The 1979 film Time After Time presents a unique sci-fi premise: (played by Malcolm McDowell) uses his real-life time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into 1970s San Francisco [11, 20].

Released as the second single from her debut album, She's So Unusual , "" became Lauper's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 [12, 18, 30].

: This film is praised for its "top of intelligence" characters, avoiding typical tropes by having the protagonists act logically within their extraordinary circumstances [11].

: Grunwald used a 1948 issue of LIFE magazine to accurately map out the terminal's layout and historical context [25]. Scientific and Qualitative Contexts

: The song was born from the real-life relationship struggles both writers were facing at the time [18, 30]. One of the most famous lines, "suitcase of memories," was written by Hyman and immediately resonated with Lauper [18].