Science Fiction Films
Alien Invaders and other Things From Byond
Men and Women in Space / Other Worlds
Animals and the Environment Gone Wild
Apocalyses and Future Catastrophes
Dystopias and other Future Worlds
Time Travel
Cyborgs, Androids, Evil Computers, and Sundry Robots
Clones and other Unnatural Bodies
Prehistoric / Prehuman / Evolution and De-evolution
It Came from the 1950s! (50s Science Fiction Films)
Jules Verne
Miscellaneous Science Fictions
- Science Fiction and Fantasy on TV
Fantasy film videography (includes superheroes)
Anime videography
Horror film videography
- Alien Nation (1988)
- Directed by Graham Baker. Cast: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard. Science fiction drama set in Los Angeles in the 1990's about a whole culture of aliens called "Newcomers" who land in the Mojave Desert and are allowed refuge by the U.S. government. In L.A. alone there are 300,000 Newcomers, and Detective James Sykes, a veteran police officer, is out to avenge the death of his partner who was killed by one of the extra-terrestrials. Sykes' new partner turns out to be the force's first Newcomer, and together they uncover a trail of murder leading to the worst drug epidemic ever to hit Planet Earth. 90 min. DVD 2943
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database - Andromeda Strain (1971)
- Directed by Robert Wise. A remote village in New Mexico is contaminated by an alien germ from a crashed satellite. Scientists fight the clock trying to analyze the lethal organism and discover the nature of the deadly microbe before it starts a world wide epidemic. 130 min. DVD 6422; vhs 999:1213Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Alterman, Peter S. "Neuron and Junction: Patterns of Thought in The Andromeda Strain." In: The Mechanical God: Machines in Science Fiction / edited by Thomas P. Dunn and Richard D. Erlich. pp: 109-115.: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1982. Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy; no. 1 (Main Stack PN3433.6.M4 1982; Moffitt PN3433.6.M4 1982)
Georgios, P. et al. "Infectious Diseases in Cinema: Virus Hunters and Killer Microbes." Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003; 37:939-942
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No cure for the future : disease and medicine in science fiction and fantasy / edited by Gary Westfahl and George Slusser. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy; no. 102 (Main Stack PR830.S35.N6 2002)
- The Astounding She-Monster (1958)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Atomic Rulers of the World (Japan, 1964)
- Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, and others. Cast: Nakayama, Kan Hayashi, Minoru Takada, Utako Mitsuya.
A hero from the deepest reaches of space arrives on planet Earth to save mankind from atomic destruction in this feature film comprised of episodes of the popular Japanese sci-fi series Super Giant. As the citizens of the distant planet Emerald watch over Earth, they are shocked to discover that the rouge nation of Mirapolia has distributed atomic weapons all over the planet. Though the Mirapolians have vowed to destroy Earth if they cannot rule over it, the arrival of space savior Starman provides the frightened citizens of the endangered planet a ray of hope in what may be their darkest hour. In English ; dubbed from the original Japanese.
76 min. DVD 7732
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- Battlefield Earth: a Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
- Directed by Roger Christian. Cast: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Richard Tyson, Sabine Karsenti. Science fiction film set in the year 3000 when a race of Psychlos have conquered the Earth. Loaded with edge-of-your-seat action and extreme special efffects, the film forges new ground as a totally new style of science fiction filmmaking. Based on the novel "Battlefield Earth," by L. Ron Hubbard. 119 min. DVD 6070
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- The Blob (1958)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Brother From Another Planet (1987)
- Directed by John Sayles.
A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he spashes down in New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem, where he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and persued by two alien bounty hunters. 109 min. DVD 1820; vhs 999:1470
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- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg. Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership. This special edition, first released in 1980, is an expanded version of the original 1977 movie which includes newly filmed scenes and previously cut material. 132 min. DVD 8801; vhs 999:1289
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- Cocoon (1985)
- Directed by Ron Howard. Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch.
When visitors from a distant galaxy return to earth on a secret mission, their other-worldly powers afford a group of senior citizens who had expected nothing more from life than bingo, shuffleboard, aches and pains, the chance to recapture their youth. Special features: Commentary by director Ron Howard; Behind-the-scenes featurette; Ron Howard profile; underwater training; actors; Creating Antareans; TV spots; theatrical teaser; scene selection. Contents: Side A. Widescreen presentation ; Commentary by Ron Howard ; "Behind the scenes" featurette ; "Creating Antareans" featurette -- Side B. Full screen presentation ; Commentary by Ron Howard. 117 min. DVD X1771
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- Noland, Richard W. "Liminality and Individuation In Cocoon." Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 1995 Aug, 16:3-4, 236-41.
- Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- Directed by Daniel Petrie. Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver, Maureen Stapleton, Elaine Stritch, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Tahnee Welch.
In this charming, funny and very moving sequel to the hit film "Cocoon", the adventurous old-timers who left Earth for the alien utopia Antarea, return on a rescue mission. Although accustomed to their new peaceful, problem-free planet, they realize the joys they left behind after they are reunited with their stunned families. Yet for all their happiness, they must once again confront the human frailties of their past. 116 min. DVD X1771
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- Contact (1997)
- Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughy, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett. Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway discovers an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the message which contains detailed instructions for building a mysterious machine. Now Dr. Arroway must decide whether she should play it safe or risk her life to contact the aliens. 150 min. DVD 1472
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- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Directed by Robert Wise. A visitor from outer space comes with the warning that unless war is abolished, Earth will be destroyed by the more advanced planets of the universe. 92 min. DVD 1595; vhs 999:873 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
"Gort, Klaatu barada nikto"
(.wav sound file) - Destroy all Planets (Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu) (Japan, 1968)
- Directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Cast: Kojiro Hongo, Toru Takatsuka, Kurl Crane. Earth is invaded by evil aliens. The prehistoric monster, Gamara, stops the attack. Through mind control, the monster ravages the cities of Japan until it is freed to fight the final battle against the aliens. 91 min. DVD 7725 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Eolomea (1972, East German)
- Directed by Herrmann Zschoche. Cast: Cox Habbema, Ivan Andonov, Sanajev Vsevolod, Rolf Hoppe, Wolfgang Greese. A mysterious message--'Eolomea'-- is received on Earth from a sector of space. Within three days, eight cargo ships disappear from the sector and an entire space station goes quiet. What is "Eolomea"-- and who on Earth knows about it? 80 min. DVD 6363 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast: Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, and Henry Thomas as Elliott.
A moving story of a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. While E.T. learns about life on Earth, Elliott learns that friendship knows no earthly bounds. 115 min. DVD 8967; vhs 999:1633 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Evil Brain from Outer Space(Japan, 1964)
- Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka,
Teruo Ishii, and others. Cast: Ken Utsui, Sachihiro Ohsawa, Junko Ikeuchi, Minako Yamada, Shoji Nakayama, Kan Hayashi, Minoru Takada, Utako Mitsuya.
From a Japanese television series complete with corny costume, super strength, and the ability to fly from planet to planet, Starman clobbers the bad guys with a frenzied fighting style that looks like a cross between martial arts and a berserk ballet. "The most brilliant mind in the universe" tries to conquer the earth with an army of mutants, monsters, mad doctors, and a "super germ" that turns into a white-faced-witch-like woman with killer-claws. 78 min. DVD 7740
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- The Fifth Element (France, 1997)
- Director, Luc Besson. Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich. Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. 126 min. DVD 1339 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within (USA / Japan, 2001)
- Directors, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Moto Sakakibara. Voices: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Keith David, Jean Simmons, Matt McKenzie. In this film Cast: computer animated and live action, the Earth is infested with alien spirits, and mankind faces total extinction in the year 2065 A.D. Led by a dream and guided by a mentor, a scientist struggles to collect eight good spirits to create a powerful source strong enough to destroy the alien presence, but is it pure enough to protect the planet. The Earth must be saved from its darkest hate and unleash the final spirit. Special features: (Disc 2): original interactive documentary: "The making of Final fantasy"; dig deeper and ink-out to information pods which spotlight: Final fantasy thriller music video, alternate opening sequence, Mini-movie: Aki's dream, trailer explorations; multiple workshop including: 7 in-depth character files; 3 vehicle scale comparisons, 2 face wraps, character morphs, compositing builds, matte art explorations, sets & props; Final fantasy shuffler; Interactive film explorations includes complete screenplay, virtual tour of Square Pictures. 106 min. DVD 4398
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- Monnet, Livia . "A-Life and the Uncanny in "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within"." Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Mar., 2004), pp. 97-121 17(64):182-191. 1981 Winter. UC users only
- I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Independence Day (1996)
- Director, Roland Emmerich. Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein. Massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies and wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. The world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors. 152 min. DVD 1012 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Invaders from Mars (1953)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Invasion (2007)
- Director, Oliver Hirschbiegel. Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright, Jackson Bond.
Tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist discovers the epidemics origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion. Special features: "We've been snatched before: invasion in Media History" documentary; featurette "The invasion: a new story"; featurette "The invasion: on the set"; featurette "The invasion: snatched." 99 min. DVD 9159
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- Shepard, Lucius. "Look, You Fools. You're In Danger. Can't You See? They're After All of Us. They're Here Already." Fantasy & Science Fiction; Feb2008, Vol. 114 Issue 2, p107-112, 6p UC users only
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Directed by Don Siegel. Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Caolyn Jones, Ralph Dumke, Jean Willes.
Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people. Based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney. 80 min. DVD 466; VHS 999:150
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- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Directed by Philip Kaufman. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright.
Filmy spores fall from space over San Francisco, and the city blossoms with beautiful new flora. People take the flowers home and as they sleep, the plants creep over them, devouring their bodies and stealing their identities--everything except their emotions, their uniqueness, their souls. Special DVD features: Disc 1: Commentary by director Philip Kaufman ; Disc 2: "Re-visitors from outer space or How I learned to stop worrying and love the pod" featurette; inside the pods: examining the Invasion: "Practical magic," "The man behind the scream" and "The invasion will be televised." 117 min. DVD 8104; vhs 999:2322 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Invisible Adversaries (Unsichtbare Gegner) (Austria, 1987)
- Directed by Valie Export. Anna, a Viennese photographer, discovers that extra-terrestrial beings are colonizing the minds of her fellow citizens by raising the human aggression level. The outer world immediately becomes disjointed, but the inner world, too, as Anna and her lover try to hang on to their deteriorating relationship. 112 min. 999:1567Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- It Came From Outer Space (1953)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Man From Planet X (1951)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (UK, 1976)
- Directed by Nicolas Roeg. Cast: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry. An alien, on a mission to obtain water, becomes a head of a large corporation. Ultimately, he is overwhelmed by American capitalism and a relationship with a women. 139 min. DVD 4449 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Feineman, Neil. Nicolas Roeg Boston : Twayne Publishers, 1978, c1977 (MAIN: PN1998.A3 .R63174 1978)
Lanza, Joseph. Fragile geometry : the films, philosophy, and misadventures of Nicolas Roeg New York : PAJ Publications, 1989. (MOFF: PN1998.A3 R63175)
Leach, James. "The Man who Fell to Earth: Adaption by Omission." Literature Film Quarterly; Fall78, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p371, 9p UC users only
Lowentrout, Peter M. "The meta-aesthetic of popular science fiction film." Extrapolation 1988, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p349-364, 16p UC users only
Milne, T. "The man who fell to earth." Sight & Sound v. 45 no. 3 (Summer 1976) p. 145-7
Roberts, Adam. "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Science Fiction Film & Television, 2008, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p155-159, 5p UC users only
Salwolke, Scott. Nicolas Roeg, film by film
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1993.
(MAIN: PN1998.3.R635 S26 1993)
Waller, Nick. "Nicolas Roeg: A Sense of Wonder" Film Criticism, Summer76, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p25-29, 5pUC users only
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Director, Tim Burton. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sidney. Mean, green invaders from the angry red planet attempt to take over the Earth ... armed with insta-fry ray guns, endowed with slimy, humungous brains, and enlivened with state-of-the-art special effects. Thrill!... as Earth fights back with an unexpected weapon. 106 min. DVD 1013
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- Marvin the Martian
- Marvin the Martian (or Marvin Martian) is a fictional character appearing in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoons. Despite appearing in only five of the original shorts, Marvin has developed a cult following. Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on both the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars.
Haredevil Hare (1948) DVD 2073
Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century (1953) DVD 3564; DVD 2073; vhs Video/C MM161
- Birdwell, Michael E. ""Oh, You Thing from Another World, You": How Warner Bros. Animators Responded to the Cold War (1948-1980)." Film & History May2001, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p34-39, 6p UC users only
- MIB, Men in Black (1997)
- Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn. New York City is being threatened by a villainous bug who has inhabited the body of a farmer. The mission assigned to the agents is to locate and exterminate the bug before it destroys the planet. At their disposal is an arsenal of weapons and the assistance of an alien arms dealer. 98 min. DVD 7361; 999:3055Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Chapman, Aneta. "Real Men Wear Black: The Men In Black Films." In: The science fiction film reader / edited by Gregg Rickman. 1st Limelight ed. New York : Limelight Editions, 2004.
(Grad Svcs PN1995.9.S26.S344 2004; Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S344 2004Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S344 2004)
Kermode, Mark. "Men in Black." Sight and Sound 7.n8 (August 1997): 47(2).
Leach, Joan. "Here come the men in black: technology and anxiety in the postmodern age.(Special Issue: Fictions and Futures)('Men in Black' deconstructed)." Futures 30.10 (Dec 1998): 10
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- The Monolith Monster (1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Mysterians (Chikyû Bôeigun) (Japan, 1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Outer Limits: Aliens Among Us Collection(TV, 1995-2001)
- Contents: Quality of mercy / featuring Robert Patrick -- Afterlife / Clancy Brown -- The grell / Ted Shackelford -- Relativity theory / Melissa Gilbert-- Alien shop / Jonathon Schaech -- Beyond the veil / Michael O'Keefe. Special features: Aliens Among Us documentary; making "Quality of Mercy" documentary; origins of "The Outer Limits" featurette. 265 min. DVD X732
- Phantom from Space (1953)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Directed by Kerry Conran. Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili, Sir Laurence Olivier. Circa 1939 ace city reporter Polly Perkins has noted the sudden disappearances of many of the world's most famous scientists. After the city falls under attack of giant flying robots, she decides to team up with her ex-boyfriend, aviation officer Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan and flys around the world in search of the evil mastermind, Dr. Totenkopf, whose plan it is to create a new world by destroying the one of today. 106 min. DVD 6072 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Magid, Ron. "Building the Retro World of Tomorrow." Animation Magazine v. 18 no. 8 (August 2004) p. 18-20UC users only
Probst, Christopher. "A Retro Future." American Cinematographer v. 85 no. 10 (October 2004) p. 32-6, 38-43UC users only
Walters, B. "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." Sight & Sound v. ns14 no. 11 (November 2004) p. 67-8UC users only
- Slither (2006)
- Directed by James Gunn. Cast: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania Saulnier, Don Thompson.
Grant Grant, the wealthiest and most powerful citizen is a small rural town, is taking a walk through the woods when he comes across a strange and unfamiliar life form. Grant makes the mistake of getting too close and soon an alien creature invades his body. It is not long before Grant isn't the only one who has been attacked by the strange and slimy things. His wife, Starla, begins to notice that something is very wrong with her husband. At the same time, Sheriff Bill Pardy becomes aware that there is a pattern of missing people and animals. Together, Starla and Bill set out to put a stop to the alien invaders intent upon taking over. Special features: Deleted scenes with optional commentary by director James Gunn; Gag reel; Visual effects: "Step by step"; "Who is Bill Pardy?"; The sick minds and slimy days of 'Slither'; Bringing 'Slither's' creatures to life; Slithery set tour with Nathan Fillion; "Gorehound grill: brewin' the blood"; The king of cult: Lloyd Kaufman's video diary; Feature commentary with director James Gunn and actor Nathan Fillion; Extended scenes.
96 min. DVD X40
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- Target Earth (1954)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- They Live (1988)
- Directed by John Carpenter. Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques.
One man discovers that aliens are masquerading as humans while they lull the public into submission through subliminal advertising messages. Only specially made sunglasses make the deadly truth visible. 95 min. DVD 7518
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- Boulenger, Gilles. John Carpenter : the prince of darkness Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, 2003. (PFA PN1998.3.C375.B68 2003)
The Cinema of John Carpenter: the technique of terror Edited by Ian Conrich & David Woods. London : Wallflower, 2004 (Main Stack PN1998.3.C38.C56 2004)
Cumbow, Robert C. Order in the universe : the films of John Carpenter Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. (MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 2000; MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 1990 [earlier edition])
- The Thing (The Thing From Another World) (1951)
- Directed by Christian Nyby. Cast: James Arness (as the Thing), Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite, Bill Self, Dewey Martin.
A team of scientists, investigating a magnetic disturbance near the North Pole, discovers a disc-shaped object and some sort of man-like creature frozen beneath the ice. Based on the story "Who goes there?" by John W. Campbell, Jr. 80 min. DVD 9158; vhs 999:774 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Thing (1982)
- Director, John Carpenter. Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan. Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them. Special features: Running commentary with Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter; John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror takes shape, an 80 min. original documentary; stop motion animation footage cut from the film; exclusive work-in-progress visual effects footage; behind-the-sceens location footage; original theatrical trailer; outtakes from the film; behind-the-scenes photographs; storyboards and conceptual art; annotated production archive.
109 min. DVD 896 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Boulenger, Gilles. John Carpenter : the prince of darkness Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, 2003. (PFA PN1998.3.C375.B68 2003)
The Cinema of John Carpenter: the technique of terror Edited by Ian Conrich & David Woods. London : Wallflower, 2004 (Main Stack PN1998.3.C38.C56 2004)
Crogan, Patrick. "Things Analog and Digital." Senses of Cinema
Katovich, Michael A. and Kinkade, Patrick T. "The Stories Told In Science Fiction And Social Science: Reading The Thing And Other Remakes From Two Eras." Sociological Quarterly 1993 34(4): 619-637.
Cumbow, Robert C. Order in the universe : the films of John Carpenter Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. (MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 2000; MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 1990 [earlier edition])
White, Eric. "The Erotics of Becoming: Xenogenesis and The Thing." Science-Fiction Studies, vol. 20 no. 3 (61). 1993 Nov. pp: 394-408.UC users only
- This Island Earth (1955)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Twenty Million Miles to Earth (1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- War of the Worlds (The Orson Welles Collection) [Sound Recording]
- Originally aired on the radio program Mercury Theatre on the Air on the CBS System in 1938. Sound/D 94 (also on Sound/D 96, Sound/D 98 and Sound/C 1109)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Director, Steven Spielberg. Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez. Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense of his children. As the world fends for itself, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it. 117 min. DVD 4723 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseSpielberg bibliography
- War of the Worlds (1952)
- Director, Byron Haskin. Produced by George Pal. Cast: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne. H.G. Wells' chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens. Special DVD features: Commentary tracks by cast members, the director, and film historian Bob Burns and Bill Warren, author of Keep watching the skies!; The sky is falling (making of the film); The war of the worlds (Mercury Theatre on the Air radio broadcast). DVD 9185; vhs 999:514 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseH.G. Wells and the Movies
- Wild Blue Yonder (UK / USA / France / Germany, 2005)
- Director, Werner Herzog. Cast: Brad Dourif, Martin Lo, Roger Diehl, Ted Sweetser, Capt. Donald Williams, Dr. Ellen Baker, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid, Michael McCulley.
A science-fiction fantasy film with a serious message from legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog: As humans search for a new planet to colonize, aliens attempt to settle on the nearly uninhabitable earth. Herzog worked with NASA and musician/photographer Henry Kaiser to create incredible documentary images from outer space and beneath the Antarctic Ocean, and combined these with Brad Dourif's performance as an alien interviewing real-life respected scientists -- culminating in a personal plea to save our planet. 81 min. DVD 6918
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Men and Women in Space / Other Worlds
- Aelita: the Queen of Mars (Soviet Union, 1924)
- Directed by Yakov Protazanov. Los, an engineer living in Moscow, dreams of Aelita, the Queen of Mars, and builds a spaceship to take him to her. They fall in love, but Los soon finds himself embroiled in the planet's proletarian uprising. Based on a novella with the same title by A. Tolstoy. 98 min. DVD 84
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- Christensen, Peter G. "Aelita, Individual Psychology, and the Soviet State." In: Holding the vision : essays on film : proceedings of the First Annual Film Conference of Kent State University, April 21, 1983 (MAIN: PN1995 .F4577 1983; Storage Info: C 2 843 031)
Christensen, Peter G. "Women as Princesses or Comrades: Ambivalence in Yakov Protazanov's Aelita." New Zealand Slavonic Journal, pp. 107-22, 2000
Christie, Ian. "Down to Earth: Aelita Relocated." In: Inside the film factory : new approaches to Russian and Soviet cinema / edited by Richard Taylor and Ian Christie. London; New York, NY : Routledge, 1991. (Main Stack PN1993.5.R9.I57 1991; Moffitt PN1993.5.R9.I57 1991)
- Alien Quartet
- Alien (1979)
- Directed by Ridley Scott. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discover a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left. 116 min. DVD 2180; vhs 999:410
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Aliens (1986)- Directed by James Cameron. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser. Ripley is recovering from her first encounter with the deadly alien. Her account of that event is received with skepticism, but transmissions from a colony later established on the Alien's planet abruptly cease. Burke, an up-and-coming company man, talks Ripley into going back with a squad of colonial Marines. Of course the Marines do not take her warnings seriously either, until they comeface-to-face with the awesome alien spawn. 154 min. DVD 2181; vhs 999:2114
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Alien 3 (1992)- Directed by David Fincher. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Lance Henriksen. Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) crash lands on Fiorina 161, a desolate planet populated by interplanetary ex-cons. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies start appearing. She soon discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the creature, but herself as well. 115 min. DVD 2182; vhs 999:2115
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Alien Resurrection (1997)- Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freedman, Brad Dourif. Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her - along with the alien queen inside her - hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. 108 min. DVD 2183; vhs 999:2116
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Alien Quadrilogy: Supplemental Disc (c2003)- Presents supplemental features to the four films "Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection plus an "Alien Evolution" documentary, and Ridley Scott interview. DVD 2184
- Directed by Ridley Scott. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discover a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left. 116 min. DVD 2180; vhs 999:410
- The Angry Red Planet (1960)
- Directed by Ib Melchior. In this sci-fi thriller the four people who are the first humans from Earth to land on Mars find that they are not welcome as horrifying, gigantic creatures try to kill them, including an enormous breathing amoeba. 84 min. 999:2518
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- Freedman, Carl. "Marxism, cinema and some dialects of science fiction and film noir." In: Red planets : Marxism and science fiction / edited by Mark Bould and China Miéville.
Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2009. (Main (Gardner) Stacks PN3433.6 .R43 2009)
- Assignment: Outer Space (aka Space Men) (Italy, 1960)
- Directed by Antonio Margheriti. Cast: Rik Von Nutter, Gaby Farinon, David Montresor, Archie Savage, Alain Dijon.
Astronauts on a secret mission to Mars discover that an unstoppable renegade space station is speeding toward a defenseless Earth on a deadly collision course. The scientists are faced with a horrific choice - watch helplessly as their planet is destroyed or risk their lives on a million-to-one chance to stop the impact. When every option seems exhaused, a heroic reporter makes a final attempt to save the Earth. A showcase for the groundbreaking special effects work of Caesar Peace. 79 min. DVD 7734
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- Babylon 5
- See TV videography
- Barbarella (France / Italy, 1968)
- Directed by Roger Vadim. Cast: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea, Marcel Marceau, Claude Dauphin, David Hemmings. An erotic science fiction fantasy in which a female adventurer travels through space vanquishing evil in the forms of robots and monsters and rewarding the men who assist her. 98 min. DVD 8662; vhs 999:998 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Battlestar Galactic
- See TV videography
- The Black Hole (1979)
- Directed by Gary Nelson. Cast: Maximillan Schell, Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms.
Scientists are on board an Earth discovery vessel on a fruitless search for life in space when they encounter a lost spaceship perched on the event horizon of the universe's most powerful phenomenon, a black hole. 98 min. DVD 7642 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Buck Rogers (1939)
- Directed by Ford I. Beebe. Featuring: Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall, Anthony Warde, Guy Usher, C. Montague Shaw, Henry Brandon, Wheeler Oakman, Philson Ahn. In this action packed science fiction serial in 12 chapters, Buck Rogers and young Buddy Wade, preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years, are brought back to life by future Earth scientists. They awaken in the year 2500 A.D. to find planet Earth in a state of emergency being ruled by Killer Kane and his super gangsters. Buck and Buddy solicit the help of the planet Saturn to rid the universe of this sinister tyrant. Thus, the spectacular intergalactic battles begin. Contents: Tomorrow's world -- Tragedy on Saturn -- The enemy's stronghold -- The sky patrol -- The phantom plane -- The unknown command -- Primitive urge -- Revolt of the zuggs -- Bodies without minds -- Broken barriers -- A prince in bondage -- War of the planets. 108 min. (241 min. total) DVD 318
- Dark Star (1974)
- Directed by John Carpenter. Cast: Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dre Pahich, Dan O'Bannon. Dark Star is a futuristic scoutship traveling far in advance of colony ships. Armed with Exponential Thermostellar bombs, it prowls the unstable planets. But there is one obstacle that its' crewmembers did not count on -- one of the ship's thinking and talking bombs is lodged in the bay, threatening to destroy the entire ship and crew. 83 min. DVD 2779 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Boulenger, Gilles. John Carpenter : the prince of darkness Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, 2003. (PFA PN1998.3.C375.B68 2003)
The Cinema of John Carpenter: the technique of terror Edited by Ian Conrich & David Woods. London : Wallflower, 2004 (Main Stack PN1998.3.C38.C56 2004)
Cumbow, Robert C. Order in the universe : the films of John Carpenter Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. (MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 2000; MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 1990 [earlier edition])
- Cat-women of the Moon (1953)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Destination Moon (1950)
- Directed by Irving Pichel. Co-scripted by Robert A. Heinlein from his novel, Rocketship Gallileo. An American inventor gets private backing to build a rocket so that the United States can reach the moon before the Russians. 91 min. 999:123 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Doherty, Brian . "Destination Moon: Real Science Fiction
and the Real World." In: The science fiction film reader New York : Limelight Editions, 2004.
(GRDS: PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004; MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004; PFA : PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004)
- Doctor Who (TV Show)
- See TV videography
- Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century(1953)
- Animated short. Directed by Chuck Jones. Warner Brothers. Space hero Duck Dodgers, along with Eager Young Space Cadet Porky, travel to Planet X in search of Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom. Unfortunately, Commander X-2 arrives in his "Martian Maggot" spaceship with his own designs on the place. DVD 2073
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- Dune (1984)
- Directed by David Lynch. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Max Von Sydow, Linda Hunt, Sting. Paul Atreides, son of Duke Leto, struggles with native inhabitants of the dry planet Arrakis (Dune) to overthrow the terrible Baron Barkonnen and his family and control the special product of the planet, a mind-altering spice produced by giant sand worms. Based on the novel by Frank Herbert. 137 min. DVD 469 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
Movie Review Query Engine - Fantastic Planet (La Planète sauvage) (Czechoslovakia / France, 1973)
- Director, Rene Laloux. Written by Rene Laloux and Roland ToporVoices: Jean Topart, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Valmont. In this animated sci-fi masterpiece tiny humanoid creatures called Oms living on distant planet live in fear of the Draags, blue-skinned, red-eyed creatures standing over 40 feet tall. When a Draag child casually kills a human mother with a flick of her finger, she makes amends by adopting the dead woman's child as a pet. However, the new pet quickly figures out the secret of Draag brainpower and escapes to share his knowledge with a band of humans. Together, the humans make plans to bring down the reign of the Draags.
Special features: "Les escargots:" a short by Rene Laloux; "Fantastic Laloux:" an interview with Rene Laloux; trailer; photo gallery; music video "Would I be the one" by Sean Lennon (inspired by Fantastic planet). Based on the novel "Oms en serie" by Stefan Wul. 72 min. DVD 8727
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- Fascisti su Marte (Fascists on Mars)(2006)
- Directed by Corrado Guzzanti
Igor Igor Skofic. Cast: Corrado Guzzanti, Marco Marzocca, Lillo Petrolo, Andrea Blarzino.
Imagines a 1939 expedition to Mars intent on turning the Red Planet to Fascist black. Led by Mussolini acolyte Barbagli, the group overcomes the Martian atmosphere and battles rocks they've determined are enemies. 100 min. DVD 9567
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- First Man into Space (1959)
- Directed by Robert Day. Cast: Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayers, Bill Nagy, Carl Jaffe, Bill Edwards, Roger Delgado, John McLaren.
In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth's atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. 77 min. DVD 9116
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- First Men in the Moon (UK, 1964)
- Directed by Nathan Juran. Cast: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries. Visual effect, Ray Harryhausen. As a team of United Nations astronauts prepares for a moon mission, they are confused by a man who claims he, his fiancee and a scientist journeyed to the moon 65 years ago and were attacked by grotesque, human-like forms that live in immense crystal caverns. From H.G. Wells' "Account of Life on the Moon". Special DVD features: Photo gallery; This is dynamation; Harryhausen chronicles. 103 min. DVD 3297
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- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- Flash Gordon
- Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond.
Flash Gordon(1980)
- Directed by Mike Hodges. Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max Von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where, with the assistance from beautiful Dale Arden, he will take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind. Special features: Alex Ross, renowned comic artist, on Flash Gordon; writing a classic: screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr.; Flash Gordon 1936 serial episode; Flash Gordon Sci-Fi Channel TV show trailer. 112 min. DVD X1005
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseFiery Planet(1934)- Director, Frederick Stephani. Cast: Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Priscilla Lawson, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon. Flash Gordon battles Ming the Merciless and other terrible aliens. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where, with the assistance from beautiful Dale Arden, he will take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind. DVD X1005
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940)- Directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. Cast: Larry (Buster) Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Anne Gwynne, Charles Middleton. The earth is dying! A rocket over the planet is dropping a purple dust into the atmosphere, causing instant death! Flash Gordon and his companions head back to Mongo, the source of the plague. Upon landing, Flash discovers that none other than their arch enemy, Ming the Merciless, is the madman behind the carnage. He also learns of Polarite--the antidote which can only be found in Frigia. Flash and his companions head for Frigia pursued by Ming's soldiers. Contents: 1. The purple death -- 2. Freezing torture -- 3. Walking bombs -- 4. The destroying ray -- 5. The palace of terror -- 6. Flaming death -- 7. The land of the dead -- 8. The fiery abyss -- 9. The pool of peril -- 10. The death mist -- 11. Stark treachery -- 12. Doom of the dictator. 234 min. DVD 6957
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseFlash Gordon's Trip to Mars(1938)- Directed by Ford Beebe and Robert Hill. Cast: Larry (Buster) Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Beatrice Roberts. To save the earth from destruction by a giant ray lamp, Flash Gordon and friends travel to Mars, where they battle and eventually overcome their mortal enemy, Ming the Merciless. This early science fiction film features flying Martians, spaceship battalions, clay people who ooze from cave walls, a light bridge, and other special effects. 299 min. DVD 6958
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseFlash Gordon: Space Soldiers(1938)- Directed by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor Cast: Frank Shannon, "Buster" Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Jean Rogers, Priscilla Lawson. A mysterious planet comes hurtling through space and threatens to destroy the Earth. Flash Gordon blasts off to the planet Mongo with Dr. Hans Zarkov and Dale Arden, where he battles Ming the Merciless, Hawkmen, Lionmen, sacred Gockos, orangaphoids, melting rays, sky cities, rocket fleets, atom furnaces, and tournaments of death in order to rescue the world from impending doom. Contents: The planet of Peril -- The tunnel of terror -- Captured by Shark Men -- Battling the sea beast -- The destroying ray -- Flaming torture -- Shattering doom -- Tournament of death -- Fighting the fire dragon -- The unseen peril -- In the claws of the tigron -- Trapped in the turret -- Rocketing to Earth. In 1951, Flash Gordon reverted to King Features which produced a short-lived TV series (1953-1954). King Features renamed the 1936 motion picture from "Flash Gordon" to "Space soldiers" to avoid confusion. 245 min. DVD 6959
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseFlash Gordon (TV, 1953-1965)- Based on Alex Raymond's legendary sci-fi comic strip hero, these vintage television episodes present the journeys of space hero Flash Gordon (Steve Holland). Along with Dale Arden (Irene Champlin) and the brilliant Dr. Zharkov (Joe Nash), Flash struggles to keep the cosmos safe. 3 episodes, 30 min. each. DVD 2860
Flash Gordon (TV, 1954)- Cast: Steve Holland, Irene Champlin, Joe Nash. Vintage television episodes from the science fiction serial of the adventures of space hero Flash Gordon who battles an ongoing quest to keep the cosmos safe. 90 min. DVD 7741
- Barshay, R. "Ethnic stereotypes in Flash Gordon." Journal of Popular Film and Television Vol III nr 1 (Winter 1974); p 15-30
Kinnard, Roy. "The Flash Gordon serials." Films in Review Vol XXXIX nr 4 (Apr 1988); p 194-203
Tracey, Grant. "Flash Gordon." Images, 4
Turner, George. "Making the Flash Gordon serials." American Cinematographer Vol LXIV nr 6 (June 1983); p 56-62,117-122
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Director, Mike Hodges. Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max Von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton. An outer space fantasy adventure based on the comic strip Flash Gordon. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, threatening destruction of Earth, Dr. Zarkov, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden go to the planet Mongo, the source of these energy waves. Ruling over Mongo is Ming the Merciless, who must be destroyed. 111 min. 999:3094 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Flesh Gordon (1974)
- Directors, Michael Benveniste and Howard Ziehm. Cast: Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph Hudgins, William Hunt, Candy Samples, Mycle Brandy, John Hoyt as Professor Gordon.
In this popular outrageous spoof of sci-fi films, Earth is thrown onto carnal chaos by a mysterious sex ray emanating from outer space. Flesh Gordon, Dale Ardor and their new found friend Dr. Flexi Jerkoff, must travel to the planet Porno to save Earth from certain devastation by the mad Emperor Wang. 90 min. 999:999:3839 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Directed by Fred Wilcox. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman.
After traveling to another planet in the year 2257 in search of survivors of an earlier expedition, a group of scientific explorers encounter one of the missing scientists and his daughter, and are terrorized by an unknown menace that threatens to destroy everybody. Special features on DVD 8617 only: Deleted scenes and lost footage; 2 follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot: feature film "The invisible boy" ; "The thin man" TV series episode Robot client; 3 documentaries: TCM original "Watch the skies!: science fiction, the 1950's and US" ; The all-new amazing! "Exploring the far reaches of Forbidden planet" ; "Robby the Robot: engineering a sci-fi icon" ; excerpts from "The MGM parade" TV series; science-fiction movie trailer gallery.
99 min.DVD 8617 (digitally transferred and restored); DVD 502; VHS 999:79 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Electronic effects from Forbidden Planet (.wav sound file) All sounds © 1956 MGM/-UA
- Galaxy Quest(1999)
- Directed by Dean Parisot. Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Patrick Breen. For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector-- 'Commannder Peter Quincy Taggart, ' 'Lt. Tawny Madison, ' and 'Dr. Lazarus'-- set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space-- and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for 'historical documents' and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives. Special features: On locaton in space featurette ; deleted scenes ; Thermian language audio track ; theatrical trailer ; cast & filmmakers' bios ; production notes. 102 min. DVD X870
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- Gattaca (1997)
- Directed by Andrew Niccol. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean. Story about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Vincent is an "In-Valid," who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent's dreams steadily unravel. 107 min. DVD 6079; vhs 999:2036 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- G.O.R.A.: A Space Movie (Turkey, 2004)
- Directed by Omer Faruk Sorak. The life of a Turkish bloke selling carpets to tourists in an Anatolian town takes an unexpected turn when aliens abduct him and take him to their own planet. While his primary goal is to escape from the planet and come back home, he finds himself waging a war against the alien human-hating commander who is struggling to take control of the planet. Non-US format DVD (PAL). 123 min. DVD 4201 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Smith, Iain Robert. ""Beam Me up, Ömer": Transnational Media Flow and the Cultural Politics of the Turkish Star Trek Remake." The Velvet Light Trap
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- Hardware Wars(1977)
- Directed by Ernie Fosselius. Cast: Frank Robertson, Scott Mathews, Geoff Hale, Cindy Furgatch, Bob Knickerbocker, Ernie Fosselius. Voices: Sonny Buddy Jr., Cindy Furgatch, Walt Kraemer, Ernie Fosselius. A spoof of the space epic, Star Wars, created with special effects made from household appliances available in any hardware store. Features flying toasters in pursuit of a flatiron space station and a robot vacuum cleaner who foils the supreme force of evil. 60 min. DVD X1087
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- Himmelskibet (Denmark, 1918)
- Directed by Holger-Madsen. Cast: Nicolai Neiiendam, Gunnar Tolnaes, Zanny Petersen, Svend Kornbeck. A lavishly produced space-travel picture and a milestone in the science fiction genre. Brave Avanti Planetaros travels to the planet Mars. Once there, he falls in love with a pretty Martian and together they return to Planet Earth to spread the Martian theories of love, peace and understanding. A timely message in the midst of World War I. 81 min. DVD X771 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- In the Dust of the Stars (Im Staub der Sterne) (East Germany, 1976)
- Directed by Gottfried Kolditz. Cast: Jana Brejchova, Alfred Struwe, Ekkehard Schall, Milan Beli, Sylvia Popovici, Violeta Andrei. The spaceship Cyrno and her crew travel six years to respond to an urgent message for help, but when they arrive at planet TEM 4, the "Temers" deny having sent the message. 95 min. DVD 6364 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Lost In Space (TV Show)
- See TV videography
- Martian Chronicles (TV, 1980)
- Director, Michael Anderson. Cast: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Roddy McDowall, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters. In this television mini-series based on the novel by Ray Bradbury, Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, mankind must find another place to live. And when three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder find suitable conditions for relocation, humans pour in by the shipload, bringing the old evils of Earth with them! As Wilder begins to heed the lessons of the dying Martian civilization, can he save humanity from repeating its doom? Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury. 293 min. DVD 6123
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- Outland (1981)
- Directed by Peter Hyams. Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, Kika Markham.
A future cop probes some mysterious deaths among the workers in a mining colony on one of Jupiter's innermost moons. 110 min. DVD 7643 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Queen of Outer Space (1958)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger Menace from Outer Space (TV, 1956)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Screamers (Canada / USA / Japan, 1996)
- Director, Christian Duguay. Cast: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andy Lauer. The rebel Alliance on the planet Sirius 6B fighting against the vicious New Economic Block has developed state-of-the-art weaponry known as Screamers and programmed them to eliminate all enemy life forms. The problem is, somehow the Screamers are mutating--self-replicating into human form, and slaughtering every beating heart on the planet. 108 min. DVD 6104 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Silent Running (1971)
- Directed by Douglas Trumbull. Cast: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint. A botanist has spent three years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge" preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, he rebels and hijacks the space craft, killing his fellow crewman and injuring himself. He plunges the ship into the gaseous Rings of Saturn, where he embarks on the loneliest adventure of all with only two drone robots to keep him company. Film is notable for its special effects.
90 min. DVD 376 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Silent Star (Der schweigende Stern) (East Germany / Poland, 1960)
- Directe by Kurt Maetzig. Cast: Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe, Michal N. Postnikow, Kurt Rackelmann, Gunther Simon, Tang Hua-ta, Lucina Winnicka. When an unusual rock with a cylinder inside is found in the Gobi Desert, scientists determine its origin as the planet Venus. A crew of astronauts is sent there to learn more. Meanwhile experts attempt to decode the message that was encoded on the spool within and determine why Venus is utterly silent. Based on the novel "Astronauci" (The Astronauts) by Stanislaw Lem; adapted to film by J. Fethke, W. Kohlhaase, G. Reisch, G. Rucker, and A. Stenbock-Fermor. Special features: Historical essay "Socialists in outer space," by Stefan Soldovieri; biographies of director, set designer and special effects artist; newsreels about the film; East Germany sci-fi trailers; gallery of set design. 95 min. DVD 6362 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Solaris (Solyaris) (Soviet Union, 1972)
- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness. On the water planet Solaris human space explorers encounter a unique and radical intelligence. Contact between man and this entity stretches the limits of reason and insanity, knowledge and comprehension. 67 min. DVD 6406; vhs 999:850 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Solaris (2003)
- Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Cast: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur. On a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including eerie known visitors who seem all too human. 99 min. DVD 5773
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- Spaceballs (1987)
- Directed by Mel Brooks. Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Joan Rivers. King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you see, the air of Spaceball had serious pollution problems...). The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Starr, to persuade him to save Vespa. What follows is the parody of a lot of famous science fiction movies. Special features: Audio commentary by Mel Brooks; Spaceballs: the documentary; in conversation: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; John Candy: Comic Spirit; storyboard-to-film comparison; film flubs; spacequotes; Spaceballs: the trivia game; Spaceballs: the behind-the-movie photos; exhibitor trailer with Mel Brooks introduction; Spaceballs: the costume gallery; Spaceballs; the art gallery; original theatrical trailer. 96 min. DVD X853
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- Bonnstetter, Beth E. "Of Structures, Stories, and Spaceballs: Parody as Criticism of Genre Film and Myth." In: Sith, slayers, stargates & cyborgs : modern mythology in the new millennium / edited by David Whitt + John Perlich. New York : P. Lang, c2008. (Main (Gardner) Stacks BL312 .P47 2008)
- Star Trek (TV show)
- Star Trek, The Motion Picture (1980)
- Directed by Robert Wise. Cast:William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins. When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew return to the newly-transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to stop the alien intruder on its flight toward Earth. 143 min. DVD X498; vhs 999:2362 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalban. In the 23rd century, the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers, but Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned that this inspection may be the last mission of his career. But Khan, the brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth, is back with his exiled band of genetic supermen and setting a deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk... with the threat of a universal Armageddon! 113 min. DVD X499; vhs 999:2364 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
- Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Merritt Butrick, Nichelle Nichols, Christopher Lloyd. Spock is dead and McCoy is being driven insane. Spock's father reveals that McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence. Kirk therefore decides to steal the Enterprise and defy Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine. However, the Klingons have also learned of Genesis and race to meet Kirk in a deadly rendezvous. 105 min. DVD X500; vhs 999:2365 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
- Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Catherine Hicks. A mysterious alien power is threatening Earth in the 23rd century by evaporating oceans and destroying the atmosphere. Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they encounter the alien life of punk, pizza, and exact-change busses while trying to capture two almost-extinct humpback whales to take back with them. 119 min. DVD X501; vhs 999:2366
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- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
- Directed by William Shatner. Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, David Warner, Laurence Luckinbill. Vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. 107 min. DVD X502; 999:2367 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Christopher Plummer. A Chernobyl-like disaster on a Klingon moon has the Klingon leader attempting to make peace with the Federation. Sent to escort the leader to the peace talks is Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew. The crew becomes stunned when unknown conspirators murder the Klingon and the blame is fixed on them. Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy are accused of the crime. As they stand trial for murder, Mr. Spock and Vulcanian trainee Lt. Valeris try to locate the real culprits. It turns out that Kirk and McCoy are victims of a conspiracy to encourage further hostilities between the Federation and the Klingons. Special DVD features (Disc 1): audio commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn; text commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda -- (Disc 2): Movie making: six featurettes; the Star Trek universe: a conversation with Nicholas Meyer; "Klingons: conjuring the legend"; "Federation operatives"; "Penny's toy box: Star Trek"; "Together again"; art imatates life: "The perils of peacemaking"; a farewell: "DeForest Kelley: a tribute"; "Original cast & crew interviews"; theatrical trailers; 1991 convention presentation by Nicholas Meyer; production gallery; storyboards. 113 min. DVD X503; vhs 999:2368 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- Directed by David Carson. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Malcolm McDowell, William Shatner, James Doohan, Walter Koenig.
