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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
MGM
Rentals $20.186 (Domestic)
USA/UK: 116 minutes: PG Rating: Color: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1 (Panavision)
"My God! It's full of stars!"
DVD MGM Home Video 907046
Plot Summary
In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearance of a huge black monolith in Jupiter's orbit and the fate of H.A.L., the Discovery's sentient computer.
Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}
Credits:
Director Peter Hyams
Screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke and Peter Hyams
Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke
Producer Peter Hyams
Associate Producer Neil A. Machlis and Jonathan A. Zimbert
Cinematographer Peter Hyams
Editor James Mitchell
Composer David Shire
Production Designer Syd Mead
Costume Designer Patricia Norris
Supervising Sound Editor Richard L. Anderson
Special Effects Boss Film Studios and Cinema Research Corp
Opticals MGM
Graphics Video Image
Visual Displays Video Image
Special Visual Effects Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Camera John V. Fante (Boss Films)
Visual Effects Editor Dennis Michelson
Special Effects Henry Millar
Mechanical Effects Supervisor Gary Morgan
Make-up Michael Westmore
Cast:
Heywood Floyd Roy Scheider
Walter Curnow John Lithgow
Tanya Kirbuk (anagram for Kubrick) Helen Mirren
R. Chandra Bob Balaban
Dave Bowman Keir Dullea
HAL 9000 Douglas Rain
SAL 9000 Candice Bergen (credited as Olga Mallsnerd)
Caroline Floyd Madolyn Smith-Osborne
Dimitri Moisevitch Dana Elcar
Christopher Floyd Taliesin Jaffe
Victor Milson James McEachin
Betty Fernandez Mary Jo Deschanel
Maxim Bralovsky Elya Baskin
Vladimir Rudenko Saveli Kramarov
Vasali Orlov Oleg Rudnik
Irina Yakunna Natasha Shneider
Yuri Svetlanov Vladimir Skomarovsky
Cast:
Mikolai Ternovsky Victor Steinbach
Alexander Kovalev Jan Tríska
Anchorman Larry Carroll
Jesse Bowman Herta Ware
Nurse Cheryl Carter
Hospital Neurosurgeon Ron Recasner
Dr. Hirsch Robert Lesser
Commercial Announcer Delana Michaels
Commercial Announcer Gene McGarr
Man on Park Bench Arthur C. Clarke (Uncredited) and on the cover of Time Magazine, as the American President.
and
Stanley Kubrick on the cover of Time Magazine, as the USSR Premier
Academy Awards Nominations:
1985 Nomination for Best Costume Design Patricia Norris
1985 Nomination for Best Sound Gene S. Cantamessa, Carlos DeLarios, Michael J. Kohut 1985 Nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Albert Brenner and Rick Simpson
1985 Nomination for Best Visual Effects Richard Edlund, George Jenson, Neil Krepela & Mark Stetson1985 Nomination for Best Makeup Michael Westmore & Aaron Rochin
Hugo Awards:
1985 Best Dramatic Presentation
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Universal Pictures
ACTION/Science Fiction USA: 131Minutes: G Rating: Technicolor: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1
Hall: It's clotted! Five quarts of blood turned to powder!
There isn't an organism on earth that could--- Stone: You mean, there didn't use to be.
Plot Summary
A U.S. Army satellite (Scoop VII) falls to earth near Piedmont, New Mexico. The recovery team experiences difficulties as it becomes clear that the satellite has performed its intended function all too well, and has brought back something from space. A team of scientists is assembled in a high-tech, underground facility to identify and defeat the "enemy" before it is too late.
Bruce Janson {bruce@cs.su.oz.au}
Credits:
Director Robert Wise
Screenwriter Nelson Gidding
Based on the novel by Michael Crichton
Producer Robert Wise
Cinematographer Richard H. Kline
Editor Stuart Gilmore and John W. Holmes
Composer Gil Melle
Production Designer Boris Leven
Costume Designer Helen Colvig
Cast:
Arthur Hill Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Paula Kelly Karen Anson
George Mitchell 'Gramps' Jackson
Ramon Bieri Major Arthur Manchek
Kermit Murdock Dr. Robertson
Richard O'Brien Grimes
Eric Christmas Senator Phillips (Vermont)
Peter Hobbs Major General Thomas C. Sparks
Mark Jenkins Lt. Shawn, Piedmont Team
Peter Helm Sgt. Crane, Piedmont Team
Joe Di Reda Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
Carl Reindel Lt. Comroe
Ken Swofford Toby, a technician
Frances Reid Clara Dutton
Richard Bull Air Force Major
John Carter Military Police Capt. Morton
Paul Ballantyne Hospital Director (Uncredited)
Michael Bow Military Policeman at Stone's (Uncredited)
Walter Brooke Corpse in water (Uncredited)
Susan Brown Allison Stone (Uncredited)
Dee Carroll Technician (Uncredited)
Sandy DeBruin Technician (Uncredited)
James W. Gavin Copter Pilot Dempsey (Uncredited)
Glenn Langan Secretary (Uncredited)
David McLean Senator McKenzie (New Mexico) (Uncredited)
Midori Bess, lab technician (Uncredited)
Michael Pataki Operator of "The Hands" (Uncredited)
Cast:
Ford Rainey Bit Part (Uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker Captain Morris (Uncredited)
Reuben Singer Dr. Rudolph Karp (Uncredited)
Jean Swift Decontamination Receptionist (Uncredited)
Len Wayland Utah Crash Site Officer (Uncredited)
Academy Award Nominations:
1972 Nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Boris Leven & Ruby R. Levitt
1972 Nomination for Best Editing Stuart Gilmore & John W. Holmes
Hugo Award Nominations:
1972 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
Back to the Future (1985)
Universal/Amblin
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 116 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: 1.85 : 1 (Panavision)
Gross Revenue: $208.242 (Domestic) + $140m (Overseas) = $348.2 (Worldwide)
Rentals $105.496 (Domestic) Release Date: July 3, 1985
"Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
Plot Summary
Marty McFly helps out his friend Doc Brown, and ends up being taken back in time by Doc's time-machine. Marty, a boy of the 80's, has to come to grips with being in the 50's and get his parents to fall in love to set straight the damage his presence has done to the events of the past.
Greg Bole {bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu}
Credits:
Director Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Producer Bob Gale and Neil Canton
Executive Producer Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer Dean Cundey
Editor Arthur Schmidt and Harry Keramidas
Composer Alan Silvestri
Production Designer Lawrence G. Paull
Art Director Todd Hallowell
Set Designer Joe Hubbard, Marjorie Stone McShirley
and Cameron Birnie
Special Effects Kevin Pike
Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic
Stunts Walter Scott
Costume Designer Deborah L. Scott
Makeup Ken Chase
Choreographer Brad Jeffries
Cast:
Michael J. Fox Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd Dr. Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson Lorraine Baines
Crispin Glover George McFly
Thomas F. Wilson Biff Tannen
Claudia Wells Jennifer Parker
Marc McClure Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber Linda McFly
George DiCenzo Sam Baines
James Tolkan Mr. Strickland
Jeffrey Jay Cohen Skinhead
Casey Siemaszko 3-D
Billy Zane Match
Harry Waters, Jr Marvin Berry
Donald Fullilove Goldie Wilson
Lisa Freeman Babs
Cristen Kauffman Betty
Elsa Raven Clocktower Lady
Will Hare Pa Peabody
Ivy Bethune Ma Peabody
Jason Marin Sherman Peabody
Cast:
Katherine Britton Peabody Daughter
Jason Hervey Milton Baines
Maia Brewton Sally Baines
Courtney Gains Dixon
Richard Duran Terrorist
Jeff O'Haco Terrorist Van Driver
Johnny Green and Jamie Abbott Scooter Kids
Norman Alden Lou
Boyd "Red" Morgan Cop
Sachi Parker and Robert Krantz Bystanders
Gary Riley Guy
Karen Petrasek Girl
George "Buck" Flower Bum
Tommy Thomas, Granville "Danny" Young, David Harold Brown, Lloyd L. Tolbert
StarlightersPaul Hanson, Lee Brownfield and Robert DeLapp Pinheads
Huey Lewis Himself
Back to the Future Academy Awards:
1985 Sound Effects Editing Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge
Academy Award Nominations:
1985 Nomination for Best Original Screenplay Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
1985 Nomination for Best Song Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla Music & Huey Lewis - Lyrics1985 Nomination for Best Sound Bill Varney, Tennyson Sebastian, II, Robert Thirlwell & William B. Kaplan
Golden Globes Award Nominations:
1986 Nomination for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
1986 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor - Comedy/Musical Michael J. Fox
Hugo Awards:
1986 Best Dramatic Presentation
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Universal / Amblin Entertainment
Gross Revenue: $118.5 (Domestic) + $83.6 (Overseas) = $202.1 (Worldwide)
Rentals: $72.32 (Domestic) Release Date: November 22, 1989
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 108 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1
"The time-traveling is just too dangerous.
Better that I devote myself to study the other great mystery of the universe: women!"
Plot Summary
The second part of the trilogy begins as Doc, Marty and Jennifer take the time-traveling DeLorean into the year 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family. But Biff Tannen steals the time machine and gives his younger self a book containing 50 years of sports statistics, which the young Biff uses to amass an enormous gambling fortune and transform idyllic Hill Valley into a living hell. To restore the present, Doc and Marty must return to the events of their previous adventure in 1955 and retrieve the book. David Thiel {d-thiel@uiuc.edu}
Credits:
Director Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter Bob Gale
Story Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Producer Neil Canton and Bob Gale
Executive Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg
Associate Producer Steve Starkey
Cinematographer Dean Cundey
Editor Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt
Composer Alan Silvestri
Production Designer Rick Carter
Costume Designer Joanna Johnston
Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic
Cast:
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly/Marty Jr./Marlene McFlyChristopher Lloyd Doctor Emmet Brown
Lea Thompson Lorraine Baines/McFly
Thomas F. Wilson Biff Tannen/Griff
Elisabeth Shue Jennifer Parker
James Tolkan Strickland
Jeffrey Weissman George McFly
Casey Siemaszko 3-D
Billy Zane Match
Jeffrey Jay Cohen Skinhead
Charles Fleischer Terry
E. Casanova Evans Michael Jackson Video Waiter
Jay Koch Ronald Reagan Video Waiter
Charles Gherardi Ayatollah Khomeini Video Waiter
Ricky Dean Logan Data
Darlene Vogel Spike
Jason Scott Lee Whitey
Elijah Wood Video Game Boy (Mickey)
John Thornton Video Game Boy
Theo Schwartz Hoverboard Girl
Lindsey Barry Hoverboard Girl
Judy Ovitz Antique Store Saleswoman
Cast:
Stephanie Williams Officer Foley
Marty Levy Cab Driver
Flea Needles
James Ishida Fujitsu
Nikki Birdsong Loretta
Al White Dad
Junior Fann Mom
Shaun Hunter Harold
George 'Buck' Flower Bum
Neil Ross Museum Narrator (voice)
Tamara Carrera Jacuzzi Girl
Traci Dali Jacuzzi Girl
Jennifer Brown Baseball Kid
Irina Cashen Baseball Kid
Angela Greenblatt Baseball Kid
Cameron Moore Baseball Kid
Justin Mosley Spink Baseball Kid
Lisa Freeman Babs
John Erwin Radio Sportscaster
Harry Waters Jr Marvin Berry
David Harold Brown Starlighters
Tommy Thomas Starlighters
Lloyd L. Tolbert Starlighters
Granville 'Danny' Young Starlighters
Wesley Mann CPR Kid
Joe Flaherty Western Union Man
Kevin Holloway Marty Photo Double
Charles Fitzsimmons Biff Photo Double
Marc McClure Dave McFly (Uncredited)
Academy Award Nominations:
1990 Nomination for Best Visual Effects John Bell, Steve Gawley, Michael Lantieri & Ken Ralston
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Universal / Amblin Entertainment
Gross Revenue: $87.666 (Domestic): Rentals $49.072 (Domestic)
Release Date: May 25, 1990
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 118 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
"You're not thinking fourth dimensionally, Marty!"
