The Time Guardian

The Time Guardian is a 1987 Australian science fiction film directed by Brian Hannant, co-written by John Baxter and Hannant, and starring Tom Burlinson, Nikki Coghill, Dean Stockwell, and Carrie Fisher. The Time Guardian was released in Australia on 3 December 1987. The film vastly underperformed at the box office and was poorly received by critics. Plot In 4039, a city of survivors from the Neutron Wars travels through time and space escaping the Jen-Diki, a race of cyborgs intent on wiping out humanity. Two soldiers from the city, crusty Ballard and historian Petra, are transported to the South Australian outback in 1988 to prepare a landing site for the city. Petra is wounded and Ballard seeks help from geologist Annie Lassite. Ballard is dismayed when Annie's ancient cave paintings depict Ballard's city. After a police officer, MacCarthy, activated Ballard's tracking device despite his protests, an advance party of Jen-Diki arrive in Australia.