Neil Perry (played by John Beck) is a protagonist in The Time Machine.
A 1970s scientist at Mega Corporation who invents a time machine. He travels to 1692 Salem, 1871 California, and a post-apocalyptic future to witness the consequences of his corporation's weapons. He discovers that his anti-matter bomb project will cause global devastation, seals off Morlock entrances in the future, and ultimately resigns to join the Eloi. Weena (played by Priscilla Barnes) appears in The Time Machine.
A member of the Eloi in the distant future. She befriends Neil Perry after his arrival, explains the history of the Eloi and Morlocks, and relies on him to help secure their habitat against the Morlocks. Agnes (played by Rosemary DeCamp) appears in The Time Machine.
The secretary at Mega Corporation. After learning that the executives plan to weaponize time travel rather than prevent the predicted apocalypse, she joins Branly in resigning from the company. Ariel (played by John Hansen) appears in The Time Machine.
A male Eloi in the future. He assists Neil Perry in locating plastic explosives at a technology museum and helps seal the Morlock entrances to protect the Eloi from being harvested for food.
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Characters
Neil Perry
(played by John Beck) — protagonist
A 1970s scientist at Mega Corporation who invents a time machine. He travels to 1692 Salem, 1871 California, and a post-apocalyptic future to witness the consequences of his corporation's weapons. He...
Weena
(played by Priscilla Barnes) — supporting
A member of the Eloi in the distant future. She befriends Neil Perry after his arrival, explains the history of the Eloi and Morlocks, and relies on him to help secure their habitat against the Morloc...
Agnes
(played by Rosemary DeCamp) — supporting
The secretary at Mega Corporation. After learning that the executives plan to weaponize time travel rather than prevent the predicted apocalypse, she joins Branly in resigning from the company.
Ariel
(played by John Hansen) — supporting
A male Eloi in the future. He assists Neil Perry in locating plastic explosives at a technology museum and helps seal the Morlock entrances to protect the Eloi from being harvested for food.
Key Relationships
Weena → Ariel
(Social Companions)
Neil Perry → Agnes
(Professional Colleague)
Neil Perry → Ariel
(Alliance Co-conspirator)
Neil Perry → Weena
(Alliance Teammate)
Story Analysis
A scientist's time travel experiments reveal a catastrophic future, forcing him to choose between corporate loyalty and saving humanity.
Plot Progression
The Corporate Directive
Temporal Detours
Future Revelation
The Rescue Mission
The Time Machine (1978) · 5/10 · adventure, science-fiction, tv-movie
