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* BudgetBustingElement: Though it had a modest financial return, it used a significant portion of its budget on the props in Alexander's laboratory, namely the Time Machine itself and his collection of pocket watches.
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* CreatorBacklash: Guy Pearce has said in later interviews that he wasn't a fan of the final product.
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* FakeAmerican: American scientist Alexander Hartdegen is played by British-born Australian actor Creator/GuyPearce. The other major characters in his era are played by Creator/MarkAddy, Creator/SiennaGuillory, and Phyllida Law, who are all British. So... [[AdaptationalLocationChange they changed the setting from Britain to America]], only to cast a bunch of British actors.
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* RemakeCameo: Creator/AlanYoung, who played Filby in the 1960 adaptation, appears in this film as a florist.
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* NoStuntDouble: Guy Pearce personally asked to do as many of the stunts he could, outside of one or two that the studio wouldn't allow him to do. He even broke a rib filming the part where he tackles a Morlock.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There were originally going to be several Uber-Morlocks instead of just one, and they would have looking completely inhuman and monstrous, "like giant silverfish" according to the script.
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* RealLifeRelative: Mara's younger brother Kalen is played by Samantha Mumba's real life brother Omero.
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** Samantha Mumba's film career was essentially derailed by the failure of this film. While she had a number of film roles after this, most of them were smaller budget Irish films.
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* CreatorKiller: The first and only live-action film directed by Simon Wells, who was left so exhausted by the experience that he bowed out late in the shoot, leaving Creator/GoreVerbinski to take over for the remainder of the shoot (accounting for the last quarter or so of the film). He didn't direct anything of any description again -- though worked as a storyboard artist on several Dreamworks animated films -- until 2011's ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms'', and judging by [[BoxOfficeBomb the result]] there, probably wishes he hadn't bothered.
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* CreatorKiller: BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $85 million. Box office, $56,832,494 (domestic), $123,729,176 (worldwide).
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** The first and only live-action film directed by Simon Wells, who was left so exhausted by the experience that he bowed out late in the shoot, leaving Creator/GoreVerbinski to take over for the remainder of the shoot (accounting for the last quarter or so of the film). He didn't direct anything of any description again -- though worked as a storyboard artist on several Dreamworks animated films -- until 2011's ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms'', and judging by[[BoxOfficeBomb the result]] there, that film bombing as well, probably wishes he hadn't bothered.bothered. Apart from ''The Time Machine'' and ''Mars Needs Moms'', all of Wells' movies are Creator/DreamWorksAnimation films.
** ''The Time Machine'' was also the first of three movies in 2002 and 2003 that dealt a setback to the career of screenwriter John Logan. The other two are ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' and DWA's ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas''.
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** ''The Time Machine'' was also the first of three movies in 2002 and 2003 that dealt a setback to the career of screenwriter John Logan. The other two are ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' and DWA's ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas''.
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* CreatorKiller: The first and only live-action film directed by Simon Wells, who was left so exhausted by the experience that he bowed out late in the shoot, leaving Creator/GoreVerbinski to take over for the remainder of the shoot (accounting for the last quarter or so of the film). He didn't direct anything of any description again -- though worked as a storyboard artist on several Dreamworks animated films -- until 2011's ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms'', and judging by [[BoxOfficeBomb the result]] there, probably wishes he hadn't bothered.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: After his fiancée [[Film/ResidentEvilAfterLife Jill Valentine]] is murdered by [[Series/TheSecretDiaryOfDesmondPfeiffer Nibblet]], Columbia University’s Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics and Engineering [[Film/AnimalKingdom Detective Nathan Leckie]] devotes himself to building a time machine in order to save her.\\
He is cared for by his housekeeper [[Film/SavingGrace Margaret Sutton]] and [[Film/JackFrost1998 Mac MacArthur]] is his good friend and conservative colleague.
** After being knocked unconscious and travelling to the year 802,701 where he’s nursed to health by a young Eloi woman named [[Film/BoyEatsGirl Jessica]], who’s one of the few who speaks English.
