I saw this movie while I was in middle school, early 80s. It was American. A lab is working on a time machine, and the main scientist is an older woman. They bring an ape, or maybe an early prehistoric man into the present. It’s a serious movie, not a comedy or anything like that. I remember that the woman forms a bond because the ape shows unusual intelligence and emotion, but other scientists are the generic uncaring types who want to dissect him or whatever. The thing I remember the most is that the woman tries to escape from the lab with the ape, but they are chased by a helicopter, and I think getting shot at, and the only way to escape is for both of them to jump into the time machine chamber and she goes back to whatever-BC with the ape. I have been trying to find this movie for years, with no luck!
“The Ugly Little Boy”(1977 TV movie)?
Here is the IMDb page:http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0176261/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Hey, I just found that the full movie is on YouTube, here it is. Is this it?
https://youtu.be/uMJpj5YvyL8
Oh my gosh, you are awesome! Thank you for finding this so quickly!
It has bothered me for years. I don’t know why, but this movie short made a lasting impression on my 9 or 10 year old mind. And I could never find out the name of it. I feel so…relieved!
Thank you Pete! You’re awesome too. I’ve always wanted to see this. It was based on a short story by Isaac Asimov and it was later expanded into a short novel by Robert Silverberg.This was originally shown on PBS, I think.
Solved! Everyone is awesome!