The skipper of the fourth U.S.S. Enterprise is Jean-Luc Picard who is sent to investigate a massacre at a science outpost. The only survivor is Dr. Soran, who perpetrated the event to cover up his invention: a bomb he lauched into a nearby sun, exploding it. As Soran escapes with Klingon cronies, Picard learns that Soran's plan is to summon a heavenly energy ribbon called the Nexus. Attempting to stop Soran, Picard ends up inside the Nexus, where he discovers former Captain James T. Kirk, who was believed to have been killed in an accident seventy-eight year earlier. Special features (Disc 1): Audio commentary by Brannon Braga and Ron Moore; text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda -- (Disc 2): The Star Trek universe: a tribute to Matt Jefferies, the 'Enterprise' lineage, Captain Picard's family album, creating 24th century weapons; Production: uniting two legends, stellar cartography: creating the illusion, strange new worlds: the valley of fire; Visual effects: inside ILM: models and miniatures, crashing the 'Enterprise'; Scene deconstruction: main title sequence, the Nexus ribbon, saucer crash sequence; Deleted scenes: orbital skydiving, walking the plank, Christmas with the Picards, alternate ending; Archives: storyboards, production gallery; Trailers: teaser trailer, theatrical trailer. 117 min. DVD X504
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- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige.
The Borg, a half-organic, half-machine race, want to conquer and assimilate all races. They are headed to Earth with a plan to alter history, and it is up to Captain Picard and his crew to stop them. Special features (Disc 1): Text and audio commentary -- (Disc 2): The Star Trek universe ; The Borg Collective ; scene deconstruction ; First Contact production; archives: storyboards, phogo gallery, theatrical trailer. 111 min. DVD X505
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- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
- Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony Zerbe.
Picard and his loyal crew revolt against the high command when that ruling body's scheme to take over a fountain-of-youth-like planet violates Starfleet's Prime Directive: non-interference with other civilizations. Special features (Disc 1): Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda -- (Disc 2): Production: It Takes a Village; Location, Location, Location; The Art of Insurrection; Anatomy of a Stunt; The Story; Making Star Trek: Insurrection; Director's Notebook; Creating the Illusion: Shuttle Chase; Drones; Duck Blind; The Star Trek Universe: Westmore's Aliens; Star Trek's Beautiful Alien Women; Archives: Storyboard; photo gallery; Advertising: Teaser trailer; theatrical trailer; original promotional featurette. 102 min. DVD X506
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- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- Directed by Stuart Baird. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Tom Hardy.
Called to the neutral zone to help negotiate peace between the Romulans and the Federation, Picard and the crew of the Enterprise are confronted by the mysterious Shinzon, a man who claims to be Picard's clone. Special features: Exclusive featurettes; brand new commentaries; behind-the-scenes moments; new interviews with cast & crew; deleted scenes. 116 min. DVD X507
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- Star Wars Double Trilogy
- Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Directed by George Lucas. As imminent conflict brews between the powerful Trade Federation and the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to Naboo to warn the Queen of the galactic fallout which is to follow. Eventually, Naboo is invaded forcing the Jedis to evacuate the planet with the Queen and her court. They travel to the desert planet of Tatooine where they meet a slave boy called Anakin Skywalker who is evidently one with the Force. They enlist his help in fighting the war, while the Jedis confront one of the Dark Jedis behind the invasion, Darth Maul, while his master Darth Sidious continues to lead the invasion as a "phantom" behind the scenes. 133 min. DVD 3947; vhs 999:2457
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)- Directed by George Lucas. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz. Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Annikin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue investigating while Annikin is sent with Amidala to Naboo, where they begin to fall in love. Obi-Wan's investigation leads to a connection between the assassination attempt and a separatist movement, which could bring the Republic to the brink of civil war. 143 min. DVD 3948
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Directed by George Lucas. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz. Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader. Special features: Feature-length audio commentary; exclusive deleted scenes with introductions; "The chosen one" featurette; It's all for real: the stunts of Episode III; web documentaries; "Star wars" Battlefront II trailer and Xbox game demo; "Star wars empire at war" trailer; "A hero falls" music video; poster and print campaign; trailers and TV spots; never-before-seen production photo gallery. 140 min. DVD 4687
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) - Directed by George Lucas. Cast: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing. The first of the initial science/fiction, space/adventure trilogy of the Star Wars films. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial army led by Darth Vader. 124 min.DVD 2993; vhs 999:731:1
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Directed by George Lucas. Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz. The second of the initial science/fiction, space/adventure trilogy of the Star Wars films. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial army led by Darth Vader. 128 min. DVD 2994; vhs 999:731:2
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) - Directed by George Lucas. The third of the initial science/fiction, space/adventure trilogy of the Star Wars films. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial army led by Darth Vader. 134 min. DVD 2995; vhs 999:731:3
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database- Sammons, Todd H. "Return of the Jedi: Epic Graffiti." Science-Fiction Studies, vol. 14 (3) no. 43. 1987 Nov. pp: 355-371.
Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI): Bonus Materials (2004)- Go behind the scenes, and experience the journey from the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debut of the films that changed the face of cinema. Explore the creation of the Star Wars films, the development of the classic characters, and the birth of the lightsaber, through documentaries, featurettes, interviews, rare footage, theatrical trailers, stills collections and poster art. Contents include the documentary "Empire of Dreams: the Story of the Star Wars trilogy", and 3 featurettes: "Characters of Star Wars," "Birth of the Light Saber," "The Force is With Them: the Legacy of Star Wars." Also included are Trailers and TV spots, a video game and still galleries, and the Episode III preview for "The Return of Darth Vader". 236 min. DVD 2996
[Star Wars] A Galaxy Far, Far Away - Star Wars movies have sold more tickets and made more money than any other films in history. This documentary goes deep into what drives this phenomenon through interviews with fans, movie executives, producers and other celebrities to shed new light on the film trilogy that has captivated generations of moviegoers, offering new insight into why these fast-paced science fiction films struck such a powerful chord that crossed race, gender and age lines. 2000. 62 min. Video/C 8491
- Sunshine(UK / USA, 2007)
- Director, Danny Boyle. Cast: Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mark Strong, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh.
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all. Special features: Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Danny Boyle; alternate ending; web production diaries; two short films with intro by Danny Boyle; audio commentary by director Danny Boyle; audio commentary by Dr. Brian Cox, University of Manchester. 107 min. DVD X549 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Total Recall (1990)
- Director, Paul Verhoeven. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox. A worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony filled with rebellious mutants, an alluring and mysterious woman and ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. 113 min. DVD 870; VHS 999:3066 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Glass, Fred. "Totally Recalling Arnold. Film Quarterly, Fall90, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p2-13, 12pUC users only
Grady, Frank. "Arnoldian Humanism, or Amnesia and Autobiography in the Schwarzenegger Action Film." Cinema Journal, Winter2003, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p41, 16pUC users only
Telotte, J.P. "The tremulous public body." Journal of Popular Film & Television; Spring91, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p14, 10p UC users only
- Voyage to the Moon (1902)
- Directed by George Meliès. DVD 277; also on tape 999:1006 and 999:603 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (UK / USA, 1968)
- Directed by Stanley Kubrick. A journey to Jupiter by two austronauts and a computer named HAL becomes a vehicle for a metaphorical journey in which mankind moves from the pre-historic birth of intelligence toward the emergence of man as pure thought somewhere in the future.
- 139 min. DVD 92 VHS 999:187
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- A Primer for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Narrator: Keir Dullea. Produced in 1971 for broadcast on the television program Camera Three. A critique and critical commentary on the science fiction film 2001: a Space Odyssey, which spans four million years of human development. 28 min. Video/C 4653
- 139 min. DVD 92 VHS 999:187
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)
- Director,Curtis Harrington. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Marc Shannon, Christopher Brand, John Bix, Lewis Keane, Robert Chantal, Kurt Boden.
In 2020 scientists land on Venus and find it populated with such alien creatures as tentacled carnivorous plants, lizard men, and dinosaurs. Special effects and action sequences acquired from the Soviet science fiction film Planeta Burg. 77 min. DVD 7727 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Wild Blue Yonder (UK / USA / France / Germany, 2005)
- Directed by Werner Herzog. Cast: Brad Dourif, Martin Lo, Roger Diehl, Ted Sweetser, Capt. Donald Williams, Dr. Ellen Baker, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid, Michael McCulley.
A science-fiction fantasy film with a serious message from legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog: As humans search for a new planet to colonize, aliens attempt to settle on the nearly uninhabitable earth. Herzog worked with NASA and musician/photographer Henry Kaiser to create incredible documentary images from outer space and beneath the Antarctic Ocean, and combined these with Brad Dourif's performance as an alien interviewing real-life respected scientists -- culminating in a personal plea to save our planet. 81 min. DVD 6918
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- Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond) (Germany, 1929)
- Directed by Fritz Lang. Science fiction describing journey by rocket ship to the moon. In many respects technically accurate. 146 min. DVD 3171; vhs 999:681
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Animals and the Environment Gone Wild
- Horror videography
Bellin, Joshua David. "Us or them!: Silent Spring and the "big bug" films of the 1950s."
Extrapolation - Spring 2009 v50 i1 p145(24) UC users only
Kozak, Warren. "Killer Monster Bugs from Hell! How Americans Forgot About the War and Learned to Loathe." (1950s and 1960s horror science fiction films on insects) ID Sept-Oct, 1997 Vol/Num: v. 44, n. 5, p. 76 (4 pages)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Black Sheep (New Zealand, 2006)
- Directed by Jonathan King. Cast: Nathan Meister, Danielle Mason, Peter Feeney, Tammy Davis, Glenis Levestam. An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers on a New Zealand farm. After a 15-year absence, Henry returns to his farm to discover that his brother Angus has been performing genetic experiments on the sheep. Unfortunately for both the brothers and the rest of the humble farmers who make their living off of the land, these experiments have produced a strain of sheep that crave human flesh and will stop at nothing to satisfy their diabolical hunger. 86 min. DVD X837
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- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Deadly Mantis (1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Fly (1958)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Return of the Fly (1959)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Fly (1986)
- Directed by David Cronenberg. Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis. Seth Brundle develops a system to transport objects in a matter of seconds, but when he tries it on himself, Seth's genes and molecules are accidentally fused with those of a fly. Seth's excitement over his new physical abilities turns into a nightmare as his insect half begins to take over. 96 min. DVD 4013; vhs 999:2011
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- Food of the Gods (1976)
- Directed by Bert I. Gordon. Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher, Belinda Balaski, Tom Stovall, Ida Lupino.
A mysterious substance is oozing from the ground. A farmer sees that it acts as a growth hormone and thinks his fortune is made. But when rats, chickens, worms and wasps begin sampling the potent substance, they morph into bloodthirsty giants. Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps, and as they try to escape they discover that the entire island is crawling with oversized animals. Based on the horror novel by H.G. Wells. 88 min. DVD 8752
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- Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (Japan, 1992, dubbed in English)
- Director, Takao Okawara. In this sci-fi thriller eathquakes unearth a gigantic orb, which turns out to be the egg of Mothra. When explorers try to bring the egg back to the mainland, Godzilla attacks the party, causing the egg to hatch and forcing the newborn larvae to fend off the reptile. The larvae holds its own until Bothra and Battra arrive to battle Godzilla. 102 min. 999:3088 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Godzilla King of the Monsters (Gojira) (1954, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Morse & Honda. (Starring: Raymond Burr.) A radioactive monster, Godzilla, attacks Tokyo and terrifies the world. 79 min. DVD 6378; DVD X189 (PAL region 2); vhs 999:809 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidora (Japan, 1991, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Kazuki Omori. A UFO is sighted over present day Tokyo; in reality, it is a time travel device carrying representatives from the 23rd century with an urgent message about the future of Japan: there is no future. Godzilla is about to destroy the whole nation. To stop the birth of Godzilla, the travellers return to the past, where they are confronted by an even greater threat, King Ghidra, a horrific three-headed reptile with breath of fire. 103 min. 999:3089 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (Japan, 1964, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Ishiro Honda. Cast: Akira Takarada, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshibumi Tajima, Kenji Sahara, Emi & Yumi Ito, Yu Fujiki, Jun Tazaki, Kenzo Tadake, Susumu Fujita, Yoshio Kosuge, Yutaka Sada. A giant egg washes ashore in Japan and becomes an instant tourist attraction. The only problem is, it belongs to a giant butterfly-like creature from Monster Island named Mothra - and she wants it back! 87 min. DVD 6379 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Godzilla's Revenge (Japan, 1969, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Ishiro Honda. Cast: Tomonori Yazaki, Kenji Sahara, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki. Little boy Ichiro is tired of being beat up by the local bully and imagines what Godzilla's son Minilla would do in the same situation, so he imagines traveling to Monster Island where he's befriended by Minilla in person! 70 min. DVD 6381 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- [Godzilla] Terror of Mechagodzilla (Mekagojira no gyakushu) (Japan, 1975, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Ishiro Honda. Cast: Akihiko Hirata, Tomoko Ai, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Katsumasa Uchida, Goro Mutsumi. Aliens from a dying galaxy construct a robot, Mechagodzilla, armed with lasers and guided missles to conquer Earth. Godzilla's strength is no match for Titanosaurus and Mechagodzilla until Interpol agents discover a weakness that gives Godzilla a chance to save the world. 78 min. DVD 6380
- It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Rodan (Sora no daikaiju Radon) (1956)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Them! (1954)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- The Toxic Avenger (1984)
- Directed by Michael Herz and Samuel Weil. Transformed from wimp to warrior by a dip in a chemical pool, Melvin (Tox to his friends) battles corruption and crime in a small American town. Join Toxie as he crushes heads, rips off arms and takes women to toxic climax. 110 min. DVD 1297
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Apocalyses and Future Catastrophes
- Cold War & World War III on film
Fruth, Bryan. "The Atomic Age: Facts and Films from 1945-1965." Journal of Popular Film and Television 23:4 (1996:Winter) p.154 UC users only
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- Directed by Roland Emmerich. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, Arjay Smith, Tamlyn Tomita.
When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall, his son Sam, and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than anything anyone has ever encountered: Mother Nature. 123 min. DVD 7478 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- "Beware of false prophets - The Day After Tomorrow." Geology Today; Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p50-51, 2pUC users only
Branston, Gill. "The Planet at the End of the World." New Review of Film & Television Studies; Aug2007, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p211-229, 19p UC users only
Lowe, Thomas; Brown, Katrina, et al. "Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change." Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 15, No. 4, 435-457 (2006)
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Miller, Blair. ""What you see is happening right now." Thermaggeddon and a Search for Tomorrow."
Cineaction; 2006 Issue 70, p66-69, 4pUC users only
Nisbet, Matthew. "Evaluating the Impact of The Day After Tomorrow:
Can a Blockbuster Film Shape the Public's Understanding of a Science Controversy?" Science and the Media, June 16, 2004
Perkins, Sid. "What's Wrong with this Picture?" Science News; 10/16/2004, Vol. 166 Issue 16, p250-252, 3p
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Wolff, Ellen. "Step by Step: "The Day After Tomorrow": The Big Freeze."
Millimeter - The Magazine of Motion Picture and Television Production 32:5 (May 2004) p. 40-41
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- Deep Impact (1998)
- Directed by Mimi Leder. Cast: Morgan Freeman, Tea Leoni, Robert Duvall, Maximilian Schell, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, James Cromwell.
'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or diverted before it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her. Special features: Commentary with director Mimi Leder and visual effects supervisor, Scott Farrar, preparing for the end, making an impact, creating the perfect traffic jam, parting thoughts, photo gallery, trailer. 120 min. DVD 7662 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The End of the World (Verdens undergang) (Denmark, 1916)
- Directed by August Blom. Cast: Olaf Fonss, Carl Lauritzen, Ebba Thomsen, Johanne Fritz-Petersen. The rumour spreads that a comet is on a collision course with Earth, causing rioting, social unrest, and major disasters that destroy the world in this World War I-era film. Inspired by the fear evoked by Halley's Comet in 1910. 77 min. DVD X771
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- When Worlds Collide (1951)
- Directed by Rudolph Mate. An empending collision with a runaway star signals the destruction of Earth. Private industrialists finance the building of a space ship which will carry a limited number of people to another planet to begin a new civilization. As doomsday approaches, they race against time and the panic of those who will be left behind. 81 min. 999:519
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Dystopias, Post-Apocalyptic Societies, and other Future Worlds
- AeonFlux (2005)
- Directed by Karyn Kusama. Cast: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Paterson Joseph, Frances McDormand.
400 years in the future, after a virus kills off 99% of the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity - except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. A secret agent/assassin/warrior has been given the mission to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that put the mission, not to mention her life, in danger. 92 min. DVD 7521
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- Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville) (1965)
- Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. A story which unfolds in a utopian world of the future. Alphaville is governed by a totalitarian system in which the individual counts for almost nothing, and an alienated society has no use for art, poetry, love, or even thought. People are reduced essentially to the level of robots. 98 min.DVD 86; VHS 999:73
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- Automatons: This Is How Humanity Dies / (2006)
- Directed by James Felix McKenney. Cast: Christine Spencer, Brenda Cooney, Angus Scrimm.
The story focuses on a lone woman in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been engaging in a futile war of competing philosophies and belief systems. A newcomer repairs outdated robots while fending off the destructive video beams of the enemy. 83 min. DVD X112
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- Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru) (Japan, 2000)
- Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando.
Sometime in the near future, near anarchy has broken out in Japan. The government responds by passing the Battle Royale Act, a piece of legislation mandating that a group of young people - and only young people - are forcibly marooned together on an island, and forced to kill each other until one survivor is left. If more than one is still alive after three days, every survivor will be killed. The film follows a class of 14-year-olds who believe they're on a school trip, when they are drugged. They wake up, in a derelict building on a deserted island; they're each given enough provisions for three days, a weapon, and the ultimatum. Based on a novel by Takami Koshun.
Special features: TV spots, The making of Battle Royale, Battle Royale press conference, instructional video: birthday version, audition and rehearsal footage, special effects comparison featurette, Tokyo International Film Festival 2000, Battle Royale documentary, basketball scene rehearsals, behind-the-scenes featurette, filming on-set, original theatrical Trailer, director's Statement, filmographies. 122 min.DVD 86; VHS 999:73
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- Blade Runner (1982)
- Directed by Ridley Scott. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah. A science fiction film set in Los Angeles in 2019. Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants, genetically engineered beings virtuallyidentical to humans, which have illegally returned to earth from their off-world slave duty. Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (MAIN: PN1997.B283 .R4 1997; MOFF: PS3554.I3 D6 1996). 117 min. DVD 4; VHS 999:540
Another edition: DVD 9222: Disc 1: Blade Runner: the final cut (117 min.) -- Disc 2: Blade Runner: Dangerous days: making Blade Runner (special features) -- Disc 3: Blade Runner (contains U.S. theatrical cut (1982) ; International theatrical cut (1982) ; director's cut (1992) (117 min.) -- Disc 4: Blade Runner: enhancement archive (special features) -- Disc 5: Blade Runner: Workprint (110 min.)
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- Born in Flames (1983)
- Directed by Lizzie Borden. Cast: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jeanne Satterfield, Flo Kennedy, Ron Vawter, Eric Bogosian. A futuristic fable of feminist turmoil still brewing ten years after the Second American Revolution. When Adelaide Norris, the black radical founder of the Woman's Army, is mysteriously killed, a diverse coalition of women - across all lines of race, class, and sexual preference - emerges to blow the System apart. With their fury growing and all peaceful options exhausted, women overcome divisions of race, class, and sexual orientation to form a guerilla movement to take over control of the media. 80 min. DVD 6007; vhs 999:1837
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- Friedberg, Anne. "An Interview with Filmmaker Lizzie Borden." Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 37-45, Winter 1984.
Lane, Christina. Feminist Hollywood : from Born in flames to Point break. Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2000. (MAIN: PN1998.2 .L35 2000)
Lucia, Cynthia. "Redefining Female Sexuality in the Cinema: An Interview with Lizzie Borden." Cineaste: America's Leading Magazine on the Art and Politics of the Cinema, vol. 19, no. 2-3, pp. 6-10, 1992.
Scott MacDonald; Lizzie Borden
Feminist Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, The Problematics of Heterosexuality. (Summer, 1989), pp. 327-345. UC users only
- A Boy and His Dog (1974)
- Directed by L. Q. Jones. Cast:Don Johnson, Tim McIntire (dog voice), Susanne Benton, Alvy Moore, Jason Robards. This science fiction film follows the exploits of a young man and his telepathic dog as they struggle to survive in a post atomic universe following World War IV when the survivors must battle for food and shelter in a desert-like wasteland. Based on the novella by Harlan Ellison. 90 min. DVD 463Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- "A Boy and His Dog." Monthly Film Bulletin 50:588/599 (1983) p.196
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- Brazil (UK, 1985)
- Directed by Terry Gilliam. In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions.
