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Somewhere in Time is a 1980 American romantic fantasy drama film from Universal Pictures, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. It is a film adaptation of the novel Bid Time Return (1975) by Richard Matheson , who also wrote the screenplay.
Also in 1980, Seymour was given the role of young theatre actress Elise McKenna in the period romance Somewhere in Time. Though the film was made with a markedly limited budget, the role enticed Seymour with a character she felt she knew.
Bid Time Return is a 1975 science fiction novel by Richard Matheson. It concerns a man from the 1970s who travels back in time to court a 19th-century stage actress whose photograph has captivated him. In 1980, it was made into the film Somewhere in Time, the title of which was used for subsequent editions of the book.
The movie, which debuted on Oct. 3, 1980, is a time-traveling love story, set in 1912 and was shot in locations across the island, mostly at the Grand Hotel, which was featured heavily in the film.
The French filmmaker, who was also known for directing the 1980’s romance Somewhere in Time and 1984’s action film Supergirl, died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His ...
Seymour's other notable roles include in the films Somewhere in Time (1980), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), La Révolution française (1989), and Wedding Crashers (2005), as well as recurring roles in Battlestar Galactica (1978), Smallville (2004-2005), The Kominsky Method (2019, 2021) and B Positive (2021-2022).
Wright's later film appearances included a major role in Somewhere in Time (1980), the grandmother in The Good Mother (1988) with Diane Keaton, and her final role as Miss Birdie in John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997), directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought Oz to the Oscars, kicking off the 97th annual ceremony with a magical musical medley from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Wiz” and “Wicked.” After a ...