Plot Summary
The conclusion of the trilogy sends Marty McFly on a rescue mission to the year 1885, where he must save Doc Brown from death at the hands of yet another member of the Tannen clan. However, there are a number of complications preventing a quick return to the future: a lack of gasoline for the time-traveling DeLorean, a band of gunslinging outlaws and a schoolmarm with affections for the smitten Doc. It is a high-tech, comic adventure. David Thiel {d-thiel@uiuc.edu}
Credits:
Director Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Producer Neil Canton and Bob Gale
Executive Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg
Associate Producer Steve Starkey
Cinematographer Dean Cundey
Costume Designer Joanna Johnston
Editor Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt
Composer Alan Silvestri
Production Designer Rick Carter
Special Effects Industrial Light and Magic
Cast:
Michael J. Fox Marty McFly/Seamus McFly
Christopher Lloyd Doctor Emmett Brown
Mary Steenburgen Clara Clayton
Thomas F. Wilson Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen/Biff Tannen
Lea Thompson Maggie McFly/Lorraine McFly
Elisabeth Shue Jennifer Parker
Matt Clark Bartender
Richard Dysart Barbwire Salesman
Pat Buttram Saloon Old Timer
Harry Carey Jr Saloon Old Timer
Dub Taylor Saloon Old Timer
Hugh Gillin Mayor
James Tolkan Marshall Strickland
Christopher Wynne Buford Tannen's Gang/Needle's Gang
Sean Gregory Sullivan Buford Tannen's Gang
Mike Watson Buford Tannen's Gang
Marc McClure Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber Linda McFly
Jeffrey Weissman George McFly
Burton Gilliam Colt Gun Salesman
Bill McKinney Engineer
Donovan Scott Deputy
Flea Needles
J.J. Cohen Needle's Gang
Ricky Dean Logan Needle's Gang
Marvin J. McIntyre Mortician
Cast:
Kaleb Henley Strickland's Son
Todd Cameron Brown Jules
Dannel Evans Verne
Kevin Holloway Marty Photo Double
Michael Klastorin Townsman #1
Michael John Mills Townsman #2
Kenny Myers Townsman #3
Michael W. Higgins Marty Dance Double
Leslie A. Prickett Celebration Man
Dean Cundey Photographer
Jo B. Cummings Pie Lady
James A. Rammel Festival Dance Caller
Steve McArthur Festival Man #1
John Ickes Festival Man #2
Brad McPeters Eyepatch
Phinnaes D Toothless
Rod Kuehne Ticket Agent
Leno Fletcher Conductor
Joey Newington Joey
Larry Ingold Train Fireman
Glenn Fox Boy with Gun
Tim Konrad Barbwire Salesman's Companion
Hugo Award Nominations:
1991 Nomination Best Dramatic Presentation
Blade Runner (1982)
Ladd Company / in association with Run Run Shaw
Embassy Pictures Corporation / / Warner Bros. / Columbia Tri-Star (TV syndication)
ACTION/ Science Fiction USA: 118 Minutes: Rated R: Color: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1 (Panavision)
Production Budget: $28 Gross Revenue: $27 (Domestic) Release Date: June 25, 1982
"Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is, to be a slave."
DVD Warner Home Video 12682
Plot Summary
Deckard is a Blade Runner, a police man of the future who hunts down and terminates replicants, artificially created humans. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 5 "skin jobs", a slang term for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future. This film questions what it is to be human, and why life is so precious. Greg Bole {bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu}
Credits:
Director Ridley Scott
Screenwriter Hampton Fancher and David Peoples
Based on the story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Producer Michael Deeley
Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth
Editor Terry Rawlings
Composer Vangelis
Art Designer David L. Snyder
Set Designer Lawrence G. Paul
Costume Designer Charles Knode and Michael Kaplan
Special Effects Douglas Trumbull
Credits:
Harrison Ford Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer Roy Batty
Sean Young Rachael
Edward James Olmos Gaff
M. Emmet Walsh Bryant
Daryl Hannah Pris
William Sanderson Sebastian
Brion James Leon
Joseph Turkel Tyrell
Joanna Cassidy Zhora
James Hong Chew
Morgan Paull Holden
Kevin Thompson Bear
John E. Allen Kaiser
Hy Pyke Taffey Lewis
Kimiko Hiroshige Cambodian Woman
Robert Okazaki Sushi Master
Caroly De Mirjian Sales Woman
Kelly Hine Showgirl
Thomas Hutchinson Bartender
Charles Knapp Bartender
Rose Mascari Bar Patron
Sharon Hesky Bar Patron
Steve Pope Policeman
Hiro Okazaki & Robert Reiter Policeman
Blade Runner Academy Award Nominations:
1982 Nomination for Best Art Dir 1982: Lawrence G. Paull & David L. Snyder - Art Dir, Linda DeScenna - Set Dec
1982 Nomination for Best Visual Effects 1982: Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich & David Dryer
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1983 Nomination for Best Original Score Vangelis
Hugo Awards:
1983 Best Dramatic Presentation
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:
1982 Best Cinematography Jordan Cronenweth
National Film Preservation Board:
1993 National Film Registry
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Columbia/EMI
Gross Revenue: $128.3m (Domestic) + $171.7 (Overseas) = $300 (Worldwide)
Release Date: November 16, 1977
ACTION/Science Fiction: 135 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Lacombe: Mr. Neary, what do you want? Neary: I just want to know that it's really happening.
Plot Summary
Roy Neary sets out to investigate a power outage when his truck stalls and he is bathed in light
from above. After this, strange visions and five musical notes keep running through his mind. Will he find the meaning of the visions, and who - or what - placed them in his mind?
Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}
Credits:
Director Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter Steven Spielberg and Paul Schrader (Uncredited)
Producer Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips
Associate Producer Clark L. Paylow
Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond
Additional DPs John A. Alonzo, Allen Daviau, Douglas Slocombe, László Kovács, and William A. Fraker and Frank Stanley (Uncredited)
DP: Second Unit Steven B. Poster
DP: Photographic Effects Richard Yuricich
Additional DP: Special Edition Michael C. Butler
Editor Michael Kahn
Composer John Williams
Production Designer Joe Alves
Art Director Dan Lomino
Set Designer Philip Abramson
Costume Designer Jim Linn
Special Effects Roy Arbogast, Gregory Jein, Douglas Trumbull,
Matthew Yuricich and Richard Yuricich
Realization of 'extraterrestrial' Carlo Rambaldi
Cast:
François Truffaut Claude Lacombe
Richard Dreyfuss Roy Neary
Teri Garr Ronnie Neary
Shawn Bishop Neary Children
Adrienne Campbell Neary Children
Justin Dreyfuss Toby Neary
Melinda Dillon Jillian Guiler
Cary Guffey Barry Guiler
Bob Balaban Interpreter Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara Project Leader
Warren Kemmerling Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom Farmer
Philip Dodds Jean Claude
Lance Henriksen Robert
Merrill Connally Team Leader
George DiCenzo Maj. Benchley
Amy Douglass Implantee
Alexander Lockwood Implantee
Gene Dynarski Ike
Mary Gafrey Mrs. Harris
Cast:
Norman Bartold Ohio Tolls
Reverend Michael J. Dyer Himself
Carl Weathers MP
Roger Ernest Highway Patrolman
Josef Sommer Larry Butler
Gene Dynarski Ike
Gene Rader Hawker
F.J. O'Neil ARP Project Member
Randy Herman Returnee #1 Flt. 19
Hal Barwood Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins Returnee #3 Flt. 19
David Anderson Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins Air Traffic Controller
Craig Shreeve Air Traffic Controller
Bill Thurman Air Traffic Controller
Roy E. Richards Air East Pilot
Gene Rader Hawker
Eumenio Blanco Federale
Daniel Núñez Federale
Chuy Franco Federale
Luis Contreras Federale
James Keane Radio Telescope Team
Dennis McMullen Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart Truck Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery Special Leader
Galen Thompson Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston Special Forces
John Ewing Dirty Tricks #1
Keith Atkinson Dirty Tricks #2
Robert Broyles Dirty Tricks #3
Kirk Raymond Dirty Tricks #4
Howard K. Smith Television Anchor (Uncredited)
Academy Awards
1977 Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond
1977 Special Achievement Awards Frank E. Warner - Sound Effects Editing
Academy Award Nominations
1977 Nomination for Best Director Steven Spielberg
1977 Nomination for Best Editing Michael Kahn
1977 Nomination for Best Original Score John Williams
1977 Nomination for Best Art Dir/Set Dec Joe Alves - Dan Lomino - Art Dir, Phil Abramson - Set Dec
1977 Nomination for Best Sound Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
1977 Nomination for Best FX Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich
1977 Nomination for Best Supporting Actress Melinda Dillon
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1978 Nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama
1978 Nomination for Best Director Steven Spielberg
1978 Nomination for Best Screenplay Steven Spielberg
1978 Nomination for Best Original Score John Williams
Cocoon (1985)
Zanuck-Brown Production, 20th Century-Fox
Gross Revenue: $76.1 (Domestic) Rentals: $40m (Domestic)
ACTION/ Science Fiction: USA: 117 Minutes: PG-13: Color (DeLuxe): Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
"I wouldn't accuse you of dishonesty! I accuse you of being from another planet,
but an honest planet!"
Plot Summary
A group of aliens return to earth to take back some cocoons of their people they left behind from an earlier trip. The cocoons are resting at the bottom of the ocean. They kept the recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they rented in a small Florida town. Their mission is hampered by a number of old people from an elderly home nearby, who have been secretly using the pool and discovering the unusual power of these cocoons.
Sami Al-Taher{staher@arabia.com}
Credits:
Director Ron Howard
Screenwriter Tom Benedek
Producer Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, & Lili Fini Zanuck
Cinematographer Don Peterman and Jordan Klein
Editor Michael Hill and Daniel Hanley
Composer James Horner
Production Designer Jack T. Collis
Set Designer Jim Duffy and Linda Henrikson
Costume Designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Mort Schwartz
Special Effects Greg Cannom and Rick Baker
Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Makeup Bob Norin and Kevin Haney
Cast:
Don Ameche Art Selwyn
Wilford Brimley Ben Luckett
Hume Cronyn Joe Finley
Brian Dennehy Walter
Jack Gilford Bennie Lefkowitz
Steve Guttenberg Jack Bonner
Maureen Stapleton Mary Luckett
Jessica Tandy Alma Finley
Gwen Verdon Bess McCarthy
Herta Ware Rose Lefkowitz
Tahnee Welch Kitty
Barret Oliver David
Linda Harrison Susan
Tyrone Power Jr. Pillsbury
Clint Howard John Dexter
Charles Lampkin Pops
Mike Nomad Doc
Jorge Gil Lou Pine
James Ritz DMV Clerk
Charles Rainsbury Smiley
Wendy Cooke, Pamela Prescott, Dinah Sue Rowley, & Gabriella Sinclair Aliens
Cindi Vicino Teller
Russ Wheeler Doctor
Harold Bergman Reverend
Ivy Thayer Waitress
Cast:
Fred Broderson Dock Master
Mark Cheresnick Salvatore
Bette Shoor Realtor
Mark Simpson, Robert Slacum Jr. Coast Guard
Rance Howard Detective
Jean Speegle Woman
Charles Voelker Band Leader
Irving Krone Jasper
Clarence Thomas, Ted Science Policemen
Cocoon Academy Awards:
1985 Best Supporting Actor Don Ameche
1985 Best Visual Effects Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar & David Berry
Golden Globes Award Nominations:
1986 Nomination for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
20th Century Fox
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 92 Minutes: No rating: B&W
Release Date: September 1951
"Your choice is simple.