- 142 min. DVD 101; DVD 1072 (the final cut, with audio commentary by Terry Gilliam).
- 131 min. VHS 999:1435
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- Brazil: The Production Notebook
- Two documentary films on the making of Brazil plus a production notebook of special features: Screenwriters illuminate the script's development through three drafts and three treatments; the production designer displays his designs for the films unique sets; the costume designer discusses the couture of fantasy and fascism; includes storyboards for original dream sequences many of which didn't make it into the film; the composer unveils the sources of his score; includes special effects study with raw footage of unfinished effects; theatrical trailer, and publicity and production stills. Contents: What is Brazil? - Rob Hedden (1985, 30 min.) -- The Battle of Brazil: a Video History - Jack Mathews (1995, 56 min.) 86 min. DVD 102
- Brazil: The "Love Conquers All" Version
- This 94 minute version of Brazil, rearranged in the hope of making the film commercial, stands as a fascinating document to the power of editing to change a picture. Everything is different in this version, the only Brazil not cut by the director, Terry Gilliam. Sometimes known as the syndicated television version or the Sheinberg Edit (from Universal's then boss Sid Sheinberg), it includes all the cuts and changes Gilliam refused to make, from the alternate opening to the infamous happy ending. 94 min. DVD 103
- Clockwork Orange (UK, 1971)
- Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Adrienne Corri, Warren Clarke. Depicts a harrowing journey through a near-future world of decaying cities, murderous adolescents and nightmarish technologies of punishment and crime. 137 min. DVD 574; VHS 999:715
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- Children of Men (2006)
- Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam. London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant. These three set out on a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to the Human Project with hope that they can discover the cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency this small group must endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare. Special features: 'The possibility of hope' : Alfonso Cuaron's documentary on how the revolutionary themes in 'Children of men' relate to our modern-day society ; 'Under attack' : discover how the filmmakers created the film's most dangerous scenes ; 'Children of men' comments by Slavoj Zizek ; Deleted scenes; 'Theo & Julian' : get the inside story from Clive Owen and Julianne Moore ; Futuristic design : from concept to creation, see how director Alfonso Cuaron's dynamic vision of the future was brought to life. 110 min. DVD 8189
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- Code 46 (UK, 2003)
- Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Jeanne Balibar, Essie Davis, Nabil Elouahabi, David Fehm, Shelley King, Natalie Mendoza.
In the near future, privileged classes live and work "Inside" cities, while non-citizens scratch out a miserable existence "Outside" in a vast desert. People cannot leave their designated zones without special visas known as "papelles." When fraudulent papelles surface, Seattle fraud investigator William Geld travels to Shanghai to ferret out the culprit and meets Maria Gonzalez ... a woman with whom he has a passionate affair which breaks one of society's harshest laws: Code 46. 93 min. DVD 7605 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- Directed by Roland Emmerich. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, Arjay Smith, Tamlyn Tomita.
When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall, his son Sam, and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than anything anyone has ever encountered: Mother Nature. 123 min. DVD 7478 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- "Beware of false prophets - The Day After Tomorrow." Geology Today; Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p50-51, 2pUC users only
Branston, Gill. "The Planet at the End of the World." New Review of Film & Television Studies; Aug2007, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p211-229, 19p UC users only
Lowe, Thomas; Brown, Katrina, et al. "Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change." Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 15, No. 4, 435-457 (2006)
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Miller, Blair. ""What you see is happening right now." Thermaggeddon and a Search for Tomorrow."
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Can a Blockbuster Film Shape the Public's Understanding of a Science Controversy?" Science and the Media, June 16, 2004
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Wolff, Ellen. "Step by Step: "The Day After Tomorrow": The Big Freeze."
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- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
- Directed by Val Guest. Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd. When the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously set off nuclear explosions, the London Daily Express begins to report on bizarre weather changes around the world. But when the reporters dig deeper, they discover that the blasts have knocked Earth off its axis and sent it hurtling towards the sun. Now, as scorching heat and devastating floods plague the planet, cites explode in chaos and mankind is left with one last hope: a final massive detonation that will either re-balance Earth's orbit or destroy our world forever. 90 min. DVD 933 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Day the World Ended (1955)
- Directed by Roger Corman. See 1950s Science Fiction
- Demolition Man (1993)
- Directed by Marco Brambilla. Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne. The year is 2032 and archcriminal Simon Phoenix has emerged from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a serene, violence-free Southern California ready for the taking. Ill-equipped to deal with Phoenix's psychopathic 1990s style, city officials decide they need Spartan, an old-fashioned cop to fight old-fashioned crime. 115 min. DVD 6101Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Atkinson, M. "Demolition man." Sight & Sound v. ns3 (December 1993) p. 44-5
- District B13 (Banlieue 13) (France, 2004)
- Directed by Pierre Morel. Cast: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario, Larbi Naceri, Dany Verissimo, Francois Chattot, Nicolas Woirion, Patrick Olivier, Samir Guesmi, Gadner Jerome, Tarik Boucekhine. "In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Léto is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue attempt by Le?to is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Le?to must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize." [Internet Movie Database] 85 min. DVD 7651 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- DOA Final (Japan, 2002)
- Director: Takashi Miike. Cast: Show Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Richard Chen, Maria Chin.
In Yokohama, AD 2346, a multiethnic melting pot is ruled by cruel Dictator Woo. Woo and his agenda are resisted by underworld rebels and enforced by super-cops.
DVD. 88 min. DVD 8356
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- The End of August at the Hotel Ozone (Konec srpna v Hotelu Ozon) (Czechoslovakia, 1967)
- Directed by Jan Schmidt. Cast: Beta Ponicanova, Magda Seidlerova, Vanda Kalnova, Alena Lippertova, Ondrej Jariabek.
Director Jan Schmidt paints a chilling, bleak picture of the future. Nuclear war has destroyed almost all of civilization. A group of women has gone to primal barbarity to survive. They go in search of men to help them have children. 67 min. DVD 7676 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Equilibrium (2002)
- Directed by Kurt Wimmer. Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee, Matthew Harbour, William Fichtner. In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much of the Earth's population, a new nation arose. Believing human emotions and their expression were to blame for the failings of past societies, it is decreed that all citizens must take a daily dose of a drug which levels out the emotional landscape, and that all forms of creative expression are against the law. An elite law enforcement officer who tracks down and punishes "sense offenders" one day, accidentally, fails to take his drug, and for the first time begins experiencing emotions himself. 107 min. DVD 6103 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Escape from L.A. (1996)
- Directed by John Carpenter. Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda.
In this chilling vision of the future, the year is 2013 and an earthquake has separated Los Angeles from the mainland. In the New Moral America, all citizens not conforming to the new laws (no smoking, no red meat, no Muslims in South Dakota) are deported to L.A., now a penal colony. The President's daughter has stolen a doomsday device and has fled to L.A. Now It's up to Snake Plissken to find the President's daughter and retrieve the doomsday device before its too late. 101 min. DVD 7519 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Escape from New York (1981)
- Directed by John Carpenter. Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau. In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. And when the President of the United States crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken, a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who, in exchange for a full pardon, descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours, an explosive charge planted inside Snake's body will end the mission - and his life - unless he succeeds! 99 min. DVD 887 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Boulenger, Gilles. John Carpenter : the prince of darkness Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, 2003. (PFA PN1998.3.C375.B68 2003)
The Cinema of John Carpenter: the technique of terror Edited by Ian Conrich & David Woods. London : Wallflower, 2004 (Main Stack PN1998.3.C38.C56 2004)
Cumbow, Robert C. Order in the universe : the films of John Carpenter Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. (MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 2000; MAIN: PN1998.3.C38 C8 1990 [earlier edition])
- The Fifth Element (France, 1997)
- Director, Luc Besson. Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich. Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. 126 min. DVD 1339 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Buckland, Warren. "Video Pleasure and Narrative Cinema: Luc Besson's The Fifth Element and Video Game Logic." In: Moving images: from Edison to the webcam / edited by John Fullerton and Astrid Soderbergh Widding. Sydney, Australia: John Libbey & Co., c2000. (Main Stack TR846.M68 2000)
Hawk, Byron. "Hyperrhetoric and the Inventive Spectator: Remotivating The Fifth Element." In: The terministic screen : rhetorical perspectives on film / edited by David Blakesley. pp: 70-91. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2003.
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Ott, Brian L.; Aoki, Eric. "Counter-Imagination as Interpretive Practice: Futuristic Fantasy and The Fifth Element." Women's Studies in Communication, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 149-76, Summer 2004.
- Fahrenheit 451 (UK, 1966)
- Directed by François Truffaut. Cast: Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Alex Scott.
Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom. Special DVD features: The novel, a discussion with author Ray Bradbury; the making of Fahrenheit 451; feature commentary with Julie Christie; the music of Fahrenheit 451; the original title sequence of feature; photo poster gallery; theatrical trailer.
112 min. DVD 6087; vhs 999:860 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Fortress (Australia / USA, 1992)
- Directed by Stuart Gordon. Cast: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Lincoln Kilpatrick.
Set in the year 2017, elements of Orwellian science-fiction and old-fashioned prison dramas are combined in this futuristic action film, as an unjustly imprisoned couple attempts to escape from a high-tech jail known as The Fortress. 110 min. DVD 7603
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- Freejack (1992)
- Directed by Geoff Murphy. Cast: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Banks, David Johansen.
Bounty hunters from the future raid the present to provide new bodies for the super rich in this science-fiction thriller. Race car driver Alex Furlong is snatched from his cockpit and hurled into the future. Dead and running for his life, he's a "freejack," a stranger in the strangest of lands, and a relentless "bonejacker" can collect millions by bringing Alex in. 110 min. DVD 7520
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- From Agnes, With Love(Twilight Zone, TV, 1964)
- Wally Cox as a computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life. DVD 2622
- Futurama
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- Gattaca (1997)
- Directed by Andrew Niccol. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean. Story about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Vincent is an "In-Valid," who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent's dreams steadily unravel. 107 min. DVD 6079; vhs 999:2036 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Girl From Monday (2005)
- Directed by Hal Hartley. Cast: Bill Sage, Sabrina Lloyd, Tatiana Abracos, Leo Fitzpatrick.
In the future the Human Values Reform Act renders citizens' bodies as public options on the stock exchange. The author of the law is filled with remorse after havoc ensues and goes underground to fix things. 84 min. DVD 7619
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- The Gladiators (Gladiatorerna) (Sweden, 1969)
- Directed by Peter Watkins. Cast: Arthur Pentelow, Kenneth Lo, Hans Bendrik, Frederick Danner, Bjorn Franzen, Pik-Sen Lim, J.Z. Kennedy, Christer Gynge.In this pacifist satire set some time in the future, East and West have stopped maintaining standing armies and nuclear weapons. Instead, to maintain international and internal security and to divert mankind's natural aggression, the UN organizes a series of military games televised world-wide, which are often fought to the death by different teams of crack combat specialists. 91 min. DVD X1196
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- The Handmaid's Tale (USA / Germany, 1990)
- Directed by Volker Schlondorff. Cast: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall. Set in the near future, the handmaids are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the home of the commander to bear his child, but revolutionary forces have other plans for her! 109 min. DVD 5459
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- Calleri, Michael. "Another Example of How Great Novels Make Bad Films." Humanist, May/Jun90, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p26-44, 4p UC users only
Cooper, Pamela. "Sexual Surveillance and Medical Authority in Two Versions of The Handmaid's Tale." Journal of Popular Culture, Spring95, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p49-66, 18p UC users only
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- Hard Drive (1997)
- Directed by David Fox. Cast: Antony Sprung, John Zerzan, Stephen Dunnifer. Hard Drive is a fictional road-movie in which a man running from technology hits the highways to meet with anarchists, hackers, cyber warriors and the boys from the Pentagon before joining the combatants in the information war. With paranoia spreading like a virus, the U.S. prepares to dominate the international brave new digital age. For many it is a step to far, and the threat is that businesses will use their power to suppress dissenting voices under the guise of protecting national interests. The question is who will win the cyber war? 54 min. Video/C 999:2125
- The Hole (Dong) (Taiwan, 1998)
- Directed by Ming-liang Tsai. Seven days into the 21st century the rain will not let up in Taiwan and a strange disease reaches epic proportions. Tenants of a run-down apartment refuse to leave. The plumber comes to fix a leak and leaves a gaping hole through which the tenant spies on his neighbor. 95 min. DVD 2799
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- The House of Tomorrow(1949); The Car of Tomorrow (1951)
- Animated shorts by Tex Avery. Videodisc 152
- Idiocracy (2006)
- Directed by Mike Judge. Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony Campos.
Joe Bowers is an average Joe. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed. He becomes part of a government experiment to go into hibernation. The experiment goes awry and Bowers awakens in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed-down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming that he's become the smartest guy on the planet. Now it's up to this average Joe to get human evolution back on the right track. 87 min. DVD 7604 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- La Jetée (1962)
- Directed by Chris Marker. After the destruction of WWIII a desperate band of survivors, living underground, uses their remaining scientific resources to draw upon the future for the means of survival by perfoming experiements in time travel. The hero voyages into the past, falls in love and tries to remain with her, but one cannot escape time...
29 min. DVD 1917 Special features: Special features: Video interviews with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin (from 2005); "Chris on Chris" (a video piece on Marker by writer Chris Darke, 10 min.); two excerpts from the French TV series "Court-circuit (le magazine)" directed by Luc Lagier, a 2 min. look at David Bowie's 1993 music video for "Jump they say", which was inspired by "La jete'e" & a 9 min. analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and its influence on Marker).
30 min. DVD 6:1:2- (Packaged in Short Cinema Journal: 1.2 Issue on Dreams (English voice over))
30 min. 999:1437 - (Packaged with Buck Rogers in the 25th century, 1934, 9 min. and Bambi meets Godzilla, 1969, 3 min.)
30 min. 999:778 - (Packaged with Seashell and the Clergyman, 1928, and Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra.)
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- The Jetsons
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- Jubilee (UK, 1977)
- Directed by Derek Jarman. Cast: Jenny Runacre, Richard O'Brien, Little Nell, Toyah Willcox, Wayne County, Adam Ant, Jordan, Hermine Demoriane, Ian Charleson, Karl Johnson, Linda Spurrier, Neil Kennedy, Orlando. When Queen Elizabeth I asks her court alchemist to show her England in the future, she's transported 400 years to a post-apocalyptic wasteland of roving girl gangs, an all-powerful media mogul, fascistic police, scattered filth, and twisted sex. 106 min. DVD 3613Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Last Man in Brooklyn(2006)
- Director: Roberto Bentivegna. Cast: Christopher Jensen, Bill Weeden, Star E. Knight (Star E. Knight inflatable "love doll" as Daisy). The year is 2092. The world has torn itself apart with nuclear weapons. In what's left of Brooklyn, New York, two men live a lonely coexistence. One is scarred by the searing radiation of atomic bombs, the other a miraculously unscathed drifter bent on cruelty for his own foul pleasure. Then, she comes along... 9 min. DVD 7914
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- The Last Man in Brooklyn(2006)
- Directed by Roberto Bentivegna. The year is 2092. The world has torn itself apart with nuclear weapons. In what's left of Brooklyn, New York, two men live a lonely coexistence. One is scarred by the searing radiation of atomic bombs, the other a miraculously unscathed drifter bent on cruelty for his own foul pleasure. Then, she comes along... 9 min. DVD 7914
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- Lathe of Heaven (USA / West Germany, 1986)
- Directed by David Loxton and Fred Barzyk. In this science fiction film George Orr is haunted by dreams that become reality. In a world where pollution has destroyed the ice caps and plagues rage unchecked, a psychiatrist sees Orr's power as a way for humanity to escape its bleak fate. But as each attempt to direct Orr's dreaming ends in failure, the doctor's obsession with playing God grows stronger. Based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. 100 min. 999:2661 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Logan's Run (1976)
- Director, Michael Anderson. Cast: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Peter Ustinov. In the year 2274, everyone lives a wonderful life until they're 30 years old - then they're executed. Two of the inhabitants approaching their 30th birthdays decide to attempt a flight to find refuge from their hedonistic, automated world. The screen's first use of laser holography provides some of the sci-fi kicks in this post-apocalyptic saga. 118 min. DVD 2697Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Tinnell, Robert. "Logan's run to relevance." In: Science fiction America : essays on SF cinema Edited by David J. Hogan. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2006. (Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006; Moffitt PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006)
- Mad Max (Australia, 1979)
- Directed by George Miller. Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Roger Ward, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Hugh Keays-Byrne.
This first of the Road Warrior films is set in the desolate near future in Australia where motorcycle gangs combat the police. Max is a gung-ho cop, the best of his squad, but when his best friend is killed Max hangs up his guns, taking his wife and young child across the country on vacation. But when the renegade gang kills his family Max climbs into a souped-up racing machine to seek his bloody revenge. 93 min. DVD 6077; vhs 999:1952 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (Australia / USA, 1985)
- Directors, George Miller & George Ogilvie. Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto, Helen Buday, Bruce Spence, Rod Zuanic. Once again, Mad Max stands alone against the barbarians of a post nuclear age. Max has his supplies stolen and must seek shelter in Bartertown, a post apocalypse city where all machines have begun to break down and barbarians hold what is left. Here he survives a battle-to-the-death in Roman-style Thunderdome arena, is exiled to the desert, where he finds a tribe of wild children whom he must rescue. 108 min. DVD 6078; vhs 999:3153 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Matrix (1999)
- Directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano. In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans has found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race. 136 min. DVD 118
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- Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- Directors, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski. Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Foster, David Kilde, Daniel Bernhardt, Monica Bellucci, Ian Bliss, Paul Cotter, Matt McColm. Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construction of The Matrix and Neo's pivotal role in the fate of mankind. 138 min. DVD 2093
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- Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Directors, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski. Cast: Mary Alice, Monica Bellucci, Ian Bliss, Essie Davis, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harold Perrineau, Jada Pinkett smith, Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving, Lambert Wilson. Neo remains unconscious in the real world, caught in a mysterious subway station that lies between the machine world and the matrix. Bane is still a conduit for Agent Smith, who continues to grow more out of control. Meanwhile, the sentinels are coming dangerously close to Zion. Trinity and Morpheus bargain with The Merovingian to free Neo. Neo, after meeting The Oracle, decides he must leave Zion and go for the machine mainframe. One final battle must ensue, and the future of both races is at stake. Special features: "Revolutions recalibrated" documentary; "CG Revolution: the incredible special effects arsenal" documentary; "Super burly brawl: behind the final Neo/Smith showdown" featurette; "Before the revolution: a 3-D matrix timeline; Future gamer: The matrix online: an introduction to the massively multi-player game; 3-D evolution: multidimensional stills gallery; theatrical trailer;129 min. DVD 2472
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- Metropolis (Germany, 1926)
- Directed by Fritz Lang. Cast: Brigitte Helm, Gustav Frohlich, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Fritz Rasp. An originally silent motion picture with English intertitles and a newly produced electronic music soundtrack. Elaborately fantasizes a subterranean factory, which is ruled by titans, betrayed by robots, and saved by love. Shows the struggle between management and labor in a city of the future.
124 min. DVD 1574 Restored authorized ed., digitally remastered (Kino 2002).
115 min. DVD 24 Includes direct scene access, lobby poster, biography of Brigitte Helm, interactive trivia questions and answers, movie credits, and more.
107 min. vhs 999:511 (Janus version)
90 min. vhs 999:512 (Kino - earlier restored version)
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- The Model Couple (Le couple témoin)(France / Switzerland, 1977)
- Director, William Klein. Cast: Andre Dussolier, Anemone, Georges Descrières, Jacques Boudet.
The French Ministry of the Future chooses two "normal", white, middle-class citizens for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and non-stop surveillance--the template for "a new city for the new man." 101 min. DVD 9849 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Rapfogel, Jared. "The Delirious Fictions of William Klein.." Cineaste; Fall2008, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p20-23, 4p UC users only
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (UK, 1984)
- Directed by Michael Radford. Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the chillingly labeled 'Ministry of Love,' he is placed at the mercy of O'Brien, a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts... and crush his soul. 110 min. DVD 4209 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Palmer, R. Barton. "Imagining the future, contemplating the past : the screen versions of 1984." In: The philosophy of science fiction film
- Edited by Steven M. Sanders. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008. (MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 P49 2008)
- 1984 (UK, 1956)
- Directed by Michael Anderson. Cast: Edmond O'Brien, David Kossoff, Donald Pleasance, Mervyn Johns, Carol Wolveridge. Set in London in the 'future' (1984), this is a story of love and tragic betrayal in a twisted, horrific, totalitarian world. 88 min. 999:859 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Palmer, R. Barton. "Imagining the future, contemplating the past : the screen versions of 1984." In: The philosophy of science fiction film
- Edited by Steven M. Sanders. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008. (MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 P49 2008)
- The Omega Man (1971)
- Directed by Boris Sagal. Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash. Biological warfare has decimated the world's population. Los Angeles is a windswept, debris-strewn ghost town. There, Robert Neville tools his convertible through the sunny streets, pillaging deserted department stores to survive but making sure that he gets undercover before sundown, when the other "survivors" emerge. Based on the novel "I am legend" by Richard Matheson. 98 min. DVD 6086; vhs 999:1570 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Baker, Ryan. ""Conclusion of all our yesterdays" : the Jungian text of The Omega man." In: Science fiction America : essays on SF cinema Edited by David J. Hogan. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2006. (Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006; Moffitt PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006)
- Planet of the Apes Series
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Cast: Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly. In this first of five Planet of the Apes films, four American astronauts crash-land on a strange planet ruled by apes. 112 min. DVD 5593; vhs 999:1561
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969)- Directed by Ted Post. Cast: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, Charlton Heston. In this second Planet of the apes film, apes battle human mutants who survived a nuclear blast many years before. 100 min.DVD 5594; vhs 999:1562
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)- Directed by Don Taylor. Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo, and Ricardo Montalban. In this third Planet of the apes film, two intelligent apes from the future travel back in time to present-day Earth. At first the talking creatures are a sensation, wined and dined as they get full celebrity treatment. But soon a dark element emerges when one man hatches a plot to do away with these super-advanced apes. 98 min. DVD 5595; vhs 999:1563
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)- Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Cast: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes. In this fourth Planet of the Apes film, the apes have become servants and errand-runners. When the humans show no gratitude for the apes' help, the apes revolt and vanquish their cruel masters. 88 min. DVD 5596; vhs 999:1564
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)- Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Cast: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams, John Huston. In this fifth and final Planet of the apes film, humans and apes battle for the supremacy of the Earth. 86 min. DVD 5597; vhs 999:1565
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseBehind the Planet of the Apes- This extensive behind-the-scenes documentary chronicles the amazing Planet of the Apes phenomenon. Travel from production meetings to makeup sessions, then on to the movie set to see the actual filming. Includes interviews with stars Charlton Heston and Kim Hunter, archival photos, and never-before-seen footage. 1998. 120 min. DVD 5598
- Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Cast: Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly. In this first of five Planet of the Apes films, four American astronauts crash-land on a strange planet ruled by apes. 112 min. DVD 5593; vhs 999:1561
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Directed by Tim Burton. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, Paul Giamatti. In a remake of the original film, after an astronaut crash-lands on an uncharted planet he finds himself at odds with a society in which apes are the rulers - and humans are little more than slaves. 124 min. DVD 943 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Postman (1997)
- Directed by Kevin Costner. Cast: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Tom Petty. The year is 2013 and the future isn't what it used to be. There are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow--only scattered bands of terrorized survivors in what was once called the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule named Bill, a knack for the works of Shakespeare and something he has yet to discover: the power to inspire hope. 178 min. DVD 6102 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Quit Earth (New Zealand, 1985)
- Directed by Geoff Murphy. Cast: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Peter Smith.
