Future Past

by Michael McGennan, directed by Rob Stewart

Release: circa 1987
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Young Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

While working at his extravagant computer, computer whiz-kid Harlan, comes into contact with a group from the future including a fairly absurd professor. What happens is that a young man comes from the future back to the present and appears to be Harlan's grown self—a self-centred and smug exploitive man. The two clash while the professor tries to get the old Harlan back to the future.

— based on Peter Malone’s film reviews

DEBUT

Future Past (Nine Network, Australia, circa 1987).

VARIANTS

2 English variants

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1970 to 1999: Circa AD 1987

Time Travel Methods

Unexplained Time Travel Methods

Themes

Travels into Yourself

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY: We haven’t yet mapped out the time travel itinerary.

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

The synopsis is from <a href='http%3A%2F%2Fpetermalone.misacor.org.au%2Ftiki-index.php%3Fpage%3DFuture%2BPast%26bl'>a fuller review</a> by Peter Malone.
The film was part of an Australian series of made-for-tv movies called <i>Tomorrow’s News.</i> Based on several synopses, they seem aimed at a YA audienc. We don’t know the network or exact broadcast date.
It’s unclear to us whether <i>The Colonial Cavalry</i> was a working title (as indicated at the <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0148196%2Freleaseinfo'>IMDb</a>) or the title of a video release (as suggested at <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fninjasallthewaydown.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F08%2F06%2Fnight-master-1987%2F'>by a comment</a> that the movies were generally retitled for <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2009%2F07%2F100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about%2F'>VHS</a>).