Join us and live in peace or pursue your present course and face obliteration."
Plot Summary
An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on cold war Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message for the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult so, after learning something of the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach.
Bruce Janson {bruce@cs.su.oz.au}
Credits:
Director Robert Wise
Screenwriter Edmund North
based on a story, "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates
Producer Julian Blaustein
Cinematographer Leo Tover
Editor William H. Reynolds
Composer Bernard Herrmann
Art design Lyle Wheeler and Addison Hehr
Special effects Fred Sersen
Cast:
Michael Rennie Klaatu
Patricia Neal Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe Dr. Barnhardt
Billy Gray Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin Gort
Drew Pearson Himself
Frank Conroy Harley
Fay Roope Major General
Edith Evanson Mrs. Crockett
Robert Osterloh Maj. White
Tyler McVey Brady
James Seay Government Man
John Brown Mr. Barley
Marjorie Crossland Hilda
Glenn Hardy Interviewer
House Peters Jr. MP Captain
Cast:
H.V. Kaltenborn Himself
Elmer Davis Himself
Carleton Young Colonel
Rush Williams MP Sergeant
Olan Soule Mr. Krull
Gil Herman Government Agent
James Craven Businessman
Harry Lauter Platoon Leader
Wheaton Chambers Jeweler
Dorothy Neumann Barnhardt's Secretary
George Lynn Col. Ryder
Freeman Lusk Gen. Cutler
John Burton British Radio MC
George Reeves Newscaster
Harry Harvey Taxi Driver
Golden Globe Awards:
1952 Best Film Promoting International Understanding
National Film Preservation Board:
1995 National Film Registry
Enemy Mine (1985)
20th Century Fox
ACTION/ Science Fiction: USA: 108 Minutes: Rated PG-13: Color (DeLuxe):
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1 (Arriflex)
Gross Revenue: $4.271 (Domestic): Bavaria Studios, Munich
"If one receives evil from another, let one not do evil in return.
Rather, let him extend love to the enemy, that love might unite them."
Plot Summary
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way. Dan Hartung {dhartung@mcs.com}
Credits:
Director Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter Edward Khmara
based on a story by Barry Longyear
Producer Stephen Friedman
Cinematographer Tony Imi
Editor Hannes Nikel
Composer Maurice Jarre
Production Designer Rolf Zehetbauer
Art Designer Werner Achmann and Herbert Strabel
Set Designer Rolf Zehetbauer
Visual Effects Supervisor Don Dow
Special Effects Bob MacDonald Jr and Chris Walas
Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Stunts Martin Grace
Makeup Daniel Parker
Costume Designer Monika Bauert
Cast:
Dennis Quaid Davidge
Louis Gossett Jr The Drac ('Jerry')
Brion James Stubbs
Richard Marcus Arnold
Carolyn McCormick Morse
Bumper Robinson Zammis
Jim Mapp Old Drac
Lance Kerwin Wooster
Scott Kraft Jonathan
Lou Michaels Bates
Andy Geer Wilson
Henry Stolow Cates
Herb Andress Hopper
Danmar Wise Guy
Mandy Hausenberger Medic
Emily Woods Simpson
Barry Stokes Huck
Tony Moore & Kevin Taylor Upfront Dracs
Colin Gilder Chavo
Charly Huber Kranzer
Frank Henson Lump
Jazzer Jeyes Scarbreath
Cast:
Doug Robinson Walker
Mark McBride Hensler
Balog Menyert Mills
Ulrich Gunther Daggett
Cheyenne Jade Special Drac
Jack Luceno Drac Movement
Peter Jurasik Uncredited
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Universal / Amblin
ACTION/Science Fiction: 115 Minutes: Rated PG: Color
Gross Revenue $301.6 (Overseas) + $399.804 (Domestic) = $701.4 (Worldwide)
Rentals: $228.168 (Domestic)
"How do you explain school to a higher intelligence?"
Credits:
Director Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter Melissa Mathison
Producer Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy
Cinematographer Allen Daviau
Editor Carol Littleton
Composer John Williams
Production Designer James D. Bissell
Set Designer William Teegarden
Costume Designers Deborah L. Scott and Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic (Dennis Muren)
Cast:
Dee Wallace Mary
Henry Thomas Elliott
Peter Coyote Keys
Robert MacNaughton Michael
Drew Barrymore Gertie
K.C. Martel Greg
Sean Frye Steve
Tom Howell Tyler
Erika Eleniak Pretty Girl
David O'Dell Schoolboy
Richard Swingler Science Teacher
Frank Toth Policeman
Robert Barton Ultra Sound Man
Michael Darrell Van Man
Milt Kogan Doctor
David Berkson Medic
David Carlberg Medic
Milt Kogan Medic
Alexander Lampone Medic
Rhoda Makoff Medic
Robert Murphy Medic
Richard Pesavento Medic
Tom Sherry Medic
Susan Cameron Medic
Will Fowler Jr. Medic
Barbara Hartnett Medic
Diane Lampone Medic
Mary Stein Medic
Mitchell Suskin Medic
Pat Walsh & Debra Winger Voice of E.T. (Uncredited)
Academy Awards:
1982 Best Original Score John Williams
1982 Best Sound Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
1982 Best Sound Effects Editing Charles L. Campbell & Ben Burtt
1982 Best Special Visual Effects Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren & Kenneth F. Smith
Academy Award Nominations
1982 Nomination for Best Picture Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy
1982 Nomination for Best Directing Steven Spielberg
1982 Nomination for Best Original Screenplay Melissa Matheson
1982 Nomination for Best Cinematography Allen Daviau
1982 Nomination for Best Editing Carol Littleton
Writers Guild of America Awards:
1983 Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Melissa Mathison
Golden Globes Awards:
1983 Best Motion Picture - Drama
1983 Best Original Score John Williams
Golden Globes Award Nominations:
1983 Nomination for Best Director Steven Spielberg
1983 Nomination for Best Screenplay Melissa Mathison
1983 Nomination for New Star of the Year - Male Henry Thomas
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:
1982 Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982 Best Picture
National Society of Film Critics Awards:
1982 Best Director Steven Spielberg
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films Awards:
1983 Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
National Film Preservation Board:
1994 National Film Registry
AFI Top 100:
1998 Number 25 on the AFI List
Frankenstein (1931)
Universal
Release Date November 21, 1931: Production Budget $0.291
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 70 Minutes: No Rating: Black and White: Aspect Ratio 1.33: 1
"Now I know what it feels like to be God!"
Plot Summary
Dr. Frankenstein creates a simple creature from various body parts. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Modernizing the novel, the director leads the audience through Frankensteins quest for knowledge, and his creations search for his creator-father.
Credits:
Director James Whale
Screenwriter Francis Edward Faragoh, Garrett Fort, Robert Florey, (Uncredited) & John Russell (Uncredited)
Adaptation John L. Balderston
Based on the novel by Mary Shelley and the play by Peggy Webling
Producer Carl Laemmle Jr
Associate Producer E.M. Asher
Cinematographer Arthur Edeson
Supervising Editor Maurice Pivar
Editor Clarence Kolster
Composer Giuseppe Becce (Uncredited) and Bernhard Kaun (Uncredited)
Musical Director David Broekman (Uncredited)
Art Director Charles D. Hall
Set Designer Herman Rosse (Uncredited)
Special Effects (Uncredited) John P. Fulton
Electrical Effects Ken Strickfaden (Uncredited)
Make-up Artist Jack P. Pierce (Uncredited)
Cast:
Colin Clive Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Mae Clarke Elizabeth
John Boles Victor Moritz
Boris Karloff The Monster
Edward Van Sloan Dr. Waldman
Frederick Kerr Baron Frankenstein
Dwight Frye Fritz
Lionel Belmore The Burgomaster
Marilyn Harris Little Maria
Arletta Duncan Bridesmaid (Uncredited)
Francis Ford Wounded Villager (Uncredited)
Michael Mark Ludwig, Maria's father (Uncredited)
Pauline Moore Bridesmaid (Uncredited)
Cecilia Parker Maid (Uncredited)
National Film Preservation Board:
1991 National Film Registry
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Universal
Production Budget $0.397: Release Date April 22, 1935
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 75 Minutes: No Rating: Black and White: Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
"Alone: bad. Friend: good!"
Plot Summary
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife. To free her Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. John Oswalt {jao@jao.com}
Credits:
Director James Whale
Screenwriter William Hurlbut
Adaptation William Hurlbut and John L. Balderston
Based on Characters created by Mary Shelley
Producer Carl Laemmle Jr
Cinematographer John J. Mescall
Editor Ted Kent
Composer Franz Waxman
Art Director Charles D. Hall
Photographic Effects John P. Fulton
Special Electrical Properties Ken Strickfaden (Uncredited)
Cast:
Elsa Lanchester Mary Shelley/The Monster's Bride
Gavin Gordon Lord Byron
Douglas Walton Percy Shelley
Boris Karloff The Monster
Colin Clive Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Valerie Hobson Elizabeth Frankenstein
Ernest Thesiger Dr. Pretorius
Una O'Connor Minnie
E.E. Clive Burgomaster
Lucien Prival Albert the Butler
O.P. Heggie Hermit
Dwight Frye Karl
Reginald Barlow Hans
Mary Gordon Hans' Wife
Anne Darling Shepherdess
Ted Billings Ludwig
J. Gunnis Davis Uncle Glutz (Uncredited)
Tempe Pigott Aunt Glutz (Uncredited)
Sarah Schwartz Marta (Uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald Rudy (Uncredited)
Edwin Mordant The Coroner (Uncredited)
Helen Parrish Communication Girl (Uncredited)
Lucio Villegas Priest (Uncredited)
Arthur S. Byron Henry VIII: Little King (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury Little Queen (Uncredited)
Norman Ainsley Little Archbishop (Uncredited)
Kansas DeForrest Little Ballerina (Uncredited)
Josephine McKim Little Mermaid (Uncredited)
Peter Shaw Little Devil (Uncredited)
Cast:
Billy Barty Baby (Uncredited)
Robert Adair A Hunter (Uncredited)
John Carradine A Hunter (Uncredited)
John Curtis A Hunter (Uncredited)
Frank Terry A Hunter (Uncredited)
Brenda Fowler A Mother (Uncredited)
John George Villager (Uncredited)
Frank Benson Villager (Uncredited)
Maurice Black Villager (Uncredited)
Grace Cunard Villager (Uncredited)
Edward Piel Sr. Villager (Uncredited)
Mary Stewart Neighbor (Uncredited)
Walter Brennan Neighbor (Uncredited)
Academy Award Nominations:
1936 Nomination for Best Sound, Recording Gilbert Kurland (Universal SSD)
National Film Preservation Board:
Young Frankenstein (1974)
20th Century Fox/Gruskoff-Venture/Crossbow/Jouer Limited
Rentals $38.823 (Domestic)
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 98 Minutes: Rated PG: Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1 (Intended Ratio) 1.85 : 1 (Theatrical Ratio)
"Hearts and kidneys are Tinkertoys! I'm talking about the central nervous system!"
