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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 Stetson

1985 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 Starlighters

Paul 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 - Lyrics

1985 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 McFly

Christopher 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 Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge, and his creation’s 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:

  1. National Film Registry

 

 

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 doctor’s 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 Shelley’s 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 Frankenstein’s 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:

  1. Nomination for Best Makeup Paul Engelen, Carol Hemming and Daniel Parker

 

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 5

Jenny 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 Max

Joanne 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 Raymond’s 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 Raymond’s 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 Stone’s JFK and Chris Carter’s 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 thinker’s 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 Terminator

Michael 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 Cabal

Edward 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

"We’ve 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 Starman

Karen 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