Star TrekCharacters in Star Trek would, it seems, often teleport rather than walk, such was the temptation to be beamed up. It’s amazing they all managed to keep their waistlines…Willy Wonka & The Chocolate FactoryDoes this count? We’re talking about the bit where Mike TeeVee gets turned into a load of television data and gets teleported into the telly? Maybe, maybe not. But we’re not above a bit of cheating… Blake’s 7 You didn’t need much budget for a teleportation effect, and that’s as much reason as the good folks of Blake’s 7 needed. Everyone on the Liberator seemed au fait with the teleportation technology, and used it with the frequency of an Easyjet flight to Majorca…X2: X-men UnitedThe awesome opening sequence sees Nightcrawler using teleportation to perhaps the best effect seen to date on the big screen. It’s a great film too, of course. The Tomorrow PeopleClassic British sci-fi TV, and something we really need to write more about on this site. Among the selection of abilities that the group of characters possessed was teleportation, with TIM the computer helping sending them long distances as required. It’s quicker than waiting for the bus, after all… The FlyIt’s a teleportation attempt that lies right at the heart of The Fly (and we’re focusing on the 1986 Cronenberg version here, although the Price version is, of course, just as pertinent), as Jeff Goldblum’s experiment goes badly wrong, but proves the catalyst to a superb piece of cinema. Dante’s CoveWe’re reliably informed that there’s teleporting here, too, with the Tresum witches listing teleportation on their CV (cheers to Jenny for that one!)The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The GalaxyDoes the electronic thumb count? We certainly think so, so it makes the list. Hurray! Have we missed any off? Add them to the comments field!