DVD 20th Century Home 4109070
Plot Summary
The Grandson of Doctor Frankenstein has tried to live in quiet obscurity to avoid being tarred with the Mad Doctor brush. When he discovers his grandfather's journal, he decides he could succeed where his grandfather had failed. The doctors Grandson has the traditional problems with the brain, townspeople and chief of police and then explaining it all to his fiancée.
Credits:
Director Mel Brooks
Screenwriters Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks
Based on the novel Mary Shelley and the films of James Whale
Producer Michael Gruskoff
Cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor John C. Howard
Composer John Morris
Production Designer Dale Hennesy
Costume Designer Dorothy Jeakins
Make-up Artist William Tuttle and Edwin Butterworth
Special Effects Henry Millar Jr. and Hal Millar
Cast:
Gene Wilder Dr. Frankenstein
Peter Boyle The Monster
Marty Feldman Igor
Teri Garr Inga
Cloris Leachman Frau Bluecher
Madeline Kahn Elizabeth
Kenneth Mars Inspector Kemp
Richard Roth Inspector Kemp's Aide
Richard Haydn Herr Falkstein
Liam Dunn Mr. Hilltop
Danny Goldman Medical Student
Oscar Beregi Jr Sadistic Jailor
Arthur Malet Village Elder
Monte Landis and Rusty Blitz Gravediggers
Anne Beesley Little Girl
Gene Hackman The Blind Hermit
Randolph Dobbs Joe (Uncredited)
Ian Abercrombie Villager (Uncredited)
John Dennis, Michael Fox, Lidia Kristen, John Madison, Rick Norman, Patrick O'Hara,
Terrence Pushman, Norbert Schiller and Rolfe Sedan Uncredited
Academy Award Nominations:
1975 Nomination for Best Sound Gene S. Cantamessa and Richard Portman
1975 Nomination for Best Screenplay Adaptation Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1975 Nomination for Best Actress - Musical/Comedy Cloris Leachman
1975 Nomination for Best Madeline Kahn
Hugo Awards:
1975 Best Dramatic Presentation
Mary Shelleys Frankenstein (1994)
TriStar Pictures/American Zoetrope
Gross Revenue $22.024 (Domestic): Release Date November 14, 1994
ACTION/ Science Fiction: USA/UK: 123 Minutes: Rated R: Technicolor: Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1
"I have love in me the like of which you could scarcely imagine.
A rage, the likes of which you would not believe.
If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other."
DVD Columbia/Tristar 21976
Plot Summary
Dr. Frankenstein creates a simple creature from various body parts. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, Kenneth Branagh guides us through the story of Frankensteins quest for knowledge, and his creatures search for his "father". Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}
Credits:
Director Kenneth Branagh
Screenwriter Steph Lady and Frank Darabont
Based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Special Effects The Computer Film Company
Producer Francis Coppola, James V. Hart and John Veitch
Co-producer Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt
Associate Producer David Barron, Jeff Kleeman and Robert De Niro
Executive Producer Fred Fuchs
Cinematographer Roger Pratt
Editor Andrew Marcus
Composer Patrick Doyle
Production Designer Tim Harvey
Supervising Art Director Martin Childs
Costume Designer James Acheson
Digital Effects Designer Nick Brooks, Val Wardlaw and Paddy Eason
Special Effects Supervisor Richard Conway
Special Make-up Effects Mark Coulier
Cast:
Robert De Niro The Creature
Kenneth Branagh Victor Frankenstein
Tom Hulce Henry Clerval
Helena Bonham Carter Elizabeth
Aidan Quinn Ship Captain Walton
Ian Holm The Father
Richard Briers The Grandfather
John Cleese Mentor, Dr. Waldeman
Robert Hardy Professor Krempe
Cherie Lunghi Victor's Mother
Celia Imrie Mrs. Moritz
Trevyn McDowell Justine
Gerard Horan Claude
Mark Hadfield Felix
Joanna Roth Marie
Sasha Hanau Maggie
Joseph England Thomas
Alfred Bell Landlord
Richard Clifford Minister
Cast:
George Asprey Policeman
Richard Bonneville Schiller
Ryan Smith William
Charles Wyn-Davies Young William
Rory Jennings Young Victor
Christina Cuttall Young Justine
Hannah Taylor-Gordon Young Elizabeth
Susan Field Frau Brach
Jimmy Yuill Grigori
Chris Barnes Ship's Crew #1
Shaun Prendergast Ship's Crew #2
Tommy Wright Ship's Crew #3
David Kennedy Ship's Crew #4
Paul Gregory Ship's Crew #5
Chris Hollis Ship's Crew #6
Robin Lloyd Ship's Crew #7
Alex Lowe Ship's Crew #8
Graham Loughridge Ship's Crew #9
Simon Cox Ship's Crew #10
Robert Hines Ship's Crew #11
Lonnie James Rough Woman
Jenny Galloway Vendor's Wife
Peter Jonfield Rough Man
Edward Jewesbury City Official
Siobhan Redmond Midwife
Francine Morgan Assistant Midwife
Sue Long Woman in Labour
Angus Wright Guard
Michael Gould Stablehand
Max Gold Servant
Abigail Reynolds Mansion Staff #1
Theresa Fresson Mansion Staff #2
Mark Inman Mansion Staff #3
Dudi Appleton Mansion Staff #4
Meriel Schofield Mansion Staff #5
Academy Award Nominations:
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Lions Gate/ Regent Entertainment
Release Date: Premiere Sundance film festival January 21,1998 USA November 4, 1998
DRAMA/Historical: USA: 105 Minutes: Rated R: Color and B & W: Aspect Ratio
Plot Summary
The film relates haunted and lonely last years of James Whale, the director of Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), and, perhaps his greatest, The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Whale had also directed other brilliant films including the Journey's End (1930), Waterloo Bridge (1931), Showboat (1936), The Great Garrick (1937) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). Forgotten by Hollywood, Whale, who was gay, had retired from films in 1942 to become a painter. He had developed a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine, in the years following the Korean War. The film is a psychological portrait of a unique human being at a crossroads in his life. Whale was found drowned mysteriously in his Pacific Palisades swimming pool in 1957.
Credits:
Director Bill Condon
Screenwriter Bill Condon
Based on the novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram
Producer Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg and Mark R. Harris
Executive Producer Clive Barker, Sam Irvin and Stephen P. Jarchow
Co-executive Producer Valorie Massalas
Line Producer John Schouweiler and Lisa Levy
Cinematographer Stephen M. Katz
Editor Virginia Katz
Composer Carter Burwell
Production Designer Richard Sherman
Costume Designer Bruce Finlayson
Cast:Ian McKellen James Whale
Brendan Fraser Clayton Boone
Lynn Redgrave Hanna
Lolita Davidovich Betty
Kevin J. O'Connor Harry
David Dukes David Lewis
Brandon Kleyla Young Whale
Jack Plotnick Edmond Kay
Amir Aboulela Young Karloff
Rosalind Ayres Elsa Lanchester
Todd Babcock Leonard Barnett
Jack Betts Elder Karloff
Arthur Dignam Ernest Thesiger
Martin Ferrero George Cukor
John Gatins Kid Saylor
Kent George Young James Whale (at 25)
Mark Kiely Dwight
James Lecesne Jack Pierce
Jesse Long Assistant Director
Matt McKenzie Colin Clive
David Millbern Dr. Payne
Sarah Ann Morris Daisy
Michael O'Hagan William Whale
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy Princess Margaret
Cast:
Pamela Salem Sarah Whale
National Board of Review Awards:
1998 Best Picture
1998 Best Actor Ian McKellen
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films Awards:
1998 Special Award
Deauville (France) Film Festival Awards:
1998 Critics Award Bill Condon
Deauville (France) Film Festival Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Grand Special Prize Bill Condon
Flanders International Film Festival Awards:
1998 Award Bill Condon For [the film's] multi-layered and masterly portrait of James 'Frankenstein' Whale, the Hollywood myth, against the background of human relations and history
San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards:
1998 Silver Seashell Best Actor Ian McKellen
1998 Silver Seashell Special Prize of the Jury Bill Condon (Tied with À la place du coeur)
San Sebastián International Film Festival Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Golden Seashell Best Director Bill Condon
Seattle International Film Festival Awards:
1998 Golden Space Needle Award Best Director Bill Condon
Gattaca (1997)
Sony/Columbia Tri-Star/Jersey Films
Gattaca" can be composed entirely of the letters used to label the four components of DNA.
Production Budget $36:
Release Date Toronto Film Festival September 7, 1997 and USA October 24, 1997
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 101 Minutes: Rated PG 13: Technicolor: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1
"We now have discrimination down to a science."
DVD Columbia/Tristar 82649
Plot Summary
Vincent is one of the last "natural" babies born into a sterile, genetically-enhanced world, where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth. Myopic and due to die at 30, he has no chance of a career in a society that now discriminates against your genes, instead of your gender, race or religion. He assumes the identity of Jerome, crippled in an accident, and achieves prominence in the Gattaca Corporation, where he is selected for his lifelong desire: a manned mission to Titan. Constantly passing gene tests by diligently using samples of Jerome's hair, skin, blood and urine, his now-perfect world is thrown into increasing desperation, his dream within reach, when the mission director is killed - and he carelessly loses an eyelash at the scene! Certain that they know the murderer's ID, but unable to track down the former Vincent, the police start to close in, with extra searches, and new gene tests. With the once-in-a-lifetime launch only days away, Vincent must avoid arousing suspicion, while passing the tests, evading the police, and not knowing whom he can trust... Cynan Rees {cynan@indigo.ie}
Credits:
Director Andrew Niccol
Screenwriter Andrew Niccol
Producer Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher
Associate Producer Georgia Kacandes and Joshua Levinson
Cinematographer Slavomir Idziak
Editor Lisa Zeno Churgin
Composer Michael Nyman And additional music by Franz Schubert ("Impromptu in G major, Op. 90, No. 3")
Production Designer Jan Roelfs
Costume Designer Colleen Atwood
Cast:Ethan Hawke Vincent Freeman/Jerome Morrow
Jude Law Jerome/Eugene Morrow
Uma Thurman Irene Cassini
Gore Vidal Director Josef
Alan Arkin Investigator Hugo Coldspring
Xander Berkeley Lamar
Jayne Brook Marie
Elias Koteas Antonio
Maya Rudolph Delivery Nurse
Una Damon Head Nurse
Elizabeth Dennehy Pre-School Teacher
Blair Underwood Geneticist
Mason Gamble Younger Vincent
Vincent Nielson Younger Anton
Chad Christ Young Vincent
William Lee Scott Young Anton
Clarence Graham Personnel Officer
Ernest Borgnine Caesar
Tony Shalhoub German
Carlton Benbry Gattaca Hoover
Cast:
Grace Sullivan Sequencing Customer
Ken Marino Sequencing Technician
Cynthia Martells Cavendish
Loren Dean Investigator/Anton Freeman
Gabrielle Reece Gattaca Trainer
Ryan Dorin Twelve Fingered Pianist
Dean Norris Cop on the Beat
Russell Milton Gattaca Detective
George Marshall Ruge Beaten Detective
Steve Bessen Blood Test Detective
Lindsay Ginter Mission Commander
Academy Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Nancy Nye and Jan Roelfs
Catalonian International Film Festival Awards (Sitges, Spain):
1997 Best Film Andrew Niccol
1997 Best Original Soundtrack Michael Nyman
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Original Score Michael Nyman
Golden Satellite Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Motion Picture Art Direction Jan Roelfs
Hugo Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
Logan's Run (1976)
MGM/UA
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 120 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Production Budget $9: Gross Revenue $25 (Domestic)
"There is no sanctuary."
