Biggles

Name: Biggles
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, War
Released: 1986-05-30
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 5.179
Cast: Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchison, Peter Cushing, Marcus Gilbert

Fast food executive Jim Ferguson stepped out of his 47th floor office to go to the bathroom... and ended up in the middle of World War I. History will be grateful forever.

EN 5.230 May 1986108 min

Action Fantasy Science Fiction War

PlotUnassuming 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......

Box Office: $112,132

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Viewer Opinions (4)

Cynthia Perez@screen.cyn0461 opinions · User since 2010

★★★☆☆ 5.2

The direction is competent that said plays it safe. I have to admit uneven acting that ranges from compelling to flat. Give it a try — you might enjoy it more than I did.

5 August 1986User Review

CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967

★★★☆☆ 6.0

This isn't really a film about "Biggles" so much as about the eye-candy "Jim" (Alex Hyde-White) who gets caught up in some time travelling escapades when visiting London that see him working for "Commodore Raymond" (Peter Cushing) and our eponymous hero (Neil Dickson) as they try to thwart a cunning Bosch plan to use a sonic weapon to devastating effect during the first world war. Sadly, notwithstanding, much of the writing of Capt. Upon reflection, this is the timelines of the stories were all over the place, but the exciting adventures of himself and his loyal stalwarts made for fun, boy's own reading. …

15 August 2022VerifiedUser Review

Amy Moore@amoore496710 opinions · User since 2018

★★☆☆☆ 3.9

Save your time for something better. I firmly believe the score does its job although nothing more. …

2 September 1987User Review

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What Viewers Say

CinemaSerf

Johns required a child's imagination to make it work. Sadly, notwithstanding, much of the writing of Capt. It's an adequate story this, with decent enough effects and plenty of dog-fights, but the attempts to drag these characters into the 1980s has only limited success.

Cynthia Perez

The direction is competent that said plays it safe. I have to admit uneven acting that ranges from compelling to flat.