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John Candy time-travels in a TV movie so weird, SCTV fans made it legend.
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (1986)

sketch-comedy chaoslow-budget time warpCanadian cult curio

Overview

ComedyAdventureHistoryTV Movie

A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true. He is now able to travel back and forth in time.

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Content warning
time travel

Standout Aspects

Acting

Catherine O'Hara as Marie Antoinette — unhinged and under five minutes.

Writing

Dave Thomas squeezing SCTV density into 60 commercial-filled minutes.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night rabbit hole when you've exhausted every other 80s comedy.·Friends: SCTV devotees who need to see Candy and O'Hara's weirdest collab.
Dave Thomas

Director

Dave Thomas

ReleasedMar 9, 1986
Runtime1h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Valri Bromfield

Valri Bromfield

Alice Osgood

John Candy

John Candy

Wallace Osgood

Gillie Fenwick

Gillie Fenwick

Merlin

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Soldier

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Marie Antoinette

Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Charles Dickens

Martin Short

Martin Short

King Louis XVI

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Professor Henry Osgood

Jayne Eastwood

Jayne Eastwood

Wallace's Wife

Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas

Michael Coristine

Michael Coristine

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was a failed pilot that aired as a TV movie; the time-travel rules make zero sense because they hoped to figure it out later.

Cultural

Dave Thomas directed this between Strange Brew and his Grace Under Fire sitcom run, capturing peak SCTV-before-Hollywood energy.

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