MGM Home Video 907029
Plot Summary
Logan 5 is a Sandman (police assassin) in a sealed city of the future. Logan defects and is forced to search for Sanctuary, a place where people who have previously escaped live. Jessica 6 is caught up along the way and becomes his companion fugitive. A fellow Sandman Francis 5, who is a friend Logan, pursues both escapees. Sanctuary, needless to say, is not what they expect.
Credits:
Director Michael Anderson
Screenwriter David Zelag Goodman
Based on the novel by George Clayton Johnson and William F. Nolan
Producer Saul David
Cinematographer Ernest Laszlo
Editor Bob Wyman
Composer Jerry Goldsmith
Production Designer Dale Hennesy
Costume Designer Bill Thomas
Special Effects L.B. Abbott, Glen Robinson and Matthew Yuricich
Holograms Multiplex Co.
Cast: Michael York Logan 5Jenny Agutter Jessica 6
Richard Jordan Francis 5
Peter Ustinov Old Man
Farrah Fawcett-Majors Holly
Roscoe Lee Browne Box
Michael Anderson Jr. Doc
Randolph Roberts 2nd Sanctuary Man
Lara Lindsay The Woman Runner
Gary Morgan Billy
Laura Hippe Woman Customer
David Westberg Sandman
Camilla Carr Sanctuary Woman
Greg Lewis Cub
Bill Couch Sandman
Glenn R. Wilder. Runner
Academy Awards:
1976 Special Achievement: Visual Effects L.B. Abbott, Glen Robinson & Matthew Yuricich
Academy Award Nominations:
1976 Nomination for Best Art Direction Dale Hennesy - Art Dir, Robert de Vestel - Set Decor
1976 Nomination for Best Cinematography Ernest Laszlo
Mad Max (1979)
Orion/AIP/Kennedy Miller Productions
Production Budget $400,000: Gross Revenue $5.625 (Australia)
ACTION/Science Fiction: Australia: 88 Minutes: Color: Rated R: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
"They say people don't believe in heroes anymore. Well, damn them!
You and me, Max, we're gonna give 'em back their heroes!"
Image ID 4082 ORDVD
Plot Summary
In an Australian dystopia of decaying order and violent highways, a police pursuit driver is drawn into a path of vengeance after a motorcycle gang targets him for the death of their former leader. In the U.S. the Aussie accents were dubbed over. Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}
Credits:
Director George Miller
Screenwriter James McCausland and George Miller
Producer Byron Kennedy
Associate Bill Miller
Cinematographer David Eggby
Editor Tony Paterson
Composer Brian May
Production Designer Jon Dowding
Costume Designer Clare Griffin
Special Effects Chris Murray
Stunt Co-ordinator Grant Page
Vehicle Designer Ray Beckerley
The car that Max drives (the "last of the V8 interceptors") is a production car, the Ford "XB Falcon Hardtop", sold in Australia from December 1973 until August 1976. The car in the film had a standard 351 cubic inch (5.75 litre) V8 motor. The stolen interceptor driven by the Nightrider in the opening scenes is another production vehicle; it is a "HQ Holden Monaro", which was sold in Australia in the early 1970's with a variety of motors including large capacity V8's. Also, the other police vehicles in the movie were sedan versions of the XB, although one was the previous model "XA". They also had 351 cubic inch motors and are a common car on Australian roads.
Cast:
Mel Gibson
MaxJoanne Samuel Jessie
Hugh Keays-Byrne Toecutter
Steve Bisley Jim Goose
Tim Burns Johnny the Boy
Roger Ward Fifi Macaffee
Lisa Aldenhoven Nurse
David Bracks Mudguts
Bertrand Cadart Clunk
David Cameron Underground Mechanic
Robina Chaffey Singer
Stephen Clark Sarse
Mathew Constantine Toddler
Jerry Day Ziggy
Reg Evans Station Master
Howard Eynon Diabando
Max Fairchild Benno
John Farndale Grinner
Peter Felmingham Senior Doctor
Sheila Florance May Swaisey
Nic Gazzana Starbuck
Hunter Gibb Lair
Vincent Gil Nightrider
Andrew Gilmore Silvertongue
Jonathan Hardy Labatouche
Brendan Heath Sprog
Paul Johnstone Cundalini
Nick Lathouris Grease Rat
John Ley Charlie
Steve Millichamp Roop
Phil Motherwell Junior Doctor
George Novak Scuttle
Geoff Parry Bubba Zanetti
Lulu Pinkus Nightrider's Girl
Neil Thompson TV Newsreader
Billy Tisdall Midge
Gil Tucker People's Observer
Kim Sullivan Girl in Chevy
John Arnold
Tom Broadbridge
Peter Culpan
Peter Ford
Clive Hearne
Telford Jackson
Kristine Kaman
Joan Letch
Kerry Miller
Janine Ogden
Di Trelour
Vernon Weaver
Paul Young
Brendan Young
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Warner Bros./Kennedy Miller Productions
Production Budget: $4 (Australia)
ACTION/Science Fiction: Australia: 94 Minutes: Rated R: Color: Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
"I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war."
DVD Warner Home Video 11181
Plot Summary
A former police officer is now a lone wanderer, travelling through a devastated Australia after a nuclear war looking for the now-priceless fuel of petrol. He lives to survive and is none too pleased when he finds himself the only hope of a small group of honest people running a remote oil refinery. He must protect them from the bike gang that is terrorizing them whilst transporting their entire fuel supply to safety. Graeme Roy {gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk}
Credits:
Director George Miller
Screenwriter Terry Hayes George Miller and Brian Hannant
Producer Byron Kennedy
Cinematographer Dean Semler
Editor Michael Balson, David Stiven and Tim Wellburn
Production Designer Graham 'Grace' Walker
Costume Designer Norma Moriceau
Composer Brian May
Cast:Mel Gibson Max
Bruce Spence The Gyro Captain
Michael Preston Pappagallo
Max Phipps The Toadie
Vernon Wells Wez
Kjell Nilsson The Humungus
Emil Minty The Feral Kid
Virginia Hey Warrior Woman
William Zappa Zetta
Arkie Whiteley The Captain's Girl
Steve J. Spears Mechanic
Syd Heylen Curmudgeon
Moira Claux Big Rebecca
David Downer Nathan
David Slingsby Quiet Man
Kristoffer Greaves Mechanic's Assistant
Max Fairchild Broken Victim
Tyler Coppin Defiant Victim
Jimmy Brown Golden Youth
Tony Deary Grinning Mohawker
Kathleen McKay Victim
Guy Norris Bearclaw Mohawk
Anne Jones Tent Lover #1
James McCardell Tent Lover #2
Harold Baigent Narrator
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films Awards:
1983 Saturn Award Best International Film
Australian Film Institute Awards:
1983 Best Achievement in Production Design Graham 'Grace' Walker
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:
1982 Best Foreign Language Film
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Warner Bros./Kennedy Miller Productions
Production Budget $12 (Australia): Gross Revenue $36.2 (Domestic)
ACTION/Science Fiction: Australia/USA: 107 Minutes: Rated PG-13: Color: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1
Do you know who I was? Nobody. Except on the day after, I was still alive. This
nobody had a chance to be somebody.
DVD Warner Home Video 11519
Plot Summary
Thunderdome is a city on the edge of a desert that has managed to retain some technology if no civilization. Max has his supplies stolen and must seek shelter there in a post apocalypse world where all machines have begun to break down and barbarians hold what is left. He becomes involved in a power struggle in this third Mad Max film where he must first survive the town, next survive the desert and then rescue the innocent children he has discovered.
John Vogel {jvogel@dgs.dgsys.com}
Credits:
Director George Miller and George Ogilvie
Screenwriter Terry Hayes and George Miller
Producer George Miller
Co-producer Terry Hayes and Doug Mitchell
Associate Producer Steve Amezdroz and Marcus D'Arcy
Cinematographer Dean Semler
Editor Richard Francis-Bruce
Composer Maurice Jarre
Production Designer Graham 'Grace' Walker
Costume Designer Norma Moriceau
Cast:Mel Gibson Mad Max
Bruce Spence Jedediah
Adam Cockburn Jedediah Jr
Tina Turner Aunty Entity
Frank Thring The Collector
Angelo Rossitto The Master
Paul Larsson The Blaster
Angry Anderson Ironbar
Robert Grubb Pigkiller
George Spartels Blackfinger
Edwin Hodgeman Dr. Dealgood
Bob Hornery Waterseller
Andrew Oh Ton Ton Tattoo
Helen Buday Savannah Nix
Mark Spain Mr. Skyfish
Mark Kounnas Gekko
Rod Zuanic Scrooloose
Justine Clarke Anna Goanna
Shane Tickner Eddie
Toni Allaylis Cusha, the Pregnant Girl
James Wingrove Tubba Tintye
Adam Scougall Finn McCoo
Tom Jennings Slake
Adam Willits Mr. Scratch
Cast:
Ollie Hall, Lee Rice, Max Worrall, Susan Leonard, Robert Simper, Virginia Wark, Ray Turnbull, Brian Ellison, Geeling, Gerard Armstrong Aunty's Guards
Adam Willits, Gerry D'Angelo, Travis Latter, Miguel López, Paul Daniel The Hunters
Tushka Hose, Emily Stocker, Sandie Lillingston The Guardians
Ben Chesterman, Liam Nikkinen, Dan Chesterman, Christopher Norton, Katharine Cullen, Helan Robertson, Gabriel Dilworth, Hugh Sands, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Marion Sands, Shari Flood, Kate Tatar, Rachael Graham, Pega Williams, Emma Howard, Tarah Williams, Joanna McCarroll, Daniel Willits, Toby Messiter, Tonya Wright The Gatherers
Charlie Kenney, Amanda Nikkinen, Flynn Kenney, Luke Panic, William Manning, James Robertson, The Little Ones, Adam McCreadie, The Little Ones, Sally Morton The Little Ones
Motion Picture Sound Editors Award Nominations:
1986 Nomination for Golden Reel Award Sound Tim Chau
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
United Artists
Release date October 24, 1962
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 126 Minutes: No Rating: Black and White
"His brain has not only been washed, as they say... It has been dry cleaned."
DVD MGM Home Video 907013
Plot Summary
An anti-social but decorated war hero, Raymond Shaw, returns from the Korean War and is emotionally dysfunctional because of recurring nightmares. The other members of Raymonds platoon can't really remember what he did to win his medal. And two other platoon members also begin to have recurring nightmares. One of them, Bennett Marco, and one of them decides to investigate Raymonds current activities. The Manchurian Candidate is one of the first conspiracy films that use political and social science to explore the dark and sinister secrets that might be withheld by the Government and the Army regarding "brainwashing." The film precedes Oliver Stones JFK and Chris Carters The X-Files by three decades.