At exactly 6:12 a.m., government research scientist Zac Hubson awakens to discover that he may be the last man on Earth. Homes, highways and entire cities are deserted. He soon learns down the road that he isn't alone, one woman and a Maori trucker are still there. 91 min. DVD 7677
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- Renaissance (France / UK / Luxembourg, 2006)
- Directed by Christian Volckman. Voices: Daniel Craig, Patrick Floersheim, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Ian Holm.
In this animated drama set in Paris in 2054, all movement is monitored and recorded. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export -- youth and beauty. In this world of stark contrasts and rigid laws the populace is kept in line and accounted for. In French. 102 min. DVD 7164
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- Maio, Kathi. "In A Dark and Rainy City of Lights." Fantasy & Science Fiction; Feb2007, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p135-139, 5p UC users only
- The Road Warrior (Australia, 1982)
- Directed by George Miller. Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells. A former police officer is now a lone wanderer, travelling through a post-apocalyptic Australia 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, while transporting their entire fuel supply to safety. 94 min. DVD 323; VHS 999:2533
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- Rollerball (1975)
- Directed by Norman Jewison. Cast: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, Ralph Richardson. In the perfectly controlled society of the 21st century, the only outlet for violence is a deadly spectator sport--Rollerball, a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch as the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. 125 min. DVD 5579 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Senn, Bryan. "The sport of violence : Death race 2000 and Rollerball." In: Science fiction America : essays on SF cinema Edited by David J. Hogan. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2006. (Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006; Moffitt PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006)
- The Running Man (1987)
- Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Dawson, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura. The year is 2019 and television is now ruling people's lives. The most popular game show is The Running Man, where convicts can win pardons instead of 'parting gifts' by defeating murderous henchmen known as stalkers. 101 min. DVD 6148 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Directed by Richard Linklater. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder, Sean Allen, Mitch Baker, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Valdez.
Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, L.A. undercover agents change their faces along with their identities. One officer's liberal ingestion of the drug "Substance D" causes him to develop a split personality, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, the police set up an elaborate scheme to catch his drug dealer alter-ego and tear down his operation. Filmed using an animation technique called interpolated rotoscope, with animation over filmed sequences. Special features: Commentary by Keanu Reeves, writer/director Richard Linklater, producer Tommy Pallotta, author Jonathan Lethem and Philip K. Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett; One Summer in Austin: the story of filming 'A scanner darkly'; The 'Weight of the line: animation tales; theatrical trailer. Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. 100 min. DVD 6760 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Indiana, Gary. "Dick Heads: Gary Indiana on Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly" Artforum International v. 44 no. 10 (Summer 2006) p. 73-4
Robey, T. A Scanner Darkly. Sight & Sound v. ns16 no. 9 (September 2006) p. 66, 68UC users only
Rowin, M. J. A Scanner Darkly. Cineaste v. 31 no. 4 (Fall 2006) p. 75-7UC users only
- Sex Mission (Seksmisja) (Poland, 1984)
- Directed by Juliusz Machulski. Cast: Jerzy Stuhr, Olgierd Ukaszewicz, Bozena Stryjkona, Boguslawa Pawelec, Hanna Stankowna. A science fiction film about the year 2044. Two men, voluntarily hibernated in 1991, are awakened 53 years later to learn that males don't exist anymore. A nuclear war destroyed everything, including men. Women are ruling from the underground. Facing harsh treatment from their female guards, these two men are determined to save themselves and reestablish the male population. 120 min. DVD 6247 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Sleeper (1973)
- Directed by Woody Allen. Health food store owner Miles Monroe enters the hospital in 1973 for a minor ulcer operation only to wake up 200 years later after being frozen. As Miles tries to adjust to his new environment he is programmed; de-programmed; chased by Big Brother-like police; falls in love with Luna, a ridiculous underground poet; and becomes part of a rebel band determined to stop scientists from cloning the world dictator. 88 min. DVD 229; vhs 999:739
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- Soylent Green (1973)
- Directed by Richard Fleischer. Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten,kPeters, Paula Kelly, Edward G. Robinson. The setting is New York City, the year is 2022 and the city is teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely almost totally on a synthetic greenish, wafer-like substance called soylent. Police officer Thorn investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial Soylent Company, and comes face to face with the hideous truth about the secret ingredient of their supposedly plankton-based product "Soylent Green." 97 min. DVD 6046; vhs 999:3381 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Spectres of the Spectrum (2002)
- Directed by directed by Craig Baldwin. Cast: Sean Kilcoyne, Caroline Koebel, Beth Lisick (voice)
Set in a blighted Nevada outpost in 2007, a telepathic father and daughter lead a group of media outlaws in resistance against a corporate/governmental "New Electronic Order" that threatens to use the earth's magnetosphere to "bulk erase" the brains of every human on the planet. The only way to save humanity is to uncover a secret lodged in an old episode of the 1950s series Science in Action. A montage of fact and fiction, the film combines live-action with segments from early TV shows, industrial and educational films, Hollywood movies, advertisements and cartoons. 91 min. DVD 2233 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Stalker (West Germany / Soviet Union, 1979)
- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. At the center of an outlawed region called The Zone lies a mystical room altered by unnatural forces. Armed guards are the first in a series of lethal obstructions that prevent outsiders from reaching the place where fantastic powers can fulfill one's greatest desires. Only the Stalker can lead a scientist and writer through The Zone where an obstacle course of mental and physical barriers tests the limits of their endurance. At the end they must face a room where the center of power and evil confronts them and the future of mankind. 163 min. DVD 2138
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- Strange Days (1995)
- Director, Kathryn Bigelow. Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D'Onofrio. A thriller set in the urban inferno of 1999 Los Angeles. Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares available on small disks that are viewable via a compact headpiece that makes every sensation immediate. Nero replays scenes of happier days with Faith Justin, who has run off with sadistic Philo Gant. As he attempts to win Faith back, he hooks up with an old friend, Lornette "Mace" Mason, and the two of them are caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder and betrayal. 105 min. DVD 897
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- Sunshine(UK / USA, 2007)
- Director, Danny Boyle. Cast: Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mark Strong, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh.
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all. Special features: Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Danny Boyle; alternate ending; web production diaries; two short films with intro by Danny Boyle; audio commentary by director Danny Boyle; audio commentary by Dr. Brian Cox, University of Manchester. 107 min. DVD X549 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Sur un air de Charleston (Charleston Parade) (France 1926)
- Directed by Jean Renoir. Cast: Catherine Hessling, Johnny Huggins, (and playing the role of angels) Pierre Braunberger, Andre Cerf, Pierre Lestringuez, Jean Renoir.
Shows the journey of a man in blackface to a post-Apocalyptic Paris, where he meets a girl who teachers him the Charleston, and they leave together in his spaceship. 20 min. DVD 7586; also on vhs Video/C 999:649;
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- Tank Girl(1995)
- Director, Rachel Talalay. Cast: Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell. The year is 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit the earth, the world just hasn't been the same. A mega-villian, Kesslee, the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the water down to the last drop ... or so he thinks. Two colossal enemies stand in his way: the Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people and Tank Girl - a chick with a tank and a ton of attitude, with a chip on her shoulder and a grenade in her pocket. 103 min. DVD 920 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Things to Come (UK, 1936)
- Directed by W.C. Menzies. This screen adaptation by H.G. Wells, based on his novel. The Shape of things to come, is a science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. 92 min. DVD 559; VHS 999:531 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- THX-1138 (1970)
- Directed by George Lucas. Cast: Donald Pleasence, Robert Duvall, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe, Sid Haig, Marshall Efron, John Pearce, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr., Robert Feero, Irene Forrest, Claudette Bessing. In the 25th century high-tech computerized world where men and women work in a drug-soothed stupor with no names, identities, hardships and memories of the birthrights they have foresaken, two workers pass up their daily drug requirements and experience sexual desire. They begin to feel, want, and think, and the machines close in to stop them. Notable as George Lucas' first film. 86 min. DVD 2966 (Director's Cut); vhs 999:791Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Beck, Bernard. "The overdeveloped society: THX 1138." Society Volume 8, Number 11 / September, 1971
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Cormier, Raymond. "The Closed Society and Its Friends: Plato's Republic and Lucas's THX-1138." Literature/ Film Quarterly, vol. 18 no. 3. 1990. pp: 193-197.
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- THX-1138 [Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB] (1967)
- Directed by George Lucas. Presented by the University of Southern California ; written & directed by George Lucas ; produced by Navy students in the Navy production workshop, U.S.C.
A short film directed by George Lucas in 1967 while he attended the University of Southern California. DVD 8296
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- Times to Come (Lo Que Vendrá) (Argentina, 1988)
- Directed by Gustavo Mosquera. Cast: Hugo Soto, Juan Leyrado, Charly Garcia, Rosario Blefari, Aldo Braga. In a futuristic city designed for aggression and political instability three characters try desperately to survive: a wounded man shot during a demonstration, an antagonistic policeman, and a foolish vigilante. 98 min. 999:1408
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- Moss, Nathaniel "Ribbon of cinema: Moebius." (director Gustavo Mosquera)
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- Twelve Monkeys (1995)
- Directed by Terry Gilliam. Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer. Cole arrives at a mental hospital, claiming to be a time traveler from the year 2035. His mission: to save humanity from a killer virus that will devastate the future world population. A beautiful psychiatrist initially classifies Cole as delusional, but she soon joins him in an effort to unravel the mystery surrounding his questionable sanity with two clues: a haunting childhood memory and a series of puzzling symbols from a group known as The Army of the Twelve Monkeys. 130 min. DVD 1660; vhs 999:2047
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- UltraViolet (2006)
- Director, Kurt Wimmer. Cast: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner.
Human society has been decimated by a holocaust caused by biological warfare research gone wrong. The intent was to create super-soldiers, but a genetically-engineered virus turns infected humans into Hemophages. These human, vampire-like sub-species have enhanced physical abilities. In the infection-paranoid and technologically advanced society that follows, Violet is a singular Hemophage warrior battling the totalitarian dictator who is determined to wipe out her species at any cost. Special features: "UV protection": the making of 'UltraViolet'; commentary with Milla Jovoch; never before seen bonus footage. 87 min. DVD 8133 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) (Germany / France / Australia, 1991)
- Director, Wim Wenders. Cast: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill, Max Von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau. Sam Farber portrays an uneasy traveler in this futuristic 21st century adventure. He is pursued by a killer, and a government who would do anything to acquire his invention. He and a woman, who will do anything for his love, share an adventure that takes them around the world. 158 min. 999:3011 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- V for Vendetta (USA / UK / Germany, 2006)
- Directed by James McTeigue. Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack. Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's' mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself. She becomes his ally in his plan to bring freedom and justice to a cruel and corrupt society. 132 min. DVD 6060 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Shepard, Lucius. "Say You Want a Revolution?" Fantasy & Science Fiction; Aug2006, Vol. 111 Issue 2, p118-123, 6p UC users only
- Waterworld (1995)
- Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter. In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities called atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the Mariner gets caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an explosive war of good vs. evil. 136 min. DVD 6064Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The World Sinks Except Japan (Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu) (Japan, 2006)
- Directed by Minoru Kawasaki. Cast: Kohashi Kenji, Kashiwabara Shu-ji, Matsuo Masatoshi. The year is 2011. Thanks to global warming and shifting tectonic plates, planet Earth's landmass has just gotten a massive overhaul. Japan is the only country on the planet that has managed to avoid being devastated by the unprecedented natural disaster, and it isn't long before refugees from every affected nation are attempting to integrate themselves into Japanese society. Meanwhile geologists discover that there's more seismic activity on the horizon, and the worst may be yet to come.
Based on the novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka and Komatsu Sakyo 98 min. DVD X705
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- Zardoz (UK / Ireland, 1974)
- Directed by John Boorman. Cast:Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton.
A postapocalyptic story of a privileged society separated from the mass of the population who have reverted to savagery living in a world devasted by war and pollution. When a particularly bright savage makes his way into the world of the Eternals, he discovers the truth of his reality, and change for the world begins. 106 min. DVD 7517
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Time Travel
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Directed by Robert Zemeckis. In this comic fantasy, a typical American teenager of the 1980's is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by a slightly mad scientist. During his amazing trip back in time, the teenager must make certain that his parents-to-be meet and fall in love so he can get back to the future. 116 min. DVD 4291; vhs 999:966
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- Back to the Future II (1989)
- Directed by Robert Zemeckis. An exhilarating visit by Marty and Doc to the year 2015 seemingly resolves a few problems with the future McFly family. But when the two return home, they soon discover someone has tampered with time to produce a nightmarish Hill Valley 1985. Their only hope is to once again get back to 1955 and save the future. 116 min. DVD 4291; vhs 999:967
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- Back to the Future III (1990)
- Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Marty is stranded in 1955 after a freak lightning burst, and must travel back to 1885 to rescue Doc Brown. When he gets there, he finds that his friend and mentor is the blacksmith in a western town, and in love. It's up to Marty to get them out of the wild west and back to the future! 118 min. DVD 4291; vhs 999:968
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- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1889)
- Directed by Stephen Herek. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin.
Screwball comedy about two high school students who face a difficult history exam. With the help of a time-traveling messenger they round up some historical heavyweights for their class project! 90 min. DVD X564 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Deja Vu (2006)
- Directed by Tony Scott. Cast: Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg, Jim Caviezel.
A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the recovery of evidence from the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit. The unit uses technology to directly look back in time a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: would it be possible to use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing? 126 min. DVD 7534
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- Freejack (1992)
- Directed by Geoff Murphy. Cast: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Banks, David Johansen.
Bounty hunters from the future raid the present to provide new bodies for the super rich in this science-fiction thriller. Race car driver Alex Furlong is snatched from his cockpit and hurled into the future. Dead and running for his life, he's a "freejack," a stranger in the strangest of lands, and a relentless "bonejacker" can collect millions by bringing Alex in. 110 min. DVD 7520
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- La Jetée (France, 1962)
- Directed by Chris Marker. After the destruction of WWIII a desperate band of survivors, living underground, uses their remaining scientific resources to draw upon the future for the means of survival by perfoming experiements in time travel. The hero voyages into the past, falls in love and tries to remain with her, but one cannot escape time...
29 min. DVD 1917 Special features: Special features: Video interviews with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin (from 2005); "Chris on Chris" (a video piece on Marker by writer Chris Darke, 10 min.); two excerpts from the French TV series "Court-circuit (le magazine)" directed by Luc Lagier, a 2 min. look at David Bowie's 1993 music video for "Jump they say", which was inspired by "La jete'e" & a 9 min. analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and its influence on Marker).
30 min. DVD 6:1:2- (Packaged in Short Cinema Journal: 1.2 Issue on Dreams (English voice over))
30 min. 999:1437 - (Packaged with Buck Rogers in the 25th century, 1934, 9 min. and Bambi meets Godzilla, 1969, 3 min.)
30 min. 999:778 - (Packaged with Seashell and the Clergyman, 1928, and Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra.)
- Millennium (1989)
- Directed by Michael Anderson. Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Lloyd Bochner, Brent Carver. Time travel, the fate of air disaster victims and the future of mankind provide the thrilling ingredients for Millennium. Bill Smith, chief investigator for the NTSB, is sifting through wreckage of two jumbo jets involved in a midair collision when he uncovers a strange alien device amid the rubble. What is it? Where did it come from? His questions are answered when he meets Louise, a woman from the future whose do-or-die mission is to travel back in time and recover the lost "stunner." Will Bill Smith's knowledge of the future jeopardize the course of history? Is the future of mankind now a thing of the past? 108 min. DVD 6023 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Outer Limits: Time Travel & Infinity Collection(TV, 1995-2001)
- Contents: A stitch in time / featuring Amanda Plummer -- Tribunal / Saul Rubinek, Alex Diakun -- Gettysburg / Joshua Leonard, Jonathan Scarfe -- Time to time / Kristin Lehman, Paul Popowich -- Déjà vu / Kevin Nealon -- Patient zero / Michael Rooker. Special features: Behind the Outer limits: 7 all-new featurettes with cast and crew interviews; "The outer limits story" documentary. ca. 264 min. DVD DVD X737
- Primer (2004)
- Directed by Shane Carruth. Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford. Everything you think you know about modern science is about to unravel in this critically acclaimed film about two young engineers and the consequences they face when they invent a machine that enables them to travel back in time. 77 min. DVD 3888 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Slaughterhouse-Five (1972 )
- Director: George Roy Hill. Cast: Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Valerie Perrine, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Holly Near.
Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time and jumps back and forth in his life with no control over where he is going next. Sometimes he is in his home on Cape Cod, sometimes he is deep in World War II Europe and sometimes he is on the planet Tralfamadore. In the end he learns he must concentrate on the good things and ignore the bad in life. Based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 104 min. DVD 8669; vhs 999:2261 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997)
- Director, Hilary Brougher. Cast: Nicole Zaray, Terumi Matthews, Belinda Becker, James Urbaniak.
A writer, Tucker Harding, is hired to cover an article on the hydrogen-bomb test, Nevada, 1952. While there, radiation mutates her code/soul, spawning in her the ability to travel through time by force of will. Not long after she is murdered by a woman from the future, Ofelia, intent on securing her own ability to time travel. However, before her death Tucker travels to the year 1997 where she meets Drew, a failed writer who has been infected with Tuckers original mutation since birth. 82 min. DVD 7612 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Time Bandits (UK, 1981)
- Directed by Terry Gilliam. Cast: Craig Warnock, John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Warner.
A young boy escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being, they plunder treasure from Napoleon and Agamemnon, but the Evil Genius is watching their every move! 116 min. DVD X563 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Time Machine (1960)
- Director, George Pal. Cast: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore. In 1899, a young scientist invents an ingenious time machine that propels him to war-ravaged moments of the 20th century and then into the year 802701 where he faces a grim future in a civilization thoroughly devitalized by centuries of war. 103 min. DVD 6047; vhs 999:3148 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Berger, Roger A. "'Ask What You Can Do for Your Country': The Film Version of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine and the Cold War."Literature/ Film Quarterly, vol. 17 no. 3. 1989. pp: 177-187.
- Twelve Monkeys (1995)
- Directed by Terry Gilliam. Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer. Cole arrives at a mental hospital, claiming to be a time traveler from the year 2035. His mission: to save humanity from a killer virus that will devastate the future world population. A beautiful psychiatrist initially classifies Cole as delusional, but she soon joins him in an effort to unravel the mystery surrounding his questionable sanity with two clues: a haunting childhood memory and a series of puzzling symbols from a group known as The Army of the Twelve Monkeys. 130 min. DVD 1660; vhs 999:2047
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- 2046 (China/Hong Kong, 2004)
- Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Chang Chen, Dong Jie, Carina Lau. A young man, who has tried to forget his lost love by meeting different young women, starts to write a novel about a young man falling in love with a machine-made woman on the 2046 train. The number 2046 is the room number where he met his lost love. 128 min. DVD 1287
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- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Robards, William Hurt. A drama presenting visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android child, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity, and dreams of becoming a real boy. Notes: Based on the short story "Supertoys last all summer long" by Brian Aldiss. Special features: 4 hours of never-before-seen behind-the-scene footage approved exclusively for release, new interviews, and featurettes; Spielberg talks about developing the vision of A.I.; Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic group on the film's special effects; Stan Winston explains how the robots were brought to life; featurette on the sound effects and orchestral score for the film; storyboard sequences; effects portfolio; portrait gallery; behind-the-scenes photos with Steven Spielberg; production design photos. 145 min. DVD 2447
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- Automatons: This Is How Humanity Dies / (2006)
- Directed by James Felix McKenney. Cast: Christine Spencer, Brenda Cooney, Angus Scrimm.
