Episode 178 - Timecop

This week we're heading back to 1994 and then Forward?? to 2004 with JCVD's Futuristic Thriller Timecop.

Join us as we talk The great depression, the dangers of working at hights, 1994's new Nissan, Minidiscs and doing the splits.

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Timecop is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on Timecop, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall, which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the Timecop franchise.

The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Max Walker, a police officer in 1994, with time travel having been made possible, and later a U.S. federal agent in 2004. It also stars Ron Silver as a corrupt politician and Mia Sara as Melissa Walker, the agent's wife. The story follows Walker's life as he fights time-travel crime and investigates the politician's plans.

Timecop remains Van Damme's highest-grossing film as a lead actor (his third to break the $100 million barrier worldwide). Although met with mixed reviews, it is generally regarded by critics as one of Van Damme's best films.

The Cast of Timecop includes:

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Agent Max Walker

Mia Sara as Melissa Walker

Ron Silver as Senator Aaron McComb

Bruce McGill as Commander Eugene Matuzak

Gloria Reuben as Agent Sarah Fielding

Scott Bellis as Ricky

Jason Schombing as Agent Lyle Atwood

Scott Lawrence as George Spota

Kenneth Welsh as Senator Utley

Brad Loree as Reyes

Kevin McNulty as Jack Parker

Gabrielle Rose as Judge Marshall

Callum Keith Rennie as Stranger

Steven Lambert as Lansing

Richard Faraci as Cole

Veena Sood as Nurse