Credits:
Director John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer (Uncredited)
Based on the novel by Richard Condon
Producer George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer
Executive Producer Howard W. Koch
Cinematographer Lionel Lindon
Editor Ferris Webster
Composer David Amram
Production Designer Richard Sylbert
Costume Designer Moss Mabry
Cast:Frank Sinatra Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh Rosie
Angela Lansbury Mrs. Iselin
James Gregory Senator John Iselin
Henry Silva Chunjin
Khigh Dhiegh Yen Lo
Leslie Parrish Jocie Jordon
John McGiver Senator Thomas Jordon
James Edwards Corporal Melvin
Douglas Henderson Colonel
Albert Paulsen Zilkov
Madame Spivy Berezovo
Barry Kelley Secretary of Defense
Joe Adams Psychiatrist
Lloyd Corrigan Holborn Gaines
Whit Bissell Medical Officer
Mimi Dillard Melvin's Wife
Anton Van Stralen Officer
John Lawrence Grossfeld
Tom Lowell Lembeck
Richard LePore Mavole
Nick Bolin Berezovo
Nicky Blair Silvers
William Thourlby Little
Cast:
Irving Steinberg Freeman
John Francis Haiken
Lou Krugg Manager
Robert Riordan Nominee
Reggie Nalder Gomel
Miyoshi Jingu Miss Gertrude
Anna Shin Korean Girl
Helen Kleeb Chairlady
Maye Henderson Chairlady
Mickey Finn Reporter
Richard Norris Reporter
John Indrisano Reporter
Mike Masters F.B.I. Man
Tom Harris F.B.I. Man
Marquita Moll Soprano
Robert Burton Convention Chairman
Karen Norris Secretary
Bess Flowers Gomel
Jean Vaughn Nurse
Ray Spiker Policeman
Merritt Bohn Jilly
Frank Basso Photographer
Harry Holcombe General
Ray Dailey Page Boy
Julie Payne Party Guest
Lana Crawford Party Guest
Evelyn Byrd Party Guest
Estelle Etterre Woman in Lobby
Mary Benoit Woman in Lobby
Rita Kenaston Woman in Lobby
Maggie Hathaway Woman in Lobby
Joan Douglas Woman in Lobby
Ralph Gambina Man in Lobby
Frances E. Nealy Woman in Lobby
Sam 'Kid' Hogan Man in Lobby
James Yagi Man in Lobby
Lee Tung Foo Man in Lobby
Raynum K. Tsukamoto Man in Lobby
Paul Frees Narrator (Uncredited)
Academy Award Nominations:
1963 Nomination for Best Film Editing Ferris Webster
1963 Nomination for Best Supporting Actress Angela Lansbury
Golden Globe Awards:
1963 Best Supporting Actress Angela Lansbury
National Film Preservation Board:
1994 National Film Registry
Metropolis (1926)
Universum Film A.G. (UFA)
Release Dates: German Premiere January 10, 1927 & US Release March 13, 1926
Production Budget DM 1,300,000
ACTION/Science Fiction: Germany: 153 Minutes (Original Release): No Rating:
Black and White: Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1
Madacy Entertainment DVD 9-900
Plot Summary
It is the future, and humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, who make plans (but don't do the actual physical labor), and the workers, who work as slaves of the thinkers machines. It is a movie about class structure and exploitation. The thinkers are without heart and the workers lack vision and leadership. The working class lives below ground and the elite "bosses" live above ground. Thus the society of the future is incomplete is comprised of exploiters and the exploited. Freder, the son of the dictator of Metropolis, visits the underground where the workers toil, and is astonished by the he sees. He meets Maria, a worker, and falls in love. When the girl seeks justice for all, the evil scientist Rotwang creates a robot to take her place. The original print ran 210 minutes but only edited versions remain. This version is lost. The visual design and special effects remain exciting to this day.
Credits:
Director Fritz Lang
Screenwriter Fritz Lang
Based on the novel by Thea von Harbou
Producer Erich Pommer
Producer (1984 Restoration) Giorgio Moroder
Original Score Gottfried Huppertz
Restoration Score Giorgio Moroder the Alloy Orchestra & the Club Foot Orchestra
Cinematographer Karl Freund, Günther Rittau and Karl Vollbrecht
Art Director Otto Hunte and Erich Kettelhut
Set Designer Edgar G. Ulmer (Uncredited)
Costume Designer Aenne Willkomm
Sculptures Walter Schultze-Mittendorf
Special Visual Effects Eugen Schüfftan
Cast: Brigitte Helm Maria/The Robot (Futura)Alfred Abel John Fredersen
Gustav Fröhlich Freder
Erwin Biswanger Georg (No. 11811)
Heinrich George Grot
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Rotwang
Theodor Loos Josaphat
Fritz Rasp Slim
Hanns Leo Reich Marinus
Olaf Storm Jan
Heinrich Gotho Master of Ceremony
Fritz Alberti Working Woman
Grete Berger Working Woman
Olly Boeheim Working Woman
Ellen Frey Working Woman
Lisa Gray Working Woman
Helene Weigel Working Woman
Max Dietze Working Man
Georg John Working Man
Cast:
Walter Kuehle Working Man
Erwin Vater Working Man
Hilde Woitscheff Woman of The Eternal Garden
Helen von Münchofen Woman of The Eternal Garden
Beatrice Garga Woman of The Eternal Garden
Anny Hintze Woman of The Eternal Garden
Margarete Lanner Woman of The Eternal Garden
Rose Lichtenstein Working woman
Arthur Reinhard Working man
Razzie Award Nominations:
1985 Nomination for Worst Musical Score Giorgio Moroder (Restoration Score)
1985 Nomination for Worst Original Song "Love Kills" Freddie Mercury and Giorgio Moroder
The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988)
New World/Arena
Gross Revenue: $1.333 (Domestic) Release Date: December 1988
ACTION/Science Fiction: New Zealand: 90 Minutes: Rated PG: Color & Black & White
Plot Summary
A young boy in 14th century Cumbria (north of England) keeps getting visions he cannot explain. His village has so far been spared from the black death, but the villagers fear its imminent arrival. With the boy as their guide, a group set out to dig a hole to the other side of the world, so as to fulfil the visions and save the village. At the 'other side' is the 20th century. Rob Hartill
Credits:
Director Vincent Ward,
Screenwriter Vincent Ward, Kely Lyons & Geoff Chapple
Producer John Maynard and Gary Hannam
Cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson
Editor John Scott
Composer Davood A. Tabrizi
Production designer Sally Campbell
Costume Designer Glenys Jackson
Makeup Marjory Hamlin
Stunts Timothy Lee
Cast:Bruce Lyons Connor
Chris Haywood Arno
Hamish McFarlane Griffin
Marshall Napier Searle
Noel Appleby Ulf
Paul Livingston Martin
Sarah Pierse Linnet
Mark Wheatley Tog 1
Tony Herbert Tog 2
Jessica Cardiff-Smith Esme
Roy Wesney Grandpa
Kathleen-Elizabeth Kelly Grandma
Jay Saussey Griffin's Girl Friend
Charles Walker Old Chrissie
Desmond Kelly Smithy
Bill Le Marquand Tom
Jay Lavea Laga'aia Jay
Norman Fairley Submarine Captain
Alister Babbage Grigor
Catalonian International Film Festival (Sitges, Spain) Awards:
1988 Best Film Vincent Ward
Silent Running (1971)Universal
ACTION: Science Fiction: USA: 89 Minutes: Rated G: Color (Technicolor): Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1
Image ID 4229 USDVD
Plot Summary
Lowell Freeman looks after plants in giant space greenhouses. Back on earth, all the trees have long vanished, so Lowell puts a lot of heart into his work. When orders from earth are received to destroy the greenhouses, Lowell can't go through with it, and cannot persuade his three colleagues to help him save the plants, so he makes other "arrangements". (Rob Hartill)
Credits:
Director Douglas Trumbull
Screenwriter Deric Washburn, Steven Bochco & Michael Cimino
Producer Michael Gruskoff
Cinematographer Charles F. Wheeler
Editor Aaron Stell
Composer Peter Schickele
Set designer Frank Lombardo
Special effects Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich,
Richard O. Helmer, James Rugg, Marlin Jones
Richard Helmer, & Vernon Archer
Makeup Dick Dawson
Cast:
Bruce Dern Freeman Lowell
Cliff Potts Wolf
Ron Rifkin Barker
Jesse Vint Keenan
The three drone robots Huey, Dewey, and Louie were operated by four multiple-amputee actors: Mark Persons, Steve Brown , Cheryl Sparks, and Larry Whisenhunt.
Hugo Awards:
1973 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
Slaughterhouse Five (1972)
Universal / Vanadas Productions
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 104 Minutes: Rated R: Color (Technicolor): Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Image ID 4227 USDVD
Plot Summary
Billie Pilgrim becomes unstuck in time is the quickest summary of this haunting, funny film. George Roy Hill faithfully renders for the screen Vonnegut's obsessive story of Pilgrim, who survives the 1945 firebombing of Dresden. Then Billy lives simultaneously in his past as a young American POW, in the future as a well-cared-for resident of a zoo on the planet Tralfamadore, and in the present as a middle-aged optometrist in Ilium, N.Y. This is SF rather than SciFi on the big screen.
Credits
:Director George Roy Hill
Screenwriter Stephen Geller
Based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Producer Jennings Lang and Paul Monash
Cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek
Editor Dede Allen
Composer Glenn Gould
Production Designer Henry Bumstead
Art Director Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb
Make-up John Chambers and Mark Reedall
Special Effects Consultant Enzo A. Martinelli
Cast:
Michael Sacks Billy Pilgrim
Ron Leibman Paul Lazzaro
Eugene Roche Derby
Sharon Gans Valencia
Valerie Perrine Montana Wildhack
Holly Near Barbara
Perry King Robert
Kevin Conway Weary
Frederick Ledebur German Leader
Nick Belle Young German Guard
Sorrell Booke Lionel Merble
Roberts Blossom Wild Bob Cody
John Dehner Rumfoord
Gary Waynesmith Stanley
Richard Schaal Campbell
Gilmer McCormick Lily
Stan Gottlieb Hobo
Karl-Otto Alberty German Guard, Group Two
Henry Bumstead Eliot Rosewater
Lucille Benson Billy's Mother
Tom Wood English Officer
Slaughterhouse Five Cannes Film Festival Awards:
1972 Jury Prize George Roy Hill
Directors Guild of America Award Nominations:
1973 Nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement George Roy Hill
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1973 Nomination for Most Promising Newcomer Male Michael Sacks
Hugo Awards:
1973 Best Dramatic Presentation
Soylent Green (1973)
MGM
ACTION/ Science Fiction: USA: 100 Minutes: Rated PG: Color (Metrocolor):
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
DVD MGM Home Video ML 100070
"Try all of Soylent's delicious flavors: Soylent red, Soylent yellow, and new, delicious,
Soylent green."
