As Time Goes by

As Time Goes by

Release Date:  9/29/1988
Country of Release:  Australia
Length:  96 minutes
MPAA: 
Medium:  Video
Genre:  COM SF
Release Message:  A surfer abandoned in the middle of the Australian Outback encounters an alien (Max Gillies) who time-travels in a ship that looks like a 1950s greasy spoon restaurant and embroils the hero in a chase that involves him sorting out a time paradox so that he can wind back in time to prevent the Japanese winning World War II.
Description:  A surfer abandoned in the middle of the Australian Outback encounters an alien who time-travels in a ship that looks like a 1950s greasy spoon restaurant and embroils the hero in a chase that involves him sorting out a time paradox so that he can wind back in time to prevent the Japanese winning World War II. At the urging of his mother, Mike (Nique Needles) goes to a seaside town. Here, he's to meet with a stranger named Joe Bogart (Max Gillies), who might have known Mike's long-absent father. Right away, Mike realizes something's not quite right. Perhaps it's that Joe is an alien with green skin? In a film that blends alternative history with traditional storytelling, Joe and Mike team up for a time-bending mission aimed at resolving personal concerns and altering the outcome of a war.