** Before becoming chief of police, [[Series/SleepyHollow Frank Irving]] was a librarian hologram.
** Flower shop worker [[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland Haggis McMutton]] is the ''original'' [[Creator/AlanYoung Filby]] from the 1960 movie, finding the same Victorian-period shirt he wore in the earlier film, complete with his name written on the collar!
** Toren was that [[Film/{{Legion}} Estevez]] cop who not only got his arm broken but was killed by his possessed partner.
** [[Series/TheBorgias Rodrigo Borgia]]’s a member of the telepathic ruling class of the Morlock world and the main antagonist.
** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCornVFieldsOfTerror Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
** [[Film/{{Underworld}} Pierce]], [[Film/InspectorGadget Sanford Scolex’s stunt double]], [[Film/ThePacifier Serbian]], [[Film/TheLoneRanger John Reid’s stunt double]], [[Film/GangsterSquad Officer Wyler]] and [[Film/SinCity Jackie Boy]] are Morlock hunters.
*** [[Film/HocusPocus Billy Butcherson]], [[Film/{{Predators}} Royce’s stunt double]], [[Film/{{Surrogates}} Canter’s stunt double]] and [[Film/GreenLantern Tomar-Re]] are spy Morlocks.
** [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway Rita's little sister]] is [[spoiler:Alexander’s son.]]
** [[Series/DropDeadDiva Jay Parker]], [[Film/DarkSkies Karen Jessop]], [[Series/TheBigC Principal Connie Schuler]] and [[Film/AThousandWords Robert Gilmore]] are also in the movie.
He is cared for by his housekeeper [[Film/SavingGrace Margaret Sutton]] and [[Film/JackFrost1998 Mac MacArthur]] is his good friend and conservative colleague.
** After being knocked unconscious and travelling to the year 802,701 where he’s nursed to health by a young Eloi woman named [[Film/BoyEatsGirl Jessica]], who’s one of the few who speaks English.
** Before becoming chief of police, [[Series/SleepyHollow Frank Irving]] was a librarian hologram.
** Flower shop worker [[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland Haggis McMutton]] is the ''original'' [[Creator/AlanYoung Filby]] from the 1960 movie, finding the same Victorian-period shirt he wore in the earlier film, complete with his name written on the collar!
** Toren was that [[Film/{{Legion}} Estevez]] cop who not only got his arm broken but was killed by his possessed partner.
** [[Series/TheBorgias Rodrigo Borgia]]’s a member of the telepathic ruling class of the Morlock world and the main antagonist.
** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCornVFieldsOfTerror Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
** [[Film/{{Underworld}} Pierce]], [[Film/InspectorGadget Sanford Scolex’s stunt double]], [[Film/ThePacifier Serbian]], [[Film/TheLoneRanger John Reid’s stunt double]], [[Film/GangsterSquad Officer Wyler]] and [[Film/SinCity Jackie Boy]] are Morlock hunters.
*** [[Film/HocusPocus Billy Butcherson]], [[Film/{{Predators}} Royce’s stunt double]], [[Film/{{Surrogates}} Canter’s stunt double]] and [[Film/GreenLantern Tomar-Re]] are spy Morlocks.
** [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway Rita's little sister]] is [[spoiler:Alexander’s son.]]
** [[Series/DropDeadDiva Jay Parker]], [[Film/DarkSkies Karen Jessop]], [[Series/TheBigC Principal Connie Schuler]] and [[Film/AThousandWords Robert Gilmore]] are also in the movie.
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** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCorn Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
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** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCorn [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCornVFieldsOfTerror Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
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** Before becoming captain of the police, [[Series/SleepyHollow Frank Irving]] was a librarian hologram.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: After his fiancée [[Film/ResidentEvilAfterLife Jill Valentine]] is murdered by [[Series/TheSecretDiaryOfDesmondPfeiffer Nibblet]], Columbia University’s Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics and Engineering [[Film/AnimalKingdom Detective Nathan Leckie]] devotes himself to building a time machine in order to save her.\\
He is cared for by his housekeeper [[Film/SavingGrace Margaret Sutton]] and [[Film/JackFrost1998 Mac MacArthur]] is his good friend and conservative colleague.
** After being knocked unconscious and travelling to the year 802,701 where he’s nursed to health by a young Eloi woman named [[Film/BoyEatsGirl Jessica]], who’s one of the few who speaks English.
