Awards Movies . The unusual setting (Idaho?) Bare bones special effects (the time-travel device looks like a cooling unit flipped over on to its belly) work well in conveying the long trek through time. It says a lot about the movie to tell you that I would pay to see it again in a theater. And the ending... **Here comes the spoiler**. FAQ In fact, the running time (just under 90 mins) could easily have been 30 mins or 300 mins; it wouldn't have mattered. Nerdy, but sweet Ronald(Kevin Hearst)becomes Karen's confident and friend, and they set out ahead of their commune to find Portland, awaiting the others who follow behind. The time-travel scenes are simple but effective. Perhaps it is tongue in cheek, but is not without a subtle power. I absolutely -love- this movie, I actually own a copy (was difficult to find). Boy, was I disappointed. | Review by M ... On a similar note to Soylent Green, there's the low-budget ecologically-themed sci-fi odyssey IDAHO TRANSFER (1973), directed by Peter Fonda for $150,000, and featuring Keith Carradine in a supporting role among a cast of total unknowns. Likewise, there isn't much action to make up for the weak script which caused the film to seem lackluster and lethargic. But what made matters even worse was that sometimes the audience wasn't given adequate information to make sense of it all. I saw this in the movie theatres--it lasted an entire week. I haven't seen this film since it was first released, but can remember being particularly impressed by what a fine example it was of low budget, higher than average concept sci-fi. Idealism about the future with a reactionary ending. | In any case, I rate the movie as slightly below average. I promise. I have many books on the genre with no mention of this film anywhere. | From the first time I experienced it, Idaho Transfer is in my top Sci-fi all-time best movies. The group hike across the dry, arid, desolate rocky terrain, bicker amongst themselves, discover a tribe of retarded third generation post-nuke survivors, and gradually go crazy, eventually degenerating into total murderous barbarism. Metacritic Reviews. It's matter of fact, almost dead pan approach means that the tragedy of the story really creeps up on you unawares. This movie is a prime example of what happens when Hollywood types think they know how to make a science fiction film. External Reviews Swiftean Satire, a cautionary, if wildly speculative tale. Idaho Transfer 1973 full Film Online Streaming på dansk gratis . 5.0 out of 5 stars Idaho Transfer: An underrated Sci-fi gem. It stars Kelley Bohanon, Kevin Hearst, Dale Hopkins, and Keith Carradine. However, there are some things the movie gets right. Idaho Transfer 1973 full Film Online Streaming på dansk gratis . They find that some type of disaster has de-populated the Idaho region and, by implication, the nation or perhaps the world. I purchased it for $3 dollars in a second hand video shop for it's 'Tron' like front cover. Although the acting was barely adequate this was probably due in large part to a weak script rather than through any fault of any particular actor. V hlavních rolích Kelly Bohanon, Kevin Hearst a Caroline Hildebrand. This film reminds me of two very different films. After one of the group travels further into the future, she encounters a family in a futuristic automobile; implying humankind has recovered from the disaster (or have they? Isolated in the Idaho wilderness, they pair off in search of life only to encounter a series of harrowing symbols and shocking revelations concerning the fate of mankind. Not enough praise can be heaped on this exceptional movie, and most of the previous comments fail to recognize the outstanding quality and achievement of this work of art. They find that some type of 'eco-crisis' disaster has de-populated the area around their lab (in rural Idaho) and, by implication, the nation or maybe the world. It does have a vaguely hypnotic quality which is why a 5 hr running time wouldn't have changed my reaction much. The film drags once the time travelers get into the desert. This is not a movie for folks who don't like to think. "Idaho Transfer" takes an extraordinary premise and places it in a nonchalant story line. Maybe this was explained in some plausible way, but I think I would have remembered it. fairs better. The dialogue is so "wild" and "far out" that one can feel one's self transported back to 1973 (the year Peter Fonda directed this cult classic) -- I could sense my hair follicles growing longer as I watched the film. Having cars implies a technological infrastructure, which in turn implies the presence of people smart enough to find a food source. Synopsis Can the future be saved by the ideals of the past? Keith Carradine has a small taste of screen time but shows nothing. The film focuses on Karen(Kelly Bohanon, in quite a fascinating performance), an oddball who desires to have a child, who loses her sister due to a series of accidents. To put the story into context, Peter Fonda's IDAHO TRANSFER is essentially a tale about intellectual free spirits(.."cerebral" hippies, I guess you could say)who use a time traveling device to enter the future, studying an area where no life seems to exist due perhaps to a nuclear holocaust. It should be a cult-classic. Not terribly bad--but in this specific case--not that good either. Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2015. 'Idaho Transfer' is about ironical counterpoints. There is conflicting information on the Internet about when it came out; 1971, or 1973, or 1975, and I'm not sure but 1973 sounds right. Mr. Fonda constructs a distinct bird's nest view on the end-of-the-world branch of "hippy" cinema. Idaho Transfer je sci-fi film z roku 1973. They find that some type of 'eco-crisis' disaster has de-populated the area around their lab (in rural Idaho) and, by implication, the nation or maybe the world. The quest for conclusive details in this future event yields a most unexpected outcome. Stranded in the barren future, in their travels they encounter an abandoned freight train possibly full of corpses (maybe, it isn't very clear). IMDb TV IMDb Originals Latest Trailers. I'm going to buy it on VHS soon, if I can't get it on DVD, and it would be worth the money to have a copy of the original uncut version. Though the reason for the future crisis is not given, nor the fate of party headed for the coast, the few clues dropped on what is going on is interesting. ஜ۩۞۩ஜ Idaho Transfer 1973 full Film Online Streaming på dansk gratis. It never fails to move me as it is not just about what happens to an individual but what happens to the entire human race. For instance, the restriction of time travel to young people. This would be an excellent movie to remake today, with a more clear storyline, rather than better special effects. Along the way, though, Karen realizes she must return to Arthur, leaving the group out on her own which will yield devastating consequences. The ending is a prime example. ", time travel (messers with time - not in order). As other people have commented, there is something mysteriously appealing about this movie. Peter Fonda's second directorial effort following the excellent feminist Western "The Hired Hand" makes for an extremely atypical and hence compelling post-holocaust sci-fi survivalist message movie related in the form of a subtle, very serious and pertinent ecological parable concerning mankind's selfish, self-destructive nature and careless depletion of natural resources at the expense of our planet's well being. User Ratings IDAHO TRANSFER is a curious little item made under obvious financial constraint by some of the era's more adventurous personages on the indie film-making fringe. Idaho Transfer 1973 full Film Online Streaming på dansk gratis. Intrepid young researchers with the ability to travel ahead in time as part of a government sponsored project to survey ecology and forecast future food shortages, discover that earth may have succumbed to a nuclear disaster. 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