Timecop

Timecop is a 1994 American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Action_film/5TjVB0kf">action film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Peter_Hyams/J9bS7zYR">Peter Hyams</a> and co-written by <a href="/facts/Mike_Richardson_(publisher)/32Nn9P5M">Mike Richardson</a> and <a href="/facts/Mark_Verheiden/dvtuqmlA">Mark Verheiden</a>. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on <a href="/facts/Timecop_(comics)/9srTwWRC">Timecop</a>, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by <a href="/facts/Ron_Randall/stACDyKI">Ron Randall</a>, which appeared in the <a href="/facts/Anthology_comic/URHkKcfC">anthology comic</a> <a href="/facts/Dark_Horse_Comics/fTal0C6o">Dark Horse Comics</a>, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the <a href="/facts/Timecop_(franchise)/N7wWx9ey">Timecop franchise</a>. 
The film stars <a href="/facts/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme/U1ugeTY3">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a> as Max Walker, a police officer in 1994 and later a <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">U.S.</a> <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">federal</a> agent in 2004, when <a href="/facts/Time_travel/3rmwahY9">time travel</a> has been made possible. It also stars <a href="/facts/Ron_Silver/7TMu8Udc">Ron Silver</a> as a corrupt politician and <a href="/facts/Mia_Sara/EFS83reM">Mia Sara</a> as Melissa Walker, the agent's wife. The story follows Walker's life as he fights time-travel crime and investigates the politician's plans.
Timecop remains Van Damme's highest-grossing film as a lead actor (his second to break the $100 million barrier worldwide), having become a <a href="/facts/Cult_classic/bzUD4beU">cult classic</a> with fans. Although met with mixed reviews, it is generally regarded by critics as one of Van Damme's best films.

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