(opens April 2004) [USA/Germany] Adapted from Ray Bradbury story by Warner Bros.; TIME TRAVEL: Annotated link-list of 120 movies, television movies, and videogames about time travel, last updated 29 July 2003 Director: Peter Hyams; Screenplay: Thomas Dean Donnelly; Starring: Charles Hatton -- Ben Kinglsey [the corrupt executive who runs the time-travel theme-park]; Travis Ryer -- Edward Burns [the man who travels to shoot a dinosaur]; Sonia Rand -- Catherine McCormack; Jenny Krase -- Jemima Rooper; Dr. Lucas -- Wilfried Hochholdinger; Clay Derris -- August Zirner; Christian Middleton -- Corey Johnson;
A Sound of Thunder is a science fiction film released in 2005 directed by Peter Hyams. The movie was originally planned for a 2002 release. However, flooding in Prague (where the movie was shot) and other financial difficulties-including the bankruptcy of the original production company during post-production- resulted in a delayed release.
According to the film, the established rules of time travel are:
1. Don't change anything in the past.
2. Don't leave anything behind.
3. Don't bring anything back.
These protocols were established, in part, by businessman Charles Hatton (Ben Kingsley) who has recently developed a time tourism service called Time Safari. For an extraordinary price, Time Safari will take clients through a wormhole to a time in pre-history to hunt dinosaur game. Scientist Travis Ryer (Edward Burns) is the designated leader for these safari expeditions, along with several other guides. Only creatures that are doomed to perish--such as dinosaurs about to die in a volcanic eruption--are downed by safari patrons. According to the guides, this ensures that Earth's evolutionary timeline will not be disturbed. The safari participants embark on their time tours wearing camouflage fatigues, helmets with sealed faceplates (like astronauts), and armed with rifles that fire frozen-nitrogen bullets that dissolve so as not to leave behind evidence (another precaution to avoid disturbing the timeline).
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El sonido del trueno es una película de ciencia ficción de 2005 dirigida por Peter Hyams basada en un relato de Ray Bradbury (El ruido de un trueno).
La historia de El sonido del trueno se sitúa en el año 2055, en el centro de un Chicago modernizado pero todavía reconocible. Los avances tecnológicos permiten ahora viajar en el tiempo y, para los multimillonarios, contratar safaris a la Prehistoria para cazar dinosaurios. Sólo hay tres reglas fundamentales que no conviene saltarse: no dejarse nada olvidado en el pasado; no traerse nada de allí; y sobre todo, no cambiar nada del pasado. La alteración más insignificante podría incidir en el curso de la evolución hasta extremos inimaginables.
La gente con mucha fortuna decide contratar safaris a la Prehistoria para cazar dinosaurios.
Time Safari Inc. es la empresa de moda en Chicago... hasta que ocurre el desastre... Alguien quebranta las reglas. Y la evolución abandona su curso natural.
Los cambios se producen en oleadas. Al principio son pequeños, afectando a la atmósfera, el clima y a las formas de vida inferior; luego ascienden rápidamente.
