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Shane Rimmer, People That Time Forgot, James Bond Movies, and Batman Begins

Shane Rimmer was an actor that always would just show up. No matter what I was watching he would appear in that movie (I know I am exaggerating a bit).

Shane Rimmer in "Coronation Street" TV series - 1988
Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (8823166cs) Shane Rimmer (as Malcolm Reid) "Coronation Street" TV series - 1988 Coronation Street is a long running Television soap opera set in the fictional North of England town of Weatherfield. Created by Tony Warren. First broadcast on December 9th, 1960. Produced by ITV Granada.

Shane Rimmer was an actor that always would just show up. No matter what I was watching he would appear in that movie (I know I am exaggerating a bit).

People That Time Forgot

This all began when I was kid and saw the People That Time Forgot. This was a sequel to The Land That Time Forgot. In the People That Time Forgot, Shane Rimmer was a part of a group that went to this lost island of cavemen and dinosaurs to find Bowen Tyler, who was trapped on this island from the previous movie.

During the movie, Shane’s character was in charge of fixing an airplane which was damaged by a huge Pterodactyl while the rest of the group went to look for Tyler on foot. At the climax of the film, a volcano was chasing the group that went looking for Tyler and Shane had to get the plane working. He did and the group escaped even though they failed to bring Tyler back alive. That part stuck with me because I saw Shane Rimmer as a hero. 

James Bond

A couple of days later, I watched a James Bond movie with my brother and Shane Rimmer appeared in that movie. I was like oh wow that was the guy from that dinosaur movie. Then a few nights from there, we watched another James Bond movie and once again Shane Rimmer was in that one also. I was like this guy was in everything. 

Batman Begins 

Finally, when I saw Batman Begins many years later as an adult, Shane Rimmer appeared at that movie also.

For instance, when Batman fought Ra’s Al Ghul, Shane Rimmer appeared I believe in Wayne Tower in which he was in charge of the water system in Gotham.

By the time of this movie, Shane Rimmer was an older man and I could not believe that once again that he just showed up in a movie I was watching. The only thing I have to say, thank you Mr. Rimmer for fun memories. 

See Shane Rimmer In The Final Fight In Batman Begins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmxLapyuuas

Featured picture was from ITV/Shutterstock.

David Wronko
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David Wronko is a history teacher at Asbury Park High School sharing with the Jersey Voices community the wonderful stories coming out of Asbury Park. Mr. David Wronko was VFW Teacher of the Year, 2011-2012, Teacher of the Year for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 2014-2015, MLK Middle School Teacher of the Month for January 2016, and given the recognition award from the Asbury Park Board of Education for volunteering to tutoring students on Saturdays in 2011. Also Mr. David Wronko was published in two issues of NJEA Review Magazine.

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