The story focuses on a lone woman in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been engaging in a futile war of competing philosophies and belief systems. A newcomer repairs outdated robots while fending off the destructive video beams of the enemy. 83 min. DVD X112
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- The Bionic Woman: Doomsday is Tomorrow. (1977, TV)
- Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lew Ayres, Kenneth O'Brien, David Opatoshu. After a sky diving accident Jaimie Somers undergoes special surgery to make her the first bionic woman. Now outfitted with super-human powers she must fight the Alex 7000 computer, a "doomsday device" programmed to destroy the world. 47 min. VHS 4759
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Directed by Ridley Scott. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah. A science fiction film set in Los Angeles in 2019. Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants, genetically engineered beings virtuallyidentical to humans, which have illegally returned to earth from their off-world slave duty. Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (MAIN: PN1997.B283 .R4 1997; MOFF: PS3554.I3 D6 1996). 117 min. DVD 4; VHS 999:540
Another edition: DVD 9222: Disc 1: Blade Runner: the final cut (117 min.) -- Disc 2: Blade Runner: Dangerous days: making Blade Runner (special features) -- Disc 3: Blade Runner (contains U.S. theatrical cut (1982) ; International theatrical cut (1982) ; director's cut (1992) (117 min.) -- Disc 4: Blade Runner: enhancement archive (special features) -- Disc 5: Blade Runner: Workprint (110 min.)
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- Brainstorm (1983)
- Directed by Steve De Jarnatt. Cast: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher and Cliff Robertson.
Virtual reality researchers invent a machine that downloads one person's thoughts and sensations to another, then must keep their high-tech invention from the wrong hands. 106 min. DVD 7659
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- Cherry 2000 (1987)
- Directed by Steve De Jarnatt. Cast: Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson, Tim Thomerson, Pamela Gidley.
When Sam Treadwell permanently short circuits his android wife, Cherry 2000 on a wet kitchen floor, he promptly sets out to find replacement parts to reincarnate his perfect man-made woman. Enlisting the aid of a strong-willed, red-headed female tracker, E. Johnson, the two set off for the feared "lawless zone" -- the only place where Cherry 2000 parts still exist. 98 min. DVD 928
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- Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969)
- Directed by Joseph Sargent. Cast: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, William Sage. When electronic genius Charles Forbin creates a massive computer complex that is capable of independently regulating the national defense of the United States, it appears that no enemy will ever be able to penetrate its sovereign borders. But such a promising thought turns into a stunning nightmare when it's discovered the Russians have built an equally sophisticated computer and that these two 'doomsday machines' have linked, sharing classified information and top secrets. Desperately, Forbin and his Soviet counterparts try to stop the all-knowing 'monster' computers from seizing command of the world's nuclear missile stockpiles.
100 min. DVD 8663; vhs 999:1528
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- Dante, Joe. "Cyborg Cinema: Colossus: The Forbin Project." In: The science fiction film reader New York : Limelight Editions, 2004. (GRDS: PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004; MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004; PFA : PN1995.9.S26 S344 2004)
Matheson, T.J. "Marcuse, Ellul, and the science-fiction film: negative responses to technology." (film analysts Herbert Marcuse and Jacques Ellul). Science Fiction Studies v19.n58 (Nov 1992): pp326(14). UC users only
Sarris, Andrew. "Science fiction: The Forbin project." In: American movie critics : an anthology from the silents until now / edited by Phillip Lopate. New York : Library of America : Penguin Putnam, c2006. (Main Stack PN1995.A448 2006;
Moffitt PN1995.A448 2006; PFA PN1995.A72 2006)
- Demon Seed (1977)
- Directed by Donald Cammell. Obsessed with his work on a top-secret project, Dr. Harris has very little time left over for his beautiful wife. Once they separate, however, he can spend all his time with Proteus IV, the super-computer that can see, hear, talk and even think for itself. A machine of limitless power, for good or evil. In less than four days, Proteus discovers a cure for leukemia. But he becomes suspicious when his creators deny him a terminal. With the help of Harris's robot servant Joshua, Proteus takes matters into his own hands. 97 min. DVD 4974; vhs 999:1519 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Demon with a Glass Hand (Outer Limits TV show) (1964)
- Directed by Byron Haskin. Trent, an intent, enigmatic man from the future, escapes back into our present. Pursued by the Kyben, an alien race which has conquered future earth, the fate of all humankind lies in Trent's glass hand. 52 min. DVD 8766; vhs 999:861
- Ghost in the Shell (Kokaku kidotai) (Japan, 1995)
- Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow. In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy. Film seamlessly merges traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery. 82 min. 999:1579 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
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- I, Robot (2004)
- Directed by Alex Proyas. Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Adrian Ricard, Chi McBride, Jerry Wasserman, Fiona Hogan. In the year 2035, robots are a common, trusted part of life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead, and a skeptical Chicago police detective investigating the murder believes that a robot is responsible. It seems impossible for a robot to break the Three Laws of Robotics, for if that were to happen there would be nothing to stop them from taking over the world. Aiding the detective in his investigation is a psychologist who specializes in the psyches of robots. Will technology ultimately lead to mankind's salvation or annihilation? Based on the idea suggesed in a book by Isaac Asimov. 115 min. DVD 4721
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- The Island (2005)
- Directed by Michael Bay. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan. Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a utopian facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island." But Lincoln soon realizes that everything about his existence is a lie. He discovers that all of the inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones. Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta. Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the evil facility that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives. 136 min. DVD 6071 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Invisible Boy (1957)
- See 1950s Science Fiction
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
- Directed by Robert Longo. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi, Ice-T, Dina Meyer. Keanu Reeves is a space-age courier who's plugged in, turned on, and buffed up to deliver the most important data of the 21st century wet-wired directly into his brain. 98 min. DVD 9089; vhs 999:1518
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- Austin, Andrea. "Frankie and Johnny: Shelley, Gibson, and Hollywood's Love Affair with the Cyborg." Romanticism on the Net: An Electronic Journal Devoted to Romantic Studies, vol. 21, (no pagination), February 2001
D'Amato, B. " Electric I.: Johnny mnemonic." Artforum International v. 33 (Summer 1995) p. 23-4+
Dargis, Manohla. "Cyber Johnny." Sight and Sound, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 6-7, Summer 1995
Johnson, Ken. "Johnny Mnemonic." Art in America 83.n10 (Oct 1995): 59(2).
- Kairo (Japan, 2001)
- Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Cast: Kato Haruhiko, Aso- Kumiko, Koyuki, Arisaka Kurume, Matsuo Masatoshi. A group of young friends is rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own. When his ghostly image appears on their computer screens, something far more horrifying is unleashed. The terror mounts as more deaths and disappearances occur. 119 min. DVD X921
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- Metropolis (Germany, 1926)
- Directed by Fritz Lang. Screenplay, Thea von Harbou; Special effects, Eugen Schufftan; hotography, Karl Freund, Gunther Rittau. Cast: GBrigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustave Frolhich, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Heinrich Georg. The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.
Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseDVD 1574 Restored authorized ed., digitally remastered by Kino. Restored under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz. Plus special features, 43 min. documentary, audio commentary. Special features: 43 min. documentary: The making of Metropolis by Enno Patalas; featurette of the digital restoration; photo galleries featuring production stills, missing scenes, architectural sketches, poster artwork ; cast and crew biographies; Audio commentary in English. 124 min.
vhs 999:512 (Kino - restored version) 90 min.
vhs 999:513 Reconstructed and adapted" videocassette release, re-edited with color and music by Giorgio Moroder. 107 min.
- Natural City (South Korea, 2003)
- Directed by Byung-chun Min. Cast: Ji Tae Yoo, Rin Seo, Jae Eun Lee, Chan Yoon.
In the year 2080 in Seoul, agent R is a policeofficer who falls in love with a cyborg whose lifetime is almost up and begins to search for a way to give her a human life. 113 min. DVD 7516
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- Outer Limits: Fantastic Androids & Robots Collection(TV, 1995-2001)
- Contents: Robot / featuring Leonard Nemoy -- The hunt / Doug Savant -- Resurrection / Heather Graham, Nick Mancuso -- The camp / Harley Jane Kozak -- Glitch / Tate Donovan -- Small friends / Ralph Waite. Special features: "Fantastic Androids & Robots" documentary; origins of "The Outer Limits" featurette. ca. 272 min. DVD X734
- Robocop (1987)
- Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Robocop, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer. Robocop is designed to stop a crimewave which is spreading all across America. The cyborg, created from the body of a slain police officer, is programed to serve the public trust, uphold the law and protect the innocent. All goes well at first and Robocop stops every sleaze ball he encounters, but there are forces which will stop at nothing to see him eliminated. 103 min. DVD 678; VHS 999:1498
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- Robocop 2 (1990)
- Directed by Irvin Kershner. Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, Gabriel Damon. RoboCop, the half man/half machine cop, is back, and his mission is to rid the streets of Detroit of a new and deadly drug, "Nuke." To complicate matters, the evil corporation that created him wants to take over the city and develop RoboCop 2, a newer and more powerful version to replace the original. 116 min. DVD 1250 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Robocop 3 (1993)
- Directed by Fred Dekker. Cast: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn. RoboCop, sworn to protect the public, joins forces with a band of urban freedom fighters battling to save their neighborhood from the conglomerate that plans to demolish it to build a city of the future. 105 min. DVD 1251 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Robot Boy (2003)
- Directed by Ted Passon. A young boy is born to two very particular parents who improve his less-than-perfect human parts with robot parts and a remote control. He spends all of his time mowing his parents' lawn until he meets a friend with an unusual escape plan. 18 min. DVD 6319 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Robot Stories (1997)
- Directed by Greg Pak. Cast: Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Wai Ching Ho, Greg Pak, John Cariani, Cindy Cheung, Bill Coelius, Eisa Davis, Ron Domingo, Tim Kang, Julienne Hanzelka Kim, James Saito. A science fiction film presented in four chapters that map an emotional frontier where people confront technology. "My robot baby": A busy couple is challenged to nurture a mechanical infant before they can have the real thing. "The robot fixer": A mother is transformed while trying to connect with her comotose son. "Robot love": Android iPerson Archie questions whether romance can flower between synthetic hearts. "Clay": A sculptor in the lonely twilight of his life must weigh the ethical and spiritual risks of digital immortality. 85 min. DVD 3599
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- Maio, Kathi. "Four Very Human Robot Stories." Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul2004, Vol. 107 Issue 1, p130-134, 5p UC users only
- Robots(20th Century Fox Animation, 2005)
- Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha. Voices: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Stanley Tucci.
In this animated feature a small town robot named Rodney, with the help of his misfit mechanical friends, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.
Special features: "Aunt Fanny's tour of booty" animated short; inside look at the making of Ice Age 2; Xbox exclusive multi-player racing game; 3-5 set-top games; commentary by director Chris Wedge and producer William Joyce; technical director's commentary/animator's commentary; discontinued parts (deleted scenes) with optional commentary by Chris Wedge; the original Robots short; "You can shine no matter what you're made of"; The Blue Man Group featurettes; meet the bots (interactive): character bios, characters 3-D turnaround, character interviews profiles, character design gallery; DVD Rom link; PSA :15 spot that was shown internationally in theaters; Robots soundtrack spots; forced family trailer; Ice Age 2 teaser trailer; trailer section: Bratz 2, Fern Gully special edition, Strawberry Shortcake, Garfield, Malcom in the middle tv spot. 89 min. DVD 6150
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- Sins of the Fleshapoids(1965)
- Director, Mike Kuchar. Set a million years in the future, after "The Great War" has scourged the planet, mankind has forsaken science for self-indulgence. Work is left to enslaved androids. One male robot tires of pampering his lazy masters, and joins the humans in sin. 40 min. DVD 4739
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- Sixth Finger (from The Outer Limits) (Release of an episode from 1963 television series, The Outer Limits)
- Directed by James Goldstone. In this film on time travel man is taken into the future, not by accelerating him through time, but rather by having time accelerate within himself. A brilliant scientist who has discovered a way to accelerate human evolution transforms a bitter young coal miner into the man of the future resulting in the growth of a sixth finger, grotesque brain growth and the possession of tremendous mental powers. 52 min. 999:1704 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Target Earth (1954)
- Directed by Sherman A. Rose. Cast: Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, Richard Reeves. A large city has been completely evacuated. An alien force of robots has invaded the city and is destroying all mankind! Frank and a handful of strangers wake up to the empty city and band together. Not only must they escape the robot patrols, but they must also contend with a psychotic killer amongst them. All the while scientists are racing against the clock to save earth from annihilation. 75 min. DVD 6152 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Terminator (1984)
- Directed by James Cameron. The cyborg "Terminator" (part man, part machine) is sent to present day Earth from the year of Darkness 2029, on a deadly mission. His task is to kill a young woman whose life will have great significance in the decades to come. This mechanical monster from the future leaves behind him an unspeakable path of destruction which nothing can stop. 107 min. DVD 43 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Terminator 2, Judgement Day (1992)
- Directed by James Cameron. The Terminator is back with a mission requiring that he travel back in time. A lethal machine has been sent back through time to kill the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. The Termainator is sent to save the boy, assisted by the boy's mother, a woman warrior whose warnings of a world headed toward nuclear disaster go unheeded. 139 min. DVD 47; VHS 999:849Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen, Moira Harris, Chopper Bernet. John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than any of her predecessors. To protect Connor, the human resistance sends a new T-101 back from the future. 109 min. DVD 6059 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Tron (1982)
- Directed by Steven Lisberger. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan. Produced in 1982, Tron is a film at the flashpoint of a revolution in filmmaking Cast:early computer animation. In the storyline a hacker is transported into a computer where he must fight for his life against the Master Control system. The hacker teams up with a bookkeeping program and his girlfriend to try to replace Master Control with Tron. 96 min. DVD 1593 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Attebery, Brian. "Beyond Captain Nemo: Disney's science fiction." In: From mouse to mermaid: the politics of film, gender, and culture / Elizabeth Bell, Lynda Haas, Laura Sells, editors. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, c1995. (Electronic location: http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?id=614 (UCB users only; Anthropology PN1999.W27.F76 1995; Main Stack PN1999.W27.F76 1995)
- Virtuosity (1995)
- Directed by Brett Leonard. Cast: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe, Stephen Spinella, William Forsythe, Louise Fletcher. He's a composite of some 200 personalities, each and every one a notorious killer. He's Sid 6.7, a virtual reality creation designed to put L.A. police officers to the test, but how do you stop the virtually unstoppable? CC. 105 min. 999:1607 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- WarGames (1983)
- Directed by John Badham. Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy.
Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation. 113 min. DVD 6044 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Westworld (1973)
- Written and directed by Michael Crichton. Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin. This story of a technological paradise suddenly turned nightmare is a genuine shocker. For $1,000 a day, vacationers can indulge whims at the "theme park" called Westworld where the gunhands and dance-hall girls are all robots programmed to serve the guests' violent and lustful fantasies - until something goes wrong with their circuitry. 99 min. DVD 315; VHS 999:2719 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Telotte, J. P. "Lost Horizons: Westworld, Futureworld, and the World's Obscenity." In: Replications : a robotic history of the science fiction film
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1995. (MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 T46 1995; MOFF: PN1995.9.S26 T46 1995)
- Cylons (Battlestar Galactica) DVD 6316; DVD 6332
Daleks (Doctor Who, TV)
R2D2 and others (Star Wars)
Robbie the Robot (Forbidden Planet) DVD 502
Klaatu (Day the Earth Stood Still) DVD 1595; vhs 999:873
HAL (2001: A Space Odyssey)DVD 92 VHS 999:187
Futurama (animated TV show)
I Sing the Body Electric (Twilight Zone, TV) DVD 2601
The Lateness of the Hour (Twilight Zone, TV) DVD 2608; vhs 999:1283
Steel (Twilight Zone, TV) DVD 2599
Uncle Simon (Twilight Zone, TV) DVD 2615
Mighty Casey (Twilight Zone, TV) DVD 549
The Lonely (Twilight Zone, TV) vhs 999:1271
The Robot (Betty Boop cartoon) VHS 999:2151
The Birth of the Robot (Len Lye. 1935. 6 min. Video/C 9417)
Quasi at the Quackadero (animated short) Video/C 999:3677
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow DVD 6072
Silent Running DVD 376
Clones and Other Unnatural Bodies
- Blade Runner
- See Dystopias and Future Worlds
- The Boys from Brazil (UK / USA, 1978)
- Director, Franklin J. Schaffner. Cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Oliver, James Mason, Lilli Palmer. A band of Nazi leaders, escaped from postwar Germany, scheme to return to power. Their plans to dominate the world are based on a bizarre biological experiment undertaken by Josef Mengele. Based on the novel by Ira Levin. 104 min. DVD 4615
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- Willson, Robert F., Jr. "From Novel to Film: De-Sinistering The Boys from Brazil."
Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 7, pp. 322-24, 1979.
- Frankenstein
- See Horror films
- Godsend (USA / Canada, 2004)
- Directed by Nick Hamm. Cast: Cast: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Robert De Niro, Cameron Bright.
Paul and Jessie are devastated when their 8-year-old son dies. When a fertility expert offers them an opportunity to resurrect their boy through a secret and illegal cloning procedure, they don't know that the doctor's hidden agenda will have horrifying repercussions when their "new" son passes his eighth birthday. Adam begins having "night terrors" and marked changes in his behavior, beginning to display a palpable sense of menace. Paul and Jessie cannot escape the fact that this Adam is different. 102 min. DVD 3677
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- The Island (2005)
- Directed by Michael Bay. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan. Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a utopian facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island." But Lincoln soon realizes that everything about his existence is a lie. He discovers that all of the inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones. Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta. Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the evil facility that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives. 136 min. DVD 6071 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Island of Lost Souls
- See Horror films
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast: Sam Neill, Jaura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough. A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park Cast:living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. 127 min. DVD 2386Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Lilo & Stitch (1994)
- Disney. Animated feature. The result of an illegal experiment in genetic mutation, Experiment #626 is so horrifyingly hostile that it's been locked up by its inventors. It escapes to Earth where Lilo, a young Hawaiian girl, mistakes it for a strange dog, adopts it, and renames it Stitch. As Stitch becomes part of Lilo's unusual family life, Lilo's innocence and the aloha spirit of the Islands confuse and ultimately civilize the creature. 85 min. DVD 3531Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Multiplicity (1996)
- Directed by Harold Ramis. Cast: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Richard Masur. Michael Keaton takes on four hilariously distinct roles in this comedy about a man who clones himself to save his marriage and then almost loses his wife to himself. 84 min. DVD 3533 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The 6th Day(2000)
- Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport, Michael Rooker, Sarah Wynter, Wendy Crewson, Rod Rowland, Terry Crews, Ken Pogue, Colin Cunningham, Robert Duvall.
Adam is an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An evil corporation illegally cloned him, and now they're trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself, Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save the world from the underground cloning movement. 124 min. DVD 7658 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
Prehistoric/Prehuman/Evolution and De-evolution
- Klossner, Michael. Prehistoric humans in film and television : 581 dramas, comedies, and documentaries, 1905-2004. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006. (Main Stack PN1995.9.P675.K55 2006)
- Altered States (1980)
- Directed by Ken Russell. Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid. The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness - and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind. 103 min. 999:1708
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- Iceman (1984)
- Directed by Fred Schepisi. Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone. A team of Arctic researchers find a 40,000 year old man frozen in ice and bring him back to life. Anthropologist Stanley Shephard wants to befriend the Iceman and learn about man's past. Dr. Diane Brady and her surgical team want to discover the secret that will allow man to live in a frozen state. When the Iceman becomes part of their lives, the results are both moving and emotionally shattering. 101 min. 999:1728
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- Link (1986)
- Directed by Richard Franklin. Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Terence Stamp.
