Summary

In 2055, a man named Eckels wishes to travel back in time to hunt and kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He turns to the company Time Safari for help. The company does not guarantee Eckels’ safe return back in 2055 and reserves the right to obtain a penalty if Eckels disobeys the rules. The Time Machine gathers five people: Eckels, Billings and Kramer – who are hunters, Travis – the Safari leader and Lesperance, the assistant. Before leaving, the hunters are explained the rules: they are not to step off the Path and they are not to shoot anything else than what they are told – animals that are about to die anyway. If rules are disobeyed, the course of time could be permanently modified.

Once arrived in the prehistorical jungle, Travis and Eckels disc...