Plot Summary
In the year 2022, the starving masses depend upon the government manufactured food item Soylent Green to exist. But in the midst of a murder investigation, a cop named Thorn uncovers the chilling source of the product. Ray Hamel {hamel@primate.wisc.edu}
Credits:
Director Richard Fleischer
Screenwriter Stanley R. Greenberg and Harry Harrison
from novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison
Producer Walter Seltzer and Russell Thacher
Cinematographer Richard H. Kline
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
Composer Edvard Grieg (from ""Peer Gynt")
Fred Myrow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (from "6. symphony")
Ludwig Van Beethoven (from "6th Symphony in F, Op.68 'Pastorale'")
Production Designer Edward C. Carfagno
Costume Designer Norman A. Burza and Betsy Cox
Special Effects Robert R. Hoag and Matthew Yuricich
Technical Consultant Frank R. Bowerman, President of the American Academy for
Environmental Protection
Cast:
Charlton Heston Police Detective Thorn
Edward G. Robinson Sol Roth
Leigh Taylor-Young Shirl
Chuck Connors Tab Fielding
Joseph Cotten William Simonson
Brock Peters Hatcher
Paula Kelly Martha
Stephen Young Gilbert
Whit Bissell Santini
Mike Henry Kulozik
Lincoln Kilpatrick The priest
Roy Jenson Donovan
Leonard Stone Charles
Celia Lovsky Exchange Leader
Morgan Farley First Book
John Barclay Second Book
Belle Mitchell Third Book
Cyril Delevanti Fourth Book
Dick Van Patten Usher #1
Forrest Wood Attendant
Faith Quabius Attendant
Jane Dulo Mrs. Santini
Tim Herbert Brady
John Dennis Wagner
Jan Bradley Woman with scarf
Cast:
Carlos Romero New tenant
Pat Houtchens Fat attendant
Joyce Williams, Erica Hagen, Beverly Gill, Susie Eegima, Cheri Howell,
Kathy Silva, Jennifer King and Marion Charles "Furniture"
Hugo Award Nominations:
1974 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
The Terminator (1984)
Orion/Cinema '84/Hemdale/Pacific Western
Production Budget: $6.4: Revenue $36.9 (Domestic)
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 108 Minutes: Rated R: Color: Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
That Terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with.
It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear.
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!
DVD VCL 22608
Plot Summary
A cyborg is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will have a great significance in years to come. Sarah has only one protector - Kyle Reese - also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sarah, but is there any way to stop the seemingly indestructible cyborg?
Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}
Credits:
Director James Cameron
Screenwriting James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd
Harlan Ellison (Science Fiction author Harlan Ellison filed a lawsuit against Cameron, claiming that Cameron plagiarized several of his short stories, namely "Soldier" and "Demon With a Glass Hand". The concept of "Skynet" could also have been borrowed from an Ellison short story called "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream". Newer prints of the film acknowledge Harlan Ellison.
William Wisher Jr. (Additional Dialogue)
Producer Gale Anne Hurd
Executive Producer John Daly and Derek Gibson
Cinematographer Adam Greenberg
Editor Mark Goldblatt
Composer Brad Fiedel
Art Director George Costello
Costume Designer Hilary Wright
Special Effects Stan Winston Studio and Fantasy II Film Effects
Optical Effects Ray Mercer & Company and Image Three
Robots supplied by Ellison Machinery Co. and Yaskawa Electric America
Laser guns Laser Products Corporation
Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
TerminatorMichael Biehn Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor
Paul Winfield Lt. Traxler
Lance Henriksen Detective Vukovich
Rick Rossovich Matt
Bess Motta Ginger
Earl Boen Silberman
Dick Miller Pawn Shop Clerk
Shawn Schepps Nancy
Bruce M. Kerner Desk Sergeant
Franco Columbu Future Terminator
Bill Paxton Punk Leader
Brad Rearden Punk
Brian Thompson Punk
Cast:
William Wisher Jr Policeman
Ken Fritz Policeman
Tom Oberhaus Policeman
Ed Dogans Cop in Alley
Joe Farago TV Anchorman
Hettie Lynne Hurtes TV Anchorwoman
Tony Mirelez Station Attendant
Anthony T. Trujillo Mexican Boy
Philip Gordon Mexican Boy
Stan Yale Derelict
Al Kahn Customer
Leslie Morris Customer
Hugh Farrington Customer
Harriet Medin Customer
Loree Frazier Customer
James Ralston Customer
Norman Friedman Cleaning Man
Barbara Powers Ticket Taker
Wayne Stone Tanker Driver
David Pierce
John E. Bristol Phone Booth Man
Webster Williams Reporter
Patrick Pinney Bar Customer
Bill W. Richmond Bartender
Chino 'Fats' Williams Truck Driver
Gregory Robbins Motel Customer
Marianne Muellerleile Wrong Sarah
John Durban Sentry
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Awards:
1985 Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (T2)(1991)
TriStar/Le Studio Canal+/Carolco Pictures/Lightstorm/Pacific Western
Production budget: $100: Rentals $112.5 (Domestic): Release Date: July 3, 1991
Revenue: $204.843 (Domestic) + $310 (Overseas) = $514.8 (Worldwide):
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: USA:137 Minutes: USA:152 (Director's Cut):
Rated R: Color: Aspect Ratio 235 : 1
"It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."
DVD Live Home Video 60441
Plot Summary
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah. Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}
Credits:
Director James Cameron
Screenwriter James Cameron and William Wisher Jr
Producer James Cameron
Co-producer Stephanie Austin and B.J. Rack
Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd and Mario Kassar
Cinematographer Adam Greenberg
Editor Conrad Buff IV, Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris
Composer Brad Fiedel
Production Designer Joseph C. Nemec III
Costume Designer Marlene Stewart
Special Effects: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (Computer Images)
Stan Winston Studio (Special Make-up and Terminator effects)
Pacific Data Images (Additional Digital Compositing)
Fantasy II Film Effects (Special Visual Effects)
4-Ward Productions (Special Visual Effects Sequences)
Video Image (Terminator P.O.V. and Video & Graphic Displays)
Pacific Titles & Optical (Opticals)
Make-up Effects Unlimited (Sculptors)
The Artificial Lighting Company (Tesla Coil)
Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator (101)
Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor
Edward Furlong John Connor
Robert Patrick T-1000
Earl Boen Dr. Silberman
Joe Morton Miles Dyson
S. Epatha Merkerson Tarissa Dyson
Castulo Guerra Enrique Salceda
Danny Cooksey Tim
Jenette Goldstein Janelle Voight
Xander Berkeley Todd Voight
Leslie Hamilton Gearren Twin Sarah
Ken Gibbel Douglas
Robert Winley Cigar Biker
Peter Schrum Lloyd
Shane Wilder Trucker
Michael Edwards Old John Connor
Jared Lounsbery Kid
Cast:
Casey Chavez Kid
Ennalls Berl Bryant
Don Lake Mossberg
Richard Vidan Weatherby
Tom McDonald Cop
Jim Palmer Jock
Gerard G. Williams Jock
Gwenda Deacon Night Nurse
Don Stanton Lewis, the Guard
Dan Stanton Lewis as T-1000
Colin Patrick Lynch Attendant
Noel Evangelisti Hospital Guard
Nikki Cox Girl
Lisa Brinegar Girl
DeVaughn Nixon Danny Dyson
Tony Simotes Vault Guard
Dalton Abbott Infant John Connor
Diane Rodriguez Jolanda Salceda
Ron Young Pool Cue Biker
Charles Robert Brown Tattoo Biker
Abdul Salaam El Razzac Gibbons
Mike Muscat Moshier
Dean Norris SWAT Team Leader
Charles A. Tamburro Police Chopper Pilot
J. Rob Jordan Pickup Truck Driver
Terrence Evans Tanker Truck Driver
Denney Pierce Burly Attendant
Mark Christopher Lawrence Burly Attendant
Pat Kouri SWAT Leader
Van Ling Cyberdyne Tech
William Wisher Jr Galleria Photographer (Uncredited)
Academy Awards:
1992 Best Effects, Visual Effects Dennis Muren, Robert Skotak, Gene Warren Jr & Stan Winston
1992 Best Makeup Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
1992 Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Gloria S. Borders and Gary Rydstrom
1992 Best Sound Tom Johnson, Lee Orloff, Gary Rydstrom & Gary Summers
Academy Award Nominations:
1992 Nomination for Best Cinematography Adam Greenberg
1992 Nomination for Best Film Editing Conrad Buff IV, Mark Goldblatt & Richard A. Harris
American Society of Cinematographer Awards:
1992 Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Adam Greenberg
Hugo Awards:
1992 Best Dramatic Presentation
MTV Movie Awards:
1992 Best Movie
1992 Best Action Sequence
1992 Male Performance Arnold Schwarzenegger
1992 Best Female Performance Linda Hamilton
1992 Most Desirable Female Linda Hamilton
1992 Best Breakthrough Performance Edward Furlong
Things to Come (1936)
London Films
Release Date: April 18, 1936
ACTION/Science Fiction: UK: 92 Minutes: No rating: B&W: Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Plot Summary
In the year 1936 a global war begins. This war drags out over many decades until most of the people still alive (mostly those born after the war started) do not even know who started it or why. Nothing is being manufactured at all any more and society has broken down into primitive localized communities. In 1966 a great plague wipes out most of what people are left but small numbers still survive. One day a strange aircraft lands at one of these communities and its pilot tells of an organization which is rebuilding civilization and slowly moving across the world re-civilizing these groups of survivors. Great reconstruction takes place over the next few decades and society is once again great and strong. The world's population is now living in underground cities. In the year 2035, on the eve of man's first flight to the moon, a popular uprising against progress (which some people claim has caused the wars of the past) gains support and becomes violent. Kevin Steinhauer {K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU}
Credits:
Director William Cameron Menzies
Screenwriter H.G. Wells and Lajos Biro
based on the book The Shape of Things to Come by H.G. Wells
Producer Alexander Korda
Cinematographer Georges Périnal
Editor Charles Crichton and Francis D. Lyon
Composer Arthur Bliss
Music director Muir Mathieson
Production Designer Vincent Korda
Special effects Ned Mann, Lawrence Butler, Edward Cohen, Harry Zech, Wally Vaevers & Ross Jacklin
Costumes John Armstrong and Rene Hubert, Marchioness of Queensbury
Cast:
Raymond Massey
John Cabal / Oswald CabalEdward Chapman Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
Ralph Richardson The Boss
Margaretta Scott Roxana / Rowena
Cedric Hardwicke Theotocopulos
Maurice Braddell Dr. Harding
Sophie Stewart Mrs. Cabal
Derrick de Marney Richard Gordon
Ann Todd Mary Gordon
Pearl Argyle Catherine Cabal
Kenneth Villiers Maurice Passworthy
Ivan Brandt Morden Mitani
Anne McLaren The Child
John Clements The Airman
Abraham Sofaer The Jew
Patricia Hilliard Janet Gordon
Charles Carson Great Grandfather
Patrick Barr World Transport Official
Antony Holles Simon Burton
Allan Jeayes Mr. Cabal
Pickles Livingston Horrie Passworthy
George Sanders Pilot
Time After Time (1979)
Orion Release / Warners.
Release Date: September 7, 1979 (World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival)
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 112 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
"Every age is the same. It's only love that makes any of them bearable."
