A scientist discovers how to pass through solid matter, but doing so drains the transitter's 'time' and causes premature aging, which can only be reversed by drawing the vitality out of other people. There's not much to the story and the slim science fiction plot is heavily padded with an uninteresting 'lovers triangle' between scientist brothers Tony (James Congdon), Scott (Robert Lansing) and sexy Linda (Lee Meriwether, Miss America 1955). The '4D' effects are run-of-the-mill but the spontaneous aging makeup is quite well done. The film has the look of a 'hip' 1960's TV show, an impression not helped by the invasive (and after a while tiresome) jazz score or the cast, many of whom went on to TV careers. The ending is flat and unsatisfying.
Review of 4D Man