Jane Chase, a pretty, young zoology student, goes to work for an enigmatic scientist in a lonely cliff-top house, also occupied by 3 chimpanzees. When left alone to look after the chimps, Jane finds herself a prisoner of Link, one of the chimpanzees. 102 min. 999:1722
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- The Lost World (Silent, 1925)
- Screenplay and editorial direction, Marion Fairfax; dramatic direction, Harry O. Hoyt; research and technical director, Willis H. O'Brien. Cast: Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes. Professor Challenger, a man of vision, persuades his skeptical colleagues to return with him to a remote South American plateau where he has discovered living dinosaurs. Resisting danger and death, Challenger's party returns to London in triumph with a captive Brontosaurus. But the beast escapes, turning the city into a shambles, before crashing through the London Bridge and swimming out toward the ocean. 93 min. DVD 2240
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- One Million Years B.C. (1967)
- Directed by Don Chaffey. Cast: John Richardson, Raquel Welch. Special visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. A prehistoric man, banished from the Rock People tribe, finds a friend in a tribeswomen from the Shell People tribe. They decide to face the world together cut off from all tribal support in a deadly world of dinosaurs and earthshattering volcanic eruptions. This film's pioneering special effects have made it a classic. 91 min. 999:1707
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- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- Planet of the Apes
- See Dystopias and other Future Worlds
- Prey [TV pilot, 1997]
- "Hungry for Survival": What if global warming was changing our DNA? What if the changes were not good? In this sci fi thriller Sloan Parker is a bio-anthropologist who has just discovered that Darwin's theory might have current relevance. The human race hides an alternate race among its own, a more intelligent breed of serial killers. Their goal: to destroy human-kind in order to let the strong ones survive them. 46 min. Video/C 7642
- Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) (Canada / France / USA, 1981)
- Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Cast: Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi. Colossal adventure odyssey that turns the hands of time back to the very beginning of man's existence. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes, and savage beasts, the vital quest ensued for the crucial flame and the knowledge to create it. The constant struggle is vividly re-created to make this a true visual extravaganza which also focuses on human drama as the primitive people experience their first feelings of compassion and caring for others. 100 min. 999:1709
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It Came from the 1950s! (50s Science Fiction Films)
- 1950s Science Fiction TV
- Contents: Space Patrol (14 min.) -- Tales of tomorrow: Substance X (28 min.) -- Tom Corbett space cadet: Space academy tournament (29 min.) -- Tales of tomorrow: The Dune roller (26 min.) Space patrol: Glen Denning, Lyn Osborn; Tales of tomorrow: Vicki Cummings, Will Kuluva, Charlott Knight (1st work), Bruce Cabot, Nang Coleman, Nelson Olmsted (2nd work); Tom Corbett space cadet: Frankie Thomas, Jan Merun, Al Markim, Edward Bryce. Early 50's television science fiction and space programs. In Space Patrol Kit Corey, commander of the Space Patrol and his sidekick, Happy, journey towards the man-made planet, Terra. In Tales of tomorrow: Substance X, a scientist develops an experimental food with unexpected side effects. In Tom Corbett space cadet, space academy cadets compete to win the annual trophy. In Tales of tomorrow: the Dune roller, a fiery self-reproducing meteor terrorizes the inhabitants of an island. Space patrol: director, Dik Darley, producer/writer, Mike Moser; Tales of tomorrow: producer, Mort Abrahams, director, Don Medford; Tom Corbett space cadet: producer, Allen Ducovny, director, George Gould. Video/C 4764
- The Astounding She-Monster (1958)
- Directed by Ronnie Ashcroft. Cast: Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Marilyn Harvey, Jeanne Tatum, Shirley Kilpatrick, Ewing Brown. Hollywood gangsters kidnap a Beverly Hills socialite in her Cadillac convertible and whisk her off to a remote mountain cabin where a curvy "starlet" in a spandex spacesuit lands in her "white light' spaceship to bring handsome leading man Robert Clarke a message and to heat up his hormones. One problem with this cosmic encounter--her touch is deadly! 62 min. DVD 5980 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Atomic Submarine (1959)
- Directed by Spencer G. Bennet. Cast: Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Paul Dubov, Bob Steele, Victor Varconi, Joi Lansing, Selmer Jackson, Jack Mulhall, Jean Moorhead, Richard Tyler, Sid Melton, Ken Becker, Frank Watkins, Tom Conway, Pat Michaels, John Hilliard.
When the nuclear-powered submarine the Tiger Shark sets out to investigate a series of naval disasters near the Arctic Circle, its fearless crew finds itself besieged by electrical storms, an unidentified floating saucer, and lots of hairy tentacles. 72 min. DVD 9116
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- "Alex Gordon on The atomic submarine." In: Eye on science fiction: 20 interviews with classic SF and horror filmmakers Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, c2003. (MAIN: PN1995.9.S26 E9 2003)
- Atomic T.V.
- Five promotions for science fiction films which involve nuclear energy (11 min., 195-?) -- A Captain Midnight promotion featuring the ballplayer, Duke Snider (2 min., 195-?) -- Captain Midnight: Atomic proving grounds (demonstrates how this superhero survives an atom bomb explosion by hiding in an air raid shelter) (14 min., 195-?) Video/C 4803
- Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
- Directed by Nathan Hertz. Cast: Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers. After encountering an alien from space, a woman grows until she is 50 ft. tall. Seeking revenge against an unfaithful husband she storms through town destroying everything in her path. 74 min. DVD 8651; vhs 999:985
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- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
- Director, Eugene Lourie. Cast: Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey. Special visual effects, Ray Harryhausen. An atom bomb test deep in the Arctic Circle disturbs the sleep of a giant rhedosaurus encased in ice for over 100 million years. The Beast swims down from the Arctic to New York City on a rampage of destruction and death. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury. 80 min. DVD X454; vhs 999:3090 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Hendershot, Cyndy. "Darwin and the atom: evolution/devolution fantasies in 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,' 'Them!,' and 'The Incredible Shrinking Man.'" Science Fiction Studies 25.n2 (July 1998): pp319(17).UC users only
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- The Blob (1958)
- Directed by Irvin S. Yeawarth. Cast: Steven McQueen, Aneta Corseaut [i.e. Corsaut], Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin, Steven Chase, John Benson, Robert Fields. Residents of a small Pennsylvania town combat a slimy space invader. 82 min.DVD 4000; vhs 999:749
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- Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
- Directed by Arthur Hilton. Cast: Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Susan Morrow, Douglas Fowley, Bill Phipps, The Hollywood Cover Girls.
An expedition to the moon discovers a subterranean cavern of ferocious, love-starved cat-women who have not seen men for centuries. The air supply is escaping from the caves and the moon maidens must capture the crew and escape to Earth. 64 min. DVD 9428
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- Crash of Moons (Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Crash of Moons)(TV, 1954)
- Director, Hollingsworth Morse. Cast: Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden, Maurice Cass, Charles Meredith, Patsy Parsons.
Two inhabited planets are locked in constant orbit and astronomers predict they will soon collide with one another. Rocky and his team must race against time to save the lives of their citizens, while trying to persuade an arrogant dictator of one of the "moons," to cooperate with their rescue efforts. 78 min. DVD 7735
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- Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Directed by Jack Arnold. Cast: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno.
In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers an amphibious creature, a living missing link. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. The lonely creature kidnaps her, and the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim his sweetheart and return the creature to his watery home. DVD special features: Back to the Black Lagoon, feature commentary with film historian Tom Weaver, production photographs, theatrical trailers, cast and filmmakers, production notes.
79 min. DVD 519; VHS 999:485
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- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Directed by Robert Wise. Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
A visitor from outer space comes with the warning that unless war is abolished, Earth will be destroyed by the more advanced planets of the universe. Bonus DVD features: Audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; 70-minute "Making the Earth stand still" documentary; Movietone newsreel (1951); restoration comparison; 5 still galleries; shooting script; theatrical trailer.
92 min. DVD 1595; vhs 999:873
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- Day the World Ended (1955)
- Directed by Roger Corman. Cast: Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens, Touch (Mike) Connors, Paul Birch, Raymond Hatton, Paul Dubov, Jonathan Haze, Paul Blaisdell.
After the Big Bomb, a motley crew of seven souls demonstrate human nature at its worst as they strive to survive. 80 min. DVD X4935
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- The Deadly Mantis (1957)
- Directed by Nathan Juran. Cast: Craig Stevens, Alix Talton, William Hopper, Donald Randolph, Pat Conway. A giant man-eating mantis frozen for millions of years thaws out in Alaska and makes its way to New York City. As the menacing insect kills everything in its path, scientists work feverishly to stop it in this battle between man and mantis! 79 min. 999:3135
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- Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
- Directed by David MacDonald. Cast: Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, Adrienne Corri, Joseph Tomelty, Sophie Stewart, Patricia Laffan, John Laurie. A female alien from Mars is looking for healthy Earthmen to take back to Mars for breeding purposes. 77 min. DVD 5980 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Directed by Fred F. Sears. Cast: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis. Special visual effects, Ray Harryhausen. Zombie-like aliens arrive at a U.S. Army base in search of help for their dying planet only to have the military greet their fleet of flying saucers with gunfire. Provoked by the aggression, the populace of Washington DC is soon put to the test, when the flying saucers attack. Special features: The Harryhausen chronicles; This is dynamation; The making of Earth vs. the flying saucers. 83 min. DVD 3293; vhs 999:3093 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- First Man into Space (1959)
- Directed by Robert Day. Cast: Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayers, Bill Nagy, Carl Jaffe, Bill Edwards, Roger Delgado, John McLaren.
In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth's atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. 77 min. DVD 9116
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- The Fly (1958)
- Directed by Kurt Neumann. Vincent Price plays a brilliant research scientist who has discovered how to transport matter through space. But during an experiment a common household fly plays an unwitting part in a bizarre tragedy which results in the man of science winding up with the head of a fly, while his own head is attached to the fly's body. 94 min. DVD 4012; vhs 999:705
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- Gonder, Patrick. "Like a Monstrous Jigsaw Puzzle: Genetics and Race in Horror Films of the 1950s." The Velvet Light Trap
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Knee, Adam. "The Metamorphosis of The Fly." Wide Angle: A Film Quarterly of Theory, Criticism, and Practice, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 20-34, Winter 1992.
Roth, Marty. "Twice Two: The Fly and Invasion of the Body Snatchers." In: Dead ringers : the remake in theory and practice / edited by Jennifer Forrest and Leonard R. Koos. Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002. (Main Stack PN1995.9.R45.D43 2002)
- Return of the Fly (1959)
- Directed by Edward L. Bernds. Cast: Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, John Sutton, David Frankham, Dan Seymour. A sequel to "The Fly," the story takes up with the scientists's son, who continues his father's experiments 15 years after his father's tragic accident that left him with the head of a fly. 87 min. DVD 4012
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- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Directed by Fred Wilcox. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman.
After traveling to another planet in the year 2257 in search of survivors of an earlier expedition, a group of scientific explorers encounter one of the missing scientists and his daughter, and are terrorized by an unknown menace that threatens to destroy everybody. 99 min.DVD 502; VHS 999:79 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Electronic effects from Forbidden Planet (.wav sound file) All sounds © 1956 MGM/-UA
- Godzilla King of the Monsters (Gojira) (1954, dubbed in English)
- Directed by Morse & Honda. (Starring: Raymond Burr.) A radioactive monster, Godzilla, attacks Tokyo and terrifies the world. 79 min. DVD 6378; vhs 999:809 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
- Directed by Gene Fowler, Jr. Cast: Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Robert Ivers, Ty Hardin, John Eldredge, Alan Dexter. In this vintage science fiction thriller Marge is growing increasingly alarmed over the changes in her new husband Bill. And for good reason: Bill -- and most of the other men in their small town - have been taken over by sinister aliens who have arrived on planet Earth to marry human women with the hope of reviving their dying race. 77 min. DVD 2965 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- George, S. A. "Resisting the mystique: women in 1950s science-fiction films." In: Fantastic odysseys : selected essays from the Twenty-second International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts / edited by Mary Pharr. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.(Main Stack PN56.F34.I58 2001)
- Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- Directed by Jack Arnold. Cast: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey.
Scott Carey encounters a mysterious radioactive mist on a boating trip and soon finds his life taking a bizarre and frightening twist. His physical size begins to diminish as he shrinks to a mere two inches. Suddenly ordinary household situations loom over him with lethal intensity: a playful cat becomes demon and a spider a gargantuan monster. Carey finds he must rely on his wits to survive in his new oversized world. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson. 81 min. DVD 7477; 999:463
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- Invaders from Mars (1953)
- Director, William Cameron Menzies. Cast: Arthur Franz, Helena Carter, Jimmy Hunt, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erikson, Hillary Brooke, Max Wagner. "The original 20th century landmark science fiction thriller that played on the paranoia and Communist threat invading Atomic Age America in the 1950s." A young boy is awakened during a storm to witness a flying saucer land in the field behind his home. No one will believe his story as, one by one, the townspeople are captured and put under the control of sinister forces from the planet Mars. Special DVD features: U.S. and alternate British versions of the film ; theatrical trailer, still gallery. 78 min. DVD 8453; vhs 999:3095 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Directed by Don Siegel. Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Caolyn Jones, Ralph Dumke, Jean Willes. Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people. Based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney. Special DVD features: Interview with Kevin McCarthy, original theatrical trailer.
80 min. DVD 466; VHS 999:150
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- Invisible Boy (1957)
- Directed by Robert Longo. Cast: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone, Robert H. Harris.
In this sequel to "The Forbidden Planet", a ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite. But when Robby the Robot falls under the influence of the evil computer, the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance. Based on a story by Edmund Cooper. Special features: Deleted scenes and lost footage; 2 follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot: feature film "The invisible boy" ; "The thin man" TV series episode Robot client; 3 documentaries: TCM original "Watch the skies!: science fiction, the 1950's and US" ; The all-new amazing! "Exploring the far reaches of Forbidden planet" ; "Robby the Robot: engineering a sci-fi icon" ; excerpts from "The MGM parade" TV series; science-fiction movie trailer gallery. 89 min. DVD 8617
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- It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
- Directed by Robert Gordon. Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox, Jr. Special visual effects, Ray Harryhausen. An angry giant octopus, driven from the depths by an H-bomb explosion counts among its victims a fishing trawler, a family sunning at the beach, several San Francisco skyscrapers and even the Golden Gate Bridge! A daring attempt by a submarine commander and scientists to destroy the monster while saving themselves is a gripping finale to this science fiction thriller with terrific stop-motion special effects by the master, Ray Harryhausen. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury. 80 min. DVD 3292; vhs 999:2165
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- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- It Came From Outer Space (1953)
- Director, Jack Arnold. Cast: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Russell Johnson, Kathleen Hughes. After discovering that a meteor-like object buried under a landslide is an inhabited space ship from another planet, a young scientist delays an attack by panic-stricken townspeople so that the ship can leave the earth. Based on the story The meteor by Ray Bradbury. DVD special features: "The Universe according to Universal," an original documentary on It Came from outer space ; commentary wiht film historian Tom Weaver ; photography and poster gallery ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; cast and filmmakers. 80 min. DVD X494; vhs 999:3092
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- Hendershot, Cyndy. "The Invaded Body: Paranoia and Radiation Anxiety in Invaders from Mars, It Came from outer Space, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 26-39, Spring 1998
Yamamoto, Jerry. "In them we trust? Fear, faith, and It came from outer space ." In: Science fiction America : essays on SF cinema Edited by David J. Hogan. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2006. (Main Stack PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006; Moffitt PN1995.9.S26.S275 2006)
- It!: The Terror from Outer Space (1958)
- Directed by Edward L. Cahn. Cast: Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran, Dabbs Greer, Paul Langton, Robert Bice.
In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned. By the time a rescue mission arrives, only the leader of the expedition is left alive. He is accused of murdering his crew and is taken into custody. As the rescue ship returns to earth, the real killer, a life-devouring monster that has stowed aboard, begins attacking the crew. The remaining crew must find some way to stop it before the ship returns to a panic-striken Earth. 69 min. DVD X453
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- The Man From Planet X (1951)
- Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Cast: Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert, Roy Engel, David Ormont, Gilbert Fallman, Tom Daly, June Jeffery. An alien arrives on Earth to seek help for his dying planet, but he is confronted with hostility. Evil scientist William Schallert wants to exploit the spaceman's highly developed intellect for his own selfish ends. Schallert's nastiness turns the alien against the other Earthlings; the creature enslaves their minds and transforms them into zombies. Both Schallert and the alien are eventually destroyed --as Planet X, failing to establish a bond with Earth, spirals off into deep space. 71 min. DVD X936
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- Edgar G. Ulmer : Detour on Poverty Row / edited by Gary D. Rhodes.
Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2008. (Main (Gardner) Stacks PN1998.3.U46 E34 2008; PFA PN1998.3.U46 E34 2008)
- Sweney, Matthew. "The Man from Planet X." In: Edgar G. Ulmer : essays on the king of the B's / edited by Bernd Herzogenrath ; foreword by Arianné Ulmer Cipes.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2009. (Main (Gardner) Stacks PN1998.3.U46 E57 2009)
- The Monolith Monster (1957)
- Directed by John Sherwood. Cast: Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Phil Harvey, Trevor Bardette. A strange black meteor crashes near the town of San Angelo and litters the countryside with fragments. When a storm exposes these fragments to water, they grow into skyscraper-sized monoliths which then topple and shatter into thousands of pieces that grow into monoliths themselves and repeat the process. Any humans in the way are crushed or turned into human statues. The citizens of San Angelo desperately try to save themselves and the world from the spreading doom. 78 min. DVD 7477; vhs 999:3074
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- The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
- Directed by Arnold Laven. Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Barbara Darrow, Casey Adams, Harlan Warde.
A routine Navy experiment in California's Salton Sea produces giant, radioactive, prehistoric monsters bearing eggs -- and the terrifying possibility of thousands more. The trouble really begins when an earthquake stimulates the slimy sea monsters to life. 84 min. DVD X453; vhs 999:3136Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Mysterians (Chikyu Boeigun) (Japan, 1957)
- Directed by Ishirô Honda. Cast: Sahara Kenji, Shirakawa Yumi, Shimura Takashi, Fujita Susumu, Kochi Momoko.
Aliens arrive on Earth and ask permission to be given a certain tract of land for their people to live on. But when they are discovered to be invaders, responsible for the giant robot that is destroying cities, the armed forces attempt to stop them with every weapon available.
85 min. DVD 8485Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Phantom from Space (1953)
- Directed by W. Lee Wilder. Cast: Ted Cooper, Rudolph Anders, Dick Sands, Noreen Nash, Harry Landers, Jim Bannon.
The nation is shocked by the sighting of a strange creature from space in this documentary-style science fiction thriller. The country's only hope is to separate the evil beast from its helmet, which it needs to stay alive. 72 min. DVD 7733
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- Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958)
- Directed by Ed Wood, Jr. Cast: Tor Johnson, Vampira, Tom Keene, Gregory Walcott, Bela Lugosi, Lyle Talbot, Dudley Manlove, Mona McKinnon. Universally hailed as the worst movie ever made, this cult classic is also one of the funniest. Aliens invade the Earth in flying saucers that look suspiciously like paper plates, to rob graves in the San Fernando Valley conscripting the corpses into an army of mindless murdering zombies. 78 min. DVD 8245; vhs 999:1638
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- The Ed Wood Story. DVD 8245
- Queen of Outer Space (1958)
- Directed by Ed Wood, Jr. Cast: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Lisa Davis, Paul Birch, Patrick Waltz, Dave Willock. Male astronauts crash-land on an all-female planet Venus. The space travelers spend a lot of time drooling over their new hosts, dressed in highly practical mini-skirts, but the Venusian queen does not much care for her visitors and wants to see them executed. However, not everyone on the planet takes such a hard line against the male gender. One of the Venusians is played by Zsa Zsa Gabor in what is probably the highlight of her film career.
From a story by Ben Hecht. Special features: Commentary by Laurie Mitchell and film historian Tom Weaver; theatrical trailer. 80 min. DVD 9427
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- Radar Men from the Moon(1952)
- Directed by Fred C. Brannon. Cast: George Wallace, Aline Towne, Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft. In this motion picture serial strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon! He assigns Commando Cody, scientist and man of action with a secret flying suit, to investigate. Soon, Cody is battling Earth thugs in the pay of Krog the moon man and making trips in his experimental rocket to the moon itself, in a perilous and all but singlehanded effort to thwart the planned invasion of Earth.
1. Moon rocket -- 2. Molton terror -- 3. Bridge of death -- 4. Flight of destruction -- 5. Murder car -- 6. Hills of death -- 7. Camouflaged destruction -- 8. The enemy planet -- 9. Battle in the stratosphere -- 10. Mass execution -- 11. Planned pursuit -- 12. Death of the Moon Man.
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- Red Planet Mars (1952)
- Directed by Harry Horner. Cast: Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof, Walter Sande, Marvin Miller.
In this Red-scare propaganda film masquerading as science fiction, an American scientist contacts Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a utopia and that Earth's people can be saved if they return to the worship of God. Revolution sweeps the Earth, including the Soviet Union. But there remains doubt about the messages being genuine, as an ex-Nazi claims he was duping the Americans. 87 min. DVD 8753 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger Menace from Outer Space (TV, 1956)
- Director, Hollingsworth Morse. Cast: Richard Crane, Scott Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden.
Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers. 76 min. DVD 7726 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger Menace from Outer Space (TV, 1956)
- Director, Hollingsworth Morse. Cast: Richard Crane, Scott Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden.
Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers. 76 min. DVD 7726 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Rodan (Sora no daikaiju Radon) (1956)
- Directed by Inoshiro Honda. Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, Fuyuki Murakami, Yasuko Nakata, Minosuke Yamada, Yoshibumi Tajima, Kiyoharu Ohnaka. When a small mining village starts to experience strange deaths in the nearby mines, the authorities discover that the caves by giant caterpillars with an appetite for humans! 72 min. DVD 6382 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Target Earth (1954)
- Directed by Sherman A. Rose. Cast: Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, Richard Reeves. A large city has been completely evacuated. An alien force of robots has invaded the city and is destroying all mankind! Frank and a handful of strangers wake up to the empty city and band together. Not only must they escape the robot patrols, but they must also contend with a psychotic killer amongst them. All the while scientists are racing against the clock to save earth from annihilation. 75 min. DVD 6152 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Them! (1954)
- Directed by Gordon Douglas. Cast: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow Stevens, Sean McClory, Chris Drake.
Man has split the atom and created the ultimate weapon. But how could he have known he would also create Them!? The terror begins when a hard-nosed patrolman (James Whitmore) discovers a dazed child wandering in the New Mexico desert near a car and house trailer destroyed by a mysterious force. Whitmore next discovers a ransacked general store; its cash drawers are full but the sugar supply is missing. And on the floor lies a battered corpse containing enough formic acid to kill 20 men. Special DVD features: Behind-the-scenes archive footage; montage on the design and operation of giant ants; interactive menus; cast film highlights; theatrical trailer; scene access. 93 min. DVD 1389; vhs 999:465
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- The Thing (The Thing From Another World) (1951)
- Directed by Christian Nyby.
A team of scientists, investigating a magnetic disturbance near the North Pole, discovers a disc-shaped object and some sort of man-like creature frozen beneath the ice. 80 min. 999:774 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- This Island Earth (1955)
- Directed by Joseph Newman. Cast: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell L. Johnson.In this classic, we encounter death rays, mutant bugs, college sweethearts turned nuclear fission experts, and a visit to the planet Metaluna via spaceship to aid Exeter in the defense of his planet. Based on the novel by Raymond F. Jones. 86 min. DVD X909; vhs 999:1705 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Hendershot, Cyndy. "The Atomic Scientist, Science Fiction Films, and Paranoia: The Day the Earth Stood Still, This Island Earth, and Killers from Space." Journal of American Culture, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 31-41, Spring 1997UC users only
Westfahl, G. "From the back of the head to beyond the moon: the novel and film This island earth." In: Science fiction, children's literature, and popular culture : coming of age in fantasyland / Gary Westfahl. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000. (Main Stack PS374.S35.W44 2000)
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
- Director, Nathan Juran. Cast: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry.
