| BrianRxm | Coins in Movies | 362/439 |
 |
Somewhere in Time (1980) |
Lincoln cent from 1979 sends a man back in time to 1912
| Prev | Back | Next |
The 1980 film "Somewhere in Time" is a fantasy film about Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve),
a man living in modern America who visits a hotel, sees a photograph of
1912 actress Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), and wants to meet her.
Richard divests himself of all
modern items and replaces them with 1912 and before items. He travels back in time to 1912 and meets Elise.
The film is based on the novel Bid Time Return by Richard Mathieson.
A 1979 Lincoln cent appears later in the film.
1. Richard looking at hotel history room exhibit
Richard visits the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan to get away from his uneventful life.
He wanders through the hotels "history room" containing exhibits from the past.
He sees the picture of a beautiful woman on the wall and asks who she is.
2. The picture of Elise which inspires Richard
He is told that she is Elise McKenna, a stage actress who appeared in a play at the hotel in 1912.
Richard immediately falls in love, and decides to "will" himself back in time to 1912.
A college professor advises him to remove all connections with the present and immerse himself in things of the past.
Richard buys a 1912-style suit and some 1912 money from a coin shop.
3. The coin shop where Richard buys some 1912 period money
What items he buys are not shown.
4. Richard checks his clothes for modern items
He divests himself of modern items, including money.
He finds some modern coins and puts them in a closet.
He does go back to 1912, meets Elise, who has been apparently waiting for him.
5. Richard meets Elise in 1912
They begin a romance, but her manager gets jealous and tries to break it up.
They are separated but meet again.
6. Richard demonstrates how things can be hidden in suits of the period
He finds something unpleasant, a 1979 US penny.
7. A 1979 Lincoln cent
He is shocked as he realizes what this means.
8. Richard looks with horror
The modern penny breaks his connection with 1912 and sends him back to the present.
9. They meet again in the next world
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Christopher Reeve as Richard Collier
Jane Seymour as Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer as William Fawcett Robinson
Teresa Wright as Laura Roberts
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writers: Richard Matheson
Jane Seymour as Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer as William Fawcett Robinson
Teresa Wright as Laura Roberts
Writers: Richard Matheson
| Prev | Back | Next |