After an hour or so of mundane conversation and weird happenings—a triple supernova, a UFO, a tiny mannequin/alien, and creepy lights, and alien monsters transporting in and out—the Williams family and their horses are transported through a time-space warp to an unknown time for the other twenty minutes of the movie. (The creepy lights stick around, too.) It’s hard to tell for sure, but I think they’re going to live out their lives amongst the weird lights and crystal structures of this new time.
—Michael Main
Steve, you know what this is, don’t cha? It’s a time-space warp.

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  1. The Day Time Ended by Wayne Schmidt, J. Larry Carroll, and David Schmoeller, directed by John “Bud” Cardos (Paris Festival of Fantastic Films, circa March 1979).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Wayne Schmidt
    J. Larry Carroll
    David Schmoeller
    Steve Neill (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by John “Bud” Cardos
  2. likely bibliographic error perpetuated on the Internet rather than an actual alternative title.
    Earth’s Final Fury by Wayne Schmidt, J. Larry Carroll, and David Schmoeller, directed by John “Bud” Cardos.
    3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Wayne Schmidt
    J. Larry Carroll
    David Schmoeller
    Steve Neill (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by John “Bud” Cardos
  3. unconfirmed alternative title.
    Timewarp by Wayne Schmidt, J. Larry Carroll, and David Schmoeller, directed by John “Bud” Cardos.
    4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Wayne Schmidt
    J. Larry Carroll
    David Schmoeller
    Steve Neill (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by John “Bud” Cardos
  4. working title.
    Vortex by Wayne Schmidt, J. Larry Carroll, and David Schmoeller, directed by John “Bud” Cardos.
    5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Wayne Schmidt
    J. Larry Carroll
    David Schmoeller
    Steve Neill (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by John “Bud” Cardos

Translations

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  1. French (subtitled).
    Black Thunder by Wayne Schmidt, J. Larry Carroll, and David Schmoeller, directed by John “Bud” Cardos.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Wayne Schmidt
    J. Larry Carroll
    David Schmoeller
    Steve Neill (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by John “Bud” Cardos

Indexer Notes

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  1. Titles and Release—Wikipedia indicates that the original working title was Earth’s Final Fury, but this may be a mistake perpetuated elsewhere on the Internet, such as a listing on the IMDb of Earth's Final Fury as a TV title of The Day Time Ended. What we do know (from viewing the intro) is that a different 1980 movie—When Time Ran Out, loosely based on the book The Day the World Ended—aired on NBC-TV in 1986 with the title Earth’s Final Fury. Was that also a working title for The Day Time Ended? Up in the ITTDB Citadel, we have our doubts.

    Wikipedia also indicates a working title of Vortex for The Day Time Ended. This is confirmed in an interview with screenwriter J. Larry Carroll on p. 125 of It Came from the 80s!—and that title might even have been the film’s screening title at the 1979 Paris Festival of Fantastic Films, but we have not found any contemporaneous listing for that festival. The IMDb does list The Day Time Ended as appearing at that festival in November 1979; based on Wikipedia’s account of another film at that festival, we have changed the date to circa March 1979.

    To summarize the alternate English titles of The Day Time Ended:
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    [*] The Day Time Ended: original theatrical release
    [*] Earth’s Final Fury: probably not an original title or TV title for The Day Time Ended, but just a bibliographic error (through conflation with When Time Ran Out) that’s been perpetuated on the Internet
    [*] Vortex: working title (confirmed by J. Larry Carroll) and possible screening title at the Paris Fantastic Films Festival (circa March 1979)
    [*] Black Thunder: video release in Belgium according to the IMDb, most likely with French subtitles or dubbing based on the text on its VHS packaging.
    [*] Time Warp or Timewarp: three references to this alternative title, including the IMDb and BFI, but no images or contemporaneous confirmation
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  2. Credits—The format of the director’s name, John “Bud” Cardos, comes straight from the credits in the film, as does the storywriter, Steve Neill.