An American rocketship returns from a flight to Venus but crashes in Italy, leaving behind a cute little creature from Venus. Unfortunately, the little creature doesn't stay little for long and threatens to tear apart the Colosseum. Technical effects, Ray Harryhausen. Special DVD features: Harryhausen chronicles; This is dynamation. 83 min. DVD 3294; vhs 999:3091 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
- War of the Worlds (1952)
- Director, Byron Haskin. Produced by George Pal. Cast: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne. H.G. Wells' chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens. Special DVD features: Commentary tracks by cast members, the director, and film historian Bob Burns and Bill Warren, author of Keep watching the skies!; The sky is falling (making of the film); The war of the worlds (Mercury Theatre on the Air radio broadcast). DVD 9185; vhs 999:514 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie DatabaseH.G. Wells and the Movies
- When Worlds Collide (1951)
- Directed by Rudolph Mate. Cast: Barbara Rush, Richard Derr, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt. An empending collision with a runaway star signals the destruction of Earth. Private industrialists finance the building of a space ship which will carry a limited number of people to another planet to begin a new civilization. As doomsday approaches, they race against time and the panic of those who will be left behind. 81 min. 999:519
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- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Directed by Michael Anderson. Cast: David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton, Cantinflas.
Traveling across two oceans, over five seas and through 16 countries, an Englishman in the 1870s tries to circumnavigate the world in eighty days to win a wager. DVD special features: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne; feature length audio commentary by BBC radio's Brian Sibley documentary 'Around the World in 90 min.'; star-filled extravaganza commemorating the film's one-year anniversary; highlights of the March 27, 1957 academy awards ceremony; newsreels of the Los Angeles premiere and opening in Spain; outtakes; Georges Melies 'A trip to the moon'; stills gallery; theatrical trailers.
179 min. DVD 5483; vhs 999:834:1&2
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- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- Directed by Frank Coraci. Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cecile de France, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Ian McNeice, Arnold Schwarzenegger. In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. 120 min. DVD 3164
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- Around the World in 80 Days (Le tour du monde en 80 jours) (France, 2001)
- Directed by Henri Heidsieck. An animated version of the Jules Verne tale about a bet that sends a British inventor, a Chinese thief, and a French artist on a worldwide adventure trying to prove that they can circle the globe in 80 days. Based on Le tour du monde en 80 jours by Jules Verne. 60 min. DVD X2050
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- Conquest of the Pole (La conquête du pôle) (France, 1912)
- Directed by George Méliès. Scientists from all over the world are meeting to discuss the best way to reach the North Pole. Professor Maboul demonstrates for them the innovative equipment that he has designed for the purpose. When everything is ready, Maboul and several other scientists depart for the pole. Their trip will prove to be even more eventful than expected. DVD 9625; vhs 999:603
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
- Directed by Henry Levin. Cast: Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker.Based on the Jules Verne science fiction novel, a daring scientiest leads an expedition into the interior of the Earth, where fierce dinosaurs and an intelligent reptilian race battle a primitive human civilization. 129 min. DVD 4632
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- Journey to the Center of the Earth (Voyage au centre de la terre) (France, 2001)
- Directed by Zoltán Szilágyi Varga. An animated version of the Jules Verne tale about a daring scientiest who leads an expedition into the interior of the Earth, where fierce dinosaurs and an intelligent reptilian race battle a primitive human civilization. Based on Voyage au centre de la terre by Jules Verne. 60 min. DVD X2049
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- Mysterious Island (1961)
- Directed by Cy Endfield. Cast: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Beth Rogan, Herbert Lom. Visual effects, Ray Harryhausen. In this sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", escapees from a Confederate prison camp seize a balloon which is wrecked on a Pacific island, where Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus attempts to rescue them from the dangers of the island. Based on the story by Jules Verne. Special features: "The making of Mysterious Island"; "The Harryhausen Chronicles"; and "This is Dynamation" featurette. Based on the story by Jules Verne. 100 min. DVD 3295
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- Harryhausen, Ray. Ray Harryhausen : an animated life New York : Billboard Books, 2004. (MAIN: NC1766.U52 H374 2004)
Mandell, P. "Of genies and dragons: the career of Ray Harryhausen." American Cinematographer v. 73 (December 1992) p. 77-81
Renzi, Thomas C. Jules Verne on film: a filmography of the cinematic adaptations of his works, 1902 through 1997 / Thomas C. Renzi. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, c1998.
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- The Mysterious Island (L'île mystérieuse) (France, 2001)
- Directed by Claude Allix. An animated version of the Jules Verne tale about escapees from a Confederate prison who land in a balloon on an uncharted island in the Pacific. The island is home to carnivorous monsters, bloodthirsty pirates, and the mad genius Captain Nemo, who inhabits the island for his own strange ends. Based on L'île mystérieuse by Jules Verne. 60 min. DVD X2051
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- Trip to the Moon (Voyage dans la lune) (France, 1902)
- Directed by George Méliès. A group of men travel to the moon by being shot in a capsule from a giant cannon. They are captured by moon-men, escape, and return to the earth. DVD 9625; also DVD 1044; vhs 999:603
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
- Directed by Richard Fleischer. Cast: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia, J.M. Kerrigan. A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate and are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. 127 min. DVD 1698 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Attebery, Brian. "Beyond Captain Nemo: Disney's science fiction." In: From mouse to mermaid: the politics of film, gender, and culture / Elizabeth Bell, Lynda Haas, Laura Sells, editors. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, c1995. (Electronic location: http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?id=614 (UCB users only; Anthropology PN1999.W27.F76 1995; Main Stack PN1999.W27.F76 1995)
Maertens, James W. "Between Jules Verne and Walt Disney: Brains, Brawn, and Masculine Desire in 20,000 Leagues under the Sea." Science-Fiction Studies. 22(2):209-25. 1995 UC users only
Miscellaneous Science Fictions
- April 2000 (Austria, 1952)
- Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner. Cast: Hilde Krahl, Josef Meinrad, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister, Hans Moser, Curd Jurgens.
A comic satirical science-fiction film, as much as a document of a rather short period of Austrian history, namely the ten years from 1945 to 1955 when the four occupying powers were here. The film takes a look into the future year 2000 where some things changed radically but most things are just the same as they were. The Big Four are still in the country and the new president suddenly claims that Austria is independent. The occupying powers immediately call the "World Protection Commission" that should decide whether Austria is endangering the world peace or not. If so, they will destroy the country or at least evacuate the population into sparsely populated regions of the world. In German without subtitles. 101 min. DVD 7748
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- Blade (1998)
- Directed by Stephen Norrington. Cast:Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue. In this science fiction thriller a tortured soul Blade, possessing powers greater than any man, sharpens hislethal skills under the guidance of a professional vampire hunter. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost, declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival. "Blade and Deacon Frost characters created for Marvel Comics by Mary Wolfman & Gene Colan." 91 min. 999:2119
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- Holden, Stephen. "Blade."(Review) (movie reviews) New York Times v147 (Fri, August 21, 1998):B27(N), E27(L), col 1, 12 col in.
Jordan, John J. "Vampire Cyborgs and Scientific Imperialism." Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 4-15, Summer 1999.
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O'Hehir, Andrew. "Blade."(Review) (movie reviews) Sight and Sound v8, n11 (Nov, 1998):42 (2 pages).
- Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection [SOUND RECORDING]
- A compilation of music from the science fiction genre, the best representing the era from the 1950s through the end of the millennium. Spanning 50 years, "this 5 disc set is assembled thematically for your cosmic pleasure: one each for movie themes, TV themes, incidental and lounge music, pop and novelty songs." Contents: Disc 1. Movie themes: Rocky horror picture show -- 2001: a space odyssey -- Forbidden planet -- Day the Earth stood still -- It came from outer space -- Creature from the Black Lagoon -- Incredible shrinking man -- Time machine -- Them! -- The Thing (from another -- First men in the moon -- Beast from 20,000 fathoms -- Fantastic voyage -- Planet of the apes -- Andromeda strain -- Close encounters of the third kind -- Aliens -- E.T -- Robocop -- Terminator 2: Judgement day -- Outland -- War of the worlds -- Predator -- Fly -- Mars attacks! --- Matrix. Disc 2. TV themes: Twilight zone -- Lost in space -- My favorite martian -- Doctor Who -- Jetsons -- Time tunnel -- One step beyond -- Outer limits -- Men into space -- Thunderbirds -- Stringray -- Astro boy -- Voyage to the bottom of the sea -- Land of the giants -- Star trek -- Star trek: the next generation -- V (the series) -- Babylon 5 -- Simpsons -- X-files -- Changing channels. Disc 3. Pop: Telstar -- Blast off -- Out of limits -- Have you seen the saucers -- Waiting for the UFO's -- Spaceman -- Space child -- Flying saucer safari -- UFO -- Rocket -- Rocket to nowhere -- For science -- Machines -- Beyond tomorrow -- Theme for The creature from under the sea -- Humans from Earth -- Fear (from "One step beyond") -- Rocket ship -- Radar blues -- Creature with the atom brain -- Rocket ship -- After the gold rush. Disc 4. Incidental/lounge: Frozen Neptune -- Lunar rhapsody -- Man from Mars -- On the dark side of the moon -- Saturday night on Saturn -- Welcome to tomorrow -- Space reflex (blues in 5/4) -- Mars, bringer of war from The Planets -- Theremin solo --Guitars in space -- Nova (Exploding star) -- Space is the place -- Twilight zone -- Cosmic ballad -- Moon gas -- Monsters of Jupiter -- She like me -- Tone tales from tomorrow -- Alien -- On planet X. Disc 5. Novelty: Flying saucer -- Beep! Beep! -- The blob -- Martian hop -- Music to watch space girls by -- Planet Claire -- Gigantor -- Two little men in a flying saucer -- Flying saucer attack -- Flyin' saucers rock 'n roll -- UFOs, big rigs and BBQ -- We're going UFO'ing -- Surf trek -- Mister spacemen -- Meet space pilot Jones -- Purple people eater -- Knocked out joint on Mars -- Tiny space man -- When you see those flying saucers -- Unfunky UFO -- You came from outer space. Sound/D 85 (compact disc)
- Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon
- Commentary: Robert Silverberg, Paul Verhoeven, Arthur Clarke, Mark Kermode, Geoff Ryman, John Clute, Brisn Aldiss, Dick Jude, J. G. Ballard, Kim Stanley Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Octavia Butler, Dan O'Bannon, Bob Burns, John Brosnan, Robert Wise, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson. This documentary looks at science fiction classic films and novels, pulp fiction, B movies, and the special-effects wizardry of science fiction adventure epics. Interviews with key writers and filmmakers of the genre map out the history of science fiction while clips from a selection of popular films visually demonstrate an "image of the future." 1992. 51 min. Video/C 7391
- Dark City (Australia / USA, 1998)
- Directed by Alex Proyas. Cast: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, William Hurt. When John Murdoch awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The problem is he can't remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the Strangers, mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal. 100 min. DVD 6088; vhs 999:2690 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Death Watch (La mort en direct)(France / West Germany / UK, 1980)
- Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Cast: Romy Scheider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Therèse Liotard.
Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His footage will then be run on the popular TV series, "Death Watch"... 128 min. DVD 8817
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- Existenz (Canada / UK / France, 1999)
- Director, David Cronenberg. Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe. During the first closed-door demonstration of an amazing new virtual reality game the system's brilliant designer, Allegra Geller, is violently attacked by a crazed assassin intent on killing her and destroying her creation. Forced to flee into hiding, Allegra enlists a young assistant to help her in testing the damaged system. 97 min. DVD 898Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Movie Review Query Engine
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Directed by Mimi Leder. Cast: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy, Jean Del Val, Barry Coe, Ken Scott, Shelby Grant, James Brolin, Brendan Fitzgerald.
An elite team of medical and scientific specialists race to save a top government scientist who is suffering from blood clot on the brain. Their mission is to be reduced along with their submarine-like craft to microscope size, enter the bloodstream of the ailing scientist, and journey to the brain to perform an emergency procedure. With only sixty minutes to complete their mission, the scientists find themselves fighting off an attack by white corpuscles, caught in a tornado-like storm in the lungs, and struggling to survive sabotage from one of their own. Special features: Commentary by film & music historian Jeff Bond; isolated score track with commentary by film & music historians Jeff Bond, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman; "Lava lamps & celluloid: a tribute to the visual effecs of Fantastic voyage;" original props (with video and stills); theatrical trailer; 2 TV spots; deleted scenes; script-to-storyboard; storyboards: pre-miniaturization sequence; production art & stills; posters; lobby card; interactive pressbook. 101 min. DVD 8076 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- FearDotCom (Fear.com) (2002)
- Directed by William Malone. Cast: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Udo Kier, Amelia Curtis, Jeffrey Combs. A mad genius has created a live-cam website that determines a person's deepest fear and then 48 hours later that fear becomes a brutal reality. An investigating detective and a city health inspector know the danger of logging into the site, but both are determined to solve the mystery. 101 min. DVD 3015 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Futurists; Wizards of the EFX.
- Commentary: Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Gene Roddenberry, Dennis Muren, Jim Danforth. The futurists: Takes a look at the history of the development of science fiction films which present a tantalizing peek into what the future might be. Wizards of the EFX: Explains the mechanics and history of special effects including the development of such techniques as stop motion, double exposure, dissolves, miniature models and mirror shots. c1991. 45 min. Video/C 8305
- A Galaxy Far, Far Away
- "Star Wars" movies have sold more tickets and made more money than any other films in history. This documentary goes deep into what drives this phenomenon through interviews with fans, movie executives, producers and other celebrities to shed new light on the film trilogy that has captivated generations of moviegoers, offering new insight into why these fast-paced science fiction films struck such a powerful chord that crossed race, gender and age lines. c2000. 62 min. Video/C 8491
- The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
- A profile of the life of the influential science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick presented through interviews with contemporaries and excerpts from his writings. Dick's writing and ideas on reality, humanity and technology which blend West Coast utopianism, counterculture paranoia and mystical experience have been adapted into films, including Blade Runner and Total Recall. Since very little interview footage exists of Philip K. Dick, this documentary relies on audio taped interviews with Dick, allowing him to comment in his own words. 2000. 80 min. Video/C 7650
- The Lawnmower Man (UK / USA / Japan, 1992)
- Directed by Brett Leonard. Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis.
A brilliant scientist, obsessed with perfecting a revolutionary virtual reality software program, enlists the aid of a slow-witted gardener, only to encounter a shadowy group seeking to turn the "lawnmower man" into the ultimate weapon. 108 min. DVD X488 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
- Directed by Larry Blamire. Cast: Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brain Howe, Jennifer Blaire, Larry Blamire, Dan Conroy, Robert Deveau. In this spoof of 1950's B sci-fi movies a scientist tries to save the world from an assortment of aliens, monsters, an evil scientist and a crabby skeleton. Special features: Retro-style trailer, classic Skeleton frolic cartoon, cast and crew commentaries, Q & A at the American Cinemathéque, "Obey the lost skeleton!" featurette, blooper reel (in color), virtual skelectables. 90 min. DVD X862
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- The Master Mystery (1920)
- Directed by Burton L. King. Cast: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Jack Burns, Ruth Stonehouse, Charles Graham.
Summary A motion picture serial starring Houdini as government agent Quentin Locke who infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbared wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber. 238 min. DVD 9731 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Mind Benders (UK, 1962)
- Directed by Basil Dearden. Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements, Michael Bryant, Wendy Craig. When Dr. Henry Longman suspects that the death of his friend, a government scientist, may have been the result of brainwashing, he decides to prove his theory by subjecting himself to sensory deprivation. 109 min. DVD 5794 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Minority Report (2002)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max Von Sydow, Lois Smith, Peter Stormare, Tim Blake Nelson, Steve Harris, Kathryn Morris. Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-Crime Unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up. Based upon the short story by Philip K. Dick. 144 min. DVD 1479Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Net (1995)
- Directed by Irwin Winkler. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller. A freelance software analyst, Angela Bennett, is inadvertently drawn into a dangerous conspiracy when a client asks her to de-bug a CD-ROM game. Soon the client turns up dead and Angela is next on the hit-list. After the assassins obliterate her official identity, Angela realizes hers is not the only life being destroyed on the Net. 114 min. DVD 6118 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Old Time Radio. Science Fiction [sound recording]
- Mercury theatre on the air. "War of the worlds" / writer, H.G. Wells; with Orson Welles, Frank Readick, Ray Collins, Suspense. "Zero Hour" / writer, Ray Bradbury; with Iza Ashdowne, Parley Baer, Lights out. "Meteor Man" / writer, Arch Oboler; with Pedro De Cordoba, X minus one "Mars in heaven" / writer, Ray Bradbury; with Wendell Holmes, Peter Kapell, Bill Zuckert, Mysterious traveler "Operation tomorrow" / writer, Robert A. Arthur, David Kogan; with Leon Janney, Charlotte Holland., Escape "Time machine" / writer, H. W. Wells; with John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Georgia Ellis, Arch Oboler's plays "Rocket from Manhattan" / writer, Arch Oboler; with Elliott Lewis, Lou Merrill, Irvin Lee., Family theater "Twenty thousand leagues under the sea" / writer, Jules Verne; with Gene Lockhart, Bill Woodson , Suspense "Donovan's brain" / writer, Curt Siodmak; with Orson Welles, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Dimension X "Martian Chronicles" / writer, Ray Bradbury; with Inge Adams, Roger DeKoven, Donald Buka. Originally recorded between 1938 and 1955. Sound/D 97
- The Outer Limits (TV Show)
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- Pi (Π)(1998)
- Director, Darren Aronofsky. Cast: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Samia Shoaib, Pamela Hart, Ajay Naidu, Joanne Gordon, Stephen Pearlman.
A brilliant mathematician teeters on the brink of insanity as he searches for an elusive numerical code that will allow him to predict patterns in the stock market. 85 min. DVD 955
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- Ray Bradbury Theater
- Selections from the Canadian-produced television science fiction series by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. All shows were written by Ray Bradbury, based on his original stories. Originally presented by Home Box Office Television for broadcast between 1985 and 1992.
- Dwarf; Miracle of rare device; Lake; Tyrannosaurus rex; There was an old woman; Skeleton; Punishment without crime; And so died Riabouchinska; Haunting of the new; To the Chicago abyss; Veldt; Boys! raise giant mushrooms in your cellar; Pedestrian.
Cast: Eugene Levy, Donald Pleasance, Alan Bates, David Ogden Stiers. DVD 5761 (disc 1)
Sound of thunder; Wonderful death of Dudley Stone; Hail and farewell; Here there be tygers; Touched with fire; Wind; Touch of petulance; Black Ferris; Long years; Exorcism; Mars is heaven; Murderer; Usher II. Cast: John Saxon, Eileen Brennan, Barry Morse, Hal Linden, Cedric Smith, Eddie Albert, Robert Culp, Timothy Bottoms. DVD 5761 (disc 2)
Toynbee convector; Day it rained forever; And the moon be still as bright; Colonel Stonesteel and the desperate empties; Earthmen; Zero hour; Utterly perfect murder; Happiness machine; Concrete mixer; Let's play poison; Dead man; Martian; Jar. Cast: Michael Hurst, James Whitmore, David Carradine, Kenneth Welsh, Harold Gould, Ben Cross, Jennifer Dale, Elliott Gould. DVD 5761 (disc 3)
Lonely one; Long rain; Anthem sprinters; Fee fie foe fum; Downwind from Gettysburg; By the numbers; Tombstone; Tomorrow's child; Silent towns; Some live like Lazarus; Sun and shadow; Great wide world over there; Handler. Cast: Joanna Cassidy, Lucy Lawless, Jean Stapleton, Robert Joy, Marton Csokas, Shelley Duvall, Michael J. Pollard, Tyne Daly, Carol Kane. DVD 5761 (disc 4)
Crowd; Marionettes, Inc.; Playground; Screaming woman; Town where no one got off; Banshee; Coffin; Gotcha!; Emissary; Man upstairs; Small assassin; On the Orient, north; Fruit at the bottom of the bowl.
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jeff Goldblum, William Shatner, Peter O'Toole. DVD 5761 (disc 5)
- Resident Evil (UK / Germany / France / USA, 2002)
- Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Cast: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin Salmon.
A virus has escaped and infected a secret lab and the scientists turned into zombies. A special-operations force is sent to battle the virus before it infects the planet. Based upon Capcom's video game "Resident evil." Special features: Alternate ending; cast and filmmakers' commentary; visual effects commentary; 11 featurettes; filmographies; theatrical trailer. 101 min. DVD 7678 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- The Sci-Fi Files
- For centuries, science fiction has predicted the future. This film series explores the history of this art form using clips from films and expert commentary. Parts 1-4, each preceded by 7 minutes of theatrical advertisements. 50 min. each.
Part 1. Children of Frankenstein. Part 1 traces one of the prevalent themes of science fiction, biological experimentation and its potentially dangerous repercussions. From Frankenstein to 2001, from The Outer Limits to The Fly, this segment highlights some of the dangers of society's relationship with science. Films reviewed: Frankenstein -- Outer limits -- Sleeper -- The Fly --Metropolis -- The Humanoids -- The Time Machine -- Futureworld -- Robocop -- Brazil -- Terminator 2 -