Plot Summary
H.G. Wells has just invented a time machine but hasn't tried it out yet. When one of his friend's is found to be Jack the Ripper, Jack makes his escape using the time machine. Herbert follows Jack into the late 1970s where he meets Amy, a bank clerk, who teaches Herbert about life in the 1970s while they pursue Jack, who is enjoying the more violent society in which he continues his murderous activities. Rob Hartill
Credits:
Director Nicholas Meyer
Screenwriter Nicholas Meyer
based on a story by Karl Alexander and Steven Hayes
Producer Herb Jaffe
Cinematographer Paul Lohmann
Editor Donn Cambern
Composer Miklos Rozsa
Production designer Edward Carfagno
Set designer Barbara Knieger
Costumes Sal Anthony and Yvonne Kubis
Special effects Larry Fuentes and Jim Blount
Makeup Lynn Reynolds
Cast:
Malcolm McDowell Herbert G. Wells
David Warner Dr. John Lesley Stevenson
Mary Steenburgen Amy Robbins
Charles Cioffi Lt. Mitchell
Laurie Main Inspector Gregson
Andonia Katsaros Mrs. Turner
Patti D'Arbanville Shirley
Keith McConnell Harding
Geraldine Baron Carol
James Garrett Edwards
Byron Webster McKay
Leo Lewis Richardson
Joseph Maher Adams
Kent Williams Assistant
Bob Shaw Bank Officer
Karin Mary Shea Jenny
Ray Reinhardt Jeweler
Michael Evans Sergeant
Stu Klitsner Clergyman
Nicholas Shields Diner
Larry Blake Guard
Boyd "Red" Morgan Booking Cop
Bill Bradley Pawnbroker
Rita Conde Maid
Shelley Hack Docent
Clete Roberts Newscaster
Gail Hyatt Woman Cop
Cast:
Jim Haynie, Wayne Storm, John Colton, Earl Nichols, Glenn Carlson Cops
Gene Hartline Cab Driver
Shirley Marchant Dolores
James Cranna Man
Antonie Becker Nurse
Clement St. George Bobby
Hilda Haynes Second Nurse
Corey Feldman Boy at Museum
Mike Gainey London Bobby
Dan Leegant Man on Street
Liz Roberson, Regina Waldron Women
Anthony Gordon, Lou Felder, Doug Morrisson Men
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Awards:
1980 Saturn Award Best Actress Mary Steenburgen
The Time Machine (1960)
MGM/Galaxy Films
Release Date August 1960
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 103 Minutes: No Rating: Metrocolor: Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1
"When I speak of time, I'm speaking of the fourth dimension."
Plot Summary
From the book by H.G. Wells, a scientist and tinkerer builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a mild gentle race, and a cannibalistic one living underground. His machine is stolen by the underground race and he must risk capture himself (and being eaten) to return to his own time. John Vogel {jvogel@dgs.dgsys.com}
Credits:
Director George Pal
Screenwriter David Duncan
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells
Producer George Pal
Cinematographer Paul C. Vogel
Editor George Tomasini
Composer Russell García
Art Director George W. Davis and William Ferrari
Set Decorator F. Keogh Gleason and Henry Grace
Make-up Artist William Tuttle
Special Photo Effects Gene Warren, Wah Chang and Tim Barr (Uncredited)
Cast:
Rod Taylor
George (H. G. Wells)Alan Young Filby (David and James)
Yvette Mimieux Weena
Sebastian Cabot Dr. Philip Hillyer
Tom Helmore Anthony Bridewell
Whit Bissell Walter Kemp
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Watchett
Bob Barran Eloi Man
James Skelly Second Eloi Man
Paul Frees Talking Rings (voice)
Academy Awards:
1961 Best Special Effects Tim Barr and Gene Warren
Hugo Award Nominations:
1961 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
Westworld (1973)
MGM
ACTION/Science Fiction: USA: 88 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
DVD MGM Home Video 907014
Plot Summary
A amusement park for rich vacationers. The park provides its customers a way to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that provide anything they want. Two vacationers choose a wildwest adventure. However, after a computer breakdown, they find that they are now being talked by a rogue robot gunslinger from The Magnificent Seven. K. Rose {rcs@texas.net}
Credits:
Director Michael Crichton
Screenwriter Michael Crichton
Producer Paul N. Lazurus III
Cinematographer Gene Polito
Composer Fred Karlin
Editor David Bretherton
Art Designer Herman A. Blumenthal
Set Designer John Austin
Special Effects Charles Schulthies
Cast:
Yul Brynner Gunslinger
Richard Benjamin Peter Martin
James Brolin John Blane
Alan Oppenheimer Chief Supervisor
Norman Bartold Medieval Knight
Victoria Shaw Medieval Queen
Dick Van Patten Banker
Linda Scott Arlette
Steve Franken Technician
Michael T. Mikler Black Knight
Terry Wilson Sheriff
Majel Barrett Miss Carrie
Anne Randall Servant Girl
Julie Marcus Girl in Dungeon
Sharyn Wynters Apache Girl
Ann Bellamy Middle-aged Woman
Christine Holter Stewardess
Charles Seel Bellhop
Wade Crosby Bartender
Nora Marlowe Hostess
Will J. White , Ben Young & Tom Falk Workmen
Orville Sherman, Lindsay Workman, Lauren Gilbert,
Davis Roberts & Howard Platt Supervisors
Jared Martin, Richard Roat, Kenny Washington,
Robert Patten, David Frank, Kip King,
David Man & Larry Delaney Technicians
Lin Henson Ticket Girl
Hugo Awards:
1974 Nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation
Zardoz (1974)
20th Century Fox / John Boorman Productions
ACTION/Science Fiction: UK: 105 Minutes: Rated R: Color: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1
"The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life, and poisons the earth with a plague of men, as once it was.
But the gun shoots death, and purifies the earth of the filth of brutals.
Go forth and kill!
Plot Summary
In the distant future Earth is divided into two camps, the barely civilized group and the overly civilized one with mental powers. A plague is attacking the second group and the members cease to have any interest in life and become nearly catatonic. When Sean Connery, one of the barbarians, crosses over, the tenuous balance in their world is threatened.
John Vogel {jvogel@dgs.dgsys.com}
Credits:
Director John Boorman
Screenwriter John Boorman
Producer John Boorman
Associate Producer Charles Orme
Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth
Editor John Merritt
Composer David Munrow
Additional music from "7th symphony" Ludwig Van Beethoven
Production designer Anthony Pratt
Set designer John Hoesli and Martin Atkinson
Special effects Gerry Johnston
Makeup Charles Staffell and Basil Newall
Costumes Christel Boorman
Cast:
Sean Connery Zed
Charlotte Rampling Consuella
Sara Kestelman May
Sally Anne Newton Avalow
John Alderton Friend
Niall Buggy Arthur Frayn/Zardoz
Bosco Hogan George Saden
Jessica Swift Apathetic
Bairbre Dowling Star
Christopher Casson Old Scientist
Stargate (1994)
MGM-UA/Carolco Pictures / Centropolis / Journal Film / Canal +
ACTION/ Science Fiction: France-US: 119 Minutes: Rated PG-13: Color: Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Production Budget: $55: Rentals $34 (Domestic): Release Date: October 28, 1994
Revenue: $71.6 (Domestic) + $125m (Overseas) = $196.6 (Worldwide)
DVD Live Home Video 60440
"Weve opened a doorway to a world we know nothing about"
Plot Summary
A small group of US troops and an Egyptologist use an ancient device a stargate - found in 1920s Egypt to transport them to a distant planet. There they discover, err, well any more plot would be considered a spoiler. Rob Hartill
Credits:
Director Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
Producer Joel B. Michaels, Oliver Eberle & Dean Devlin
Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editor Michael J. Duthie and Derek Brechin
Composer David Arnold
Production designer Holger Gross
Art design Peter Murton, Frank Bollinger & Mark Zuelzke
Set designer Jim Erickson, Stephen Alesch, Mick Cukurs, Luis Hoyos, Barbara Ann Jaeckel, Patrick Janicke, Patrick Klawonn & Clare Scarpulla
Costume Designer Joseph Porro
Special effects Kit West
Cast:
Kurt Russell Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil
James Spader Dr. Daniel Jackson
Jaye Davidson Ra
Viveca Lindfors Catherine
Alexis Cruz Skaara
Mili Aveital Sha'uri
Leon Rippy General W.O. West
John Diehl Lieutenant Kawalsky
Carlos Lauchu Anubis
Djimon Horus
Erick Avari Kasuf
French Stewart Lieutenant Feretti
Gianin Loffler Nabeh
Christopher John Fields Lieutenant Freeman
Derek Webster Lieutenant Brown
Jack Moore Lieutenant Reilly
Steve Giannelli Lieutenant Porro
David Pressman Assistant Lieutenant
Scott Smith Officer
Cecil Hoffman Sarah O'Neil
Raw Allen Barbara Shore
Richard Kind Gary Meyers
John Storey Mitch
Lee Taylor-Allan Jenny
George Gray Technician
Kelly Vint Young Catherine
Cast:
Erik Holland Professor Langford
Nick Wilder Foreman Taylor
Sayed Badreya Arabic Interpreter
Michael Concepcion, Jerry Gilmore, Michel Jean-Phillipe & Dialy N'Daiye Horuses
Gladys Holland Professor
Roger Til, Kenneth Danziger, Christopher West & Robert Ackerman Companions
Kieron Lee Masked Ra
Frank Welker Voice of the Mastadge
Hugo Award Nominations:
1995 Best Dramatic Presentation
Sci-Fi Universe Magazine Awards:
1996 Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Film
Starman (1984)
Columbia
ACTION/ Science fiction: USA: 115 Minutes: Rated PG: Color: Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1 (Panavision)
Gross Revenue: $28.7 (Domestic)
"Love is when you care for someone else more than you care for yourself."
DVD Columbia/Tristar 04129
Plot Summary
Jenny Hayden never did get over the death of her husband. So when an alien life form decides to model "himself" on the husband, Jenny is understandably confused if not terrified. The alien, or Starman, as he is called, has a deadline to meet, and kidnaps Jenny in order to meet it.
Rob Hartill
Credits:
Director John Carpenter
Screenwriter Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon and Dean Riesner (Uncredited)
Producer Larry J. Franco
Co-producer Barry Bernardi
Executive Producer Michael Douglas
Associate Producer Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon
Cinematographer Donald Morgan
Editor Marion Rothman
Composer Jack Nitzsche
Synthesizer Music Brian Banks
Production Designer Daniel Lomino
Set Designer Robert R. Benton
Costume Designer Andy Hylton & Robin Bush
Special effects Roy Arbogast, Bruce Nicholson & Michael McAlister
Visual Consultant & Second Unit Director Joe Alves
Special Effects Stan Winston Studio & Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Starman Transformation Stan Winston, Dick Smith & Rick Baker
Computer graphics Video Image
Special laser effects: Laser Images, Inc. / Laserium Laser Media, Inc.
Makeup Pete Altobelli
Stunt Co-ordinator Terry Leonard
Cast:
Jeff Bridges
StarmanKaren Allen Jenny Hayden
Charles Martin Smith Mark Shermin
Richard Jaeckel George Fox
Robert Phalen Maj. Bell
Tony Edwards Sgt. Lemon
John Walter Davis Brad Heinmuller
Ted White Deer Hunter
Dirk Blocker & M.C. Gainey Cops
Sean Faro Hot Rodder
George "Buck" Flower Cook
Russ Benning Scientist
Ralph Cosham Marine Lieutenant
David Wells Fox's Assistant
Anthony Grumbach NSA Officer
James Deeth S-61 Pilot
Alex Daniels Gas Station Attendant
Carol Rosenthal Gas Customer
Cast:
Mickey Jones Trucker
Lu Leonard Roadhouse Waitress
Charlie Hughes Bus Driver
Byron Walls Police Sergeant
Betty Bunch Truck Stop Waitress
Victor McLemore Roadblock Lieutenant
Steven Brennan Roadblock Sergeant
Pat Lee Bracero Wife
Judith Kim Girl Barker
Ronald Colby Cafe Waiter
Robert Stein State Trooper
Kenny Call Donnie Bob
Jeff Ramsey & Jerry Gatlin Hunters
David Daniell Letterman
Randy Tutton Second Letterman
John Carpenter Man in Helicopter (Uncredited)
Starman Academy Award Nominations:
1984 Nominated for Best Actor Jeff Bridges
Golden Globe Awards:
1985 Nomination for Best Original Score Jack Nitzsche
1985 Nomination for Best Actor Drama Jeff Bridges
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Awards:
1985 Saturn Award for Best Actor Jeff Bridges