** Before becoming captain of the police, [[Series/SleepyHollow Frank Irving]] was a librarian hologram.
** Flower shop worker [[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland Haggis McMutton]] is the ''original'' [[Creator/AlanYoung Filby]] from the 1960 movie, finding the same Victorian-period shirt he wore in the earlier film, complete with his name written on the collar!
** Toren was that [[Film/{{Legion}} Estevez]] cop who not only got his arm broken but was killed by his possessed partner.
** [[Series/TheBorgias Rodrigo Borgia]]’s a member of the telepathic ruling class of the Morlock world and the main antagonist.
** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCorn Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
** [[Film/{{Underworld}} Pierce]], [[Film/InspectorGadget Sanford Scolex’s stunt double]], [[Film/ThePacifier Serbian]], [[Film/TheLoneRanger John Reid’s stunt double]], [[Film/GangsterSquad Officer Wyler]] and [[Film/SinCity Jackie Boy]] are Morlock hunters.
*** [[Film/HocusPocus Billy Butcherson]], [[Film/{{Predators}} Royce’s stunt double]], [[Film/{{Surrogates}} Canter’s stunt double]] and [[Film/GreenLantern Tomar-Re]] are spy Morlocks.
** [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway Rita's little sister]] is [[spoiler:Alexander’s son.]]
** [[DropDeadDiva Jay Parker]], [[Film/DarkSkies Karen Jessop]], [[TheBigC Principal Connie Schuler]] and [[Film/AThousandWords Robert Gilmore]] are also in the movie.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: After his fiancée [[Film/ResidentEvilAfterLife Jill Valentine]] is murdered by [[Series/TheSecretDiaryOfDesmondPfeiffer Nibblet]], Columbia University’s Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics and Engineering [[Film/AnimalKingdom Detective Nathan Leckie]] devotes himself to building a time machine in order to save her.\\
He is cared for by his housekeeper [[Film/SavingGrace Margaret Sutton]] and [[Film/JackFrost1998 Mac MacArthur]] is his good friend and conservative colleague.
** After being knocked unconscious and travelling to the year 802,701 where he’s nursed to health by a young Eloi woman named [[Film/BoyEatsGirl Jessica]], who’s one of the few who speaks English.
** Before becoming captain of the police, [[Series/SleepyHollow Frank Irving]] was a librarian hologram.
** Flower shop worker [[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland Haggis McMutton]] is the ''original'' [[Creator/AlanYoung Filby]] from the 1960 movie, finding the same Victorian-period shirt he wore in the earlier film, complete with his name written on the collar!
** Toren was that [[Film/{{Legion}} Estevez]] cop who not only got his arm broken but was killed by his possessed partner.
** [[Series/TheBorgias Rodrigo Borgia]]’s a member of the telepathic ruling class of the Morlock world and the main antagonist.
** Among the Eloi people are [[Film/DragonballEvolution Moreno]], [[Series/{{Jekyll}} Christy Monster]], [[Film/TheATeam General Tuco's Wife]], [[Series/BreakingBad Emilio Koyama]], [[Film/ChildrenOfTheCorn Caleb]], [[Film/NeverBackDown Dak Ho]] and [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Chad Lee]].
** [[Film/{{Underworld}} Pierce]], [[Film/InspectorGadget Sanford Scolex’s stunt double]], [[Film/ThePacifier Serbian]], [[Film/TheLoneRanger John Reid’s stunt double]], [[Film/GangsterSquad Officer Wyler]] and [[Film/SinCity Jackie Boy]] are Morlock hunters.
*** [[Film/HocusPocus Billy Butcherson]], [[Film/{{Predators}} Royce’s stunt double]], [[Film/{{Surrogates}} Canter’s stunt double]] and [[Film/GreenLantern Tomar-Re]] are spy Morlocks.
** [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway Rita's little sister]] is [[spoiler:Alexander’s son.]]
** [[DropDeadDiva Jay Parker]], [[Film/DarkSkies Karen Jessop]], [[TheBigC Principal Connie Schuler]] and [[Film/AThousandWords Robert Gilmore]] are also in the movie.
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