Underplayed Gems

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann poster
Directed by
William Dear
Genre
Western film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dirt bike racer accidentally travels back to the Old West in 1877. He tries to survive and find a way home while dealing with cowboys and outlaws.

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What happens

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann is a 1982 American science fiction Western film directed by William Dear and starring Fred Ward as Lyle Swann, a cross country dirt bike racer in the 1980s who is mistakenly sent back in time to 1877. The film was scored, produced and co-written (with director William Dear) by Michael Nesmith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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