. Anderson decides to find out the world's end by trying to send a Bible to the future. He gives the thieving boy his own set of marbles and explains that it is Jesus Christ who demands honesty. The men look at where he vanished and one of the men says with dread, "I think we just missed the Rapture."Ĭarlisle rematerializes in 1890 and excitedly tells Anderson he will revise his book. As the sky grows thunderous, Carlisle seems delirious as he talks about how the second coming of Christ is drawing near. They confront him as he is about to be transported back to the past. Two churchgoing police investigators grow suspicious of Carlisle, who acts as if he is seeing everything for the first time, realizing his identity from history, believing it is something he is posing as. He tries to convince a laundromat worker, Eddie Martinez ( Paul Rodriguez), to go to church and read the Bible. Before he returns to his timeline, he guest speaks at the local church and expresses his shock at how godless and wicked the generation has become, even in the church, reminding everyone that the faith is something to take seriously, and their souls are in jeopardy if they don't truly commit to Christ. Using a secret time machine, Anderson sends Carlisle over 100 years into the future, offering him a glimpse of where his beliefs will lead.Īrriving in the early 21st century, Carlisle is shocked to find that half of all marriages end in divorce (instead of 5% in 1890), teenagers talk openly about deceiving their parents, films contain blasphemous language and people who go to church are so bored by the sermons that they need extra activities. Anderson invites Carlisle' to his home later that evening to show him something that would prove his point. Norris Anderson (Gavin MacLeod) objects, fearing that Carlisle's book could harm coming generations, arguing that teaching good moral values without mentioning Christ is wrong.ĭr. The book is on track to receive a unanimous endorsement from the board of the Grace Bible Seminary, until colleague Dr. The year is 1890 and Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled The Changing Times, which promotes good morals without discussing Christ. David Morin) confronts and lectures a boy who has stolen marbles from his neighbors, calling his action unjust. The film had a limited nationwide release.īible professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin), from 1890 into the early 21st century.
Norris Anderson ( Gavin MacLeod), who uses his late father's time machine to send his colleague, Bible professor Russell Carlisle (D.
Time Changer is an independent science fiction Christian seriocomic film written and directed by Rich Christiano, released by Five & Two Pictures in 2002.
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