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 and later a U.S. federal agent in 2004, when time travel has been made possible. 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, having become a cult classic with fans.
| Director | Peter Hyams |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant, Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert |
| Screenplay by | Mark Verheiden |
| Story by | Mike Richardson, Mark Verheiden |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara |
| Music | Mark Isham, Robert Lamm |
| Cinematography | Peter Hyams |
| Edited by | Steven Kemper |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | September 16, 1994 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $27 million |
| Box office | $101.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 1050025 |
About Timecop
Max Walker works for a security agency that regulates time travel. He must stop a politician from changing the past to save the future.
Achievement of Timecop
The film was based on the Dark Horse comic book series.
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