'Time After Time' trivia and fun facts

In love of time travelers

In this film, Mary Steenburgen played Amy Robbins, a 20th Century woman who falls in love with a time traveler from the 19th century. In Back to the future III (1990), she played Clara Clayton, a 19th Century woman who falls in love with a time traveler from the 20th century.

Adaptations

The movie is based in the book of the same name of Karl Alexander. In 2016, it was also adapted into a tv series.

Love story

Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen met and fell in love while shooting this picture. They were married from September 29, 1980, to October 1, 1990. Director Nicholas Meyer chose to not let them meet before the scene was filmed, to keep their reactions fresh for the scene. He had no idea they would actually fall in love.