Biggles
Seen it?1986 | 108 min | Action, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Edge of Tomorrow or Black Panther, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim is zapped back to the 1980s......
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$112K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Hough
- Neil DicksonJames 'Biggles' Bigglesworth
- Alex Hyde-WhiteJim Ferguson
- Fiona HutchisonDebbie
- Peter CushingAir Commodore Colonel William Raymond
- Marcus GilbertEric Von Stalhein
- William HootkinsChuck
- Alan PolonskyBill
- Francesca GonshawMarie
- Michael SiberryAlgy
- James SaxonBertie