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Cast
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow
as Contest announcer
Dortha Duckworth
as Mrs. Stevenson
William Hickey
as Stony Stevenson
Ray Goulding
as Walter Gesundheit
Bob Elliott
as Bud Williams, Jr.
Franklin Cover
as Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello
Russell Morash
as Sandy Abernathy
John Devlin
as Dr. Bobby Denton
Jay Garner
as President Rosewater
Kevin McCarthy
as Bokonon
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1972
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Votes3
DirectorFred Barzyk
WritersFred Barzyk, David Odell, David R. Loxton
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBetween Time and Timbuktu
About Between Time and Timbuktu
A poet-astronaut is shot through an area of space called the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum. He is duplicated into infinite copies of himself, each of whom finds himself in a bizarre situations on a different world.
Directed by Fred Barzyk, Between Time and Timbuktu leans on a strong ensemble — "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Dortha Duckworth, William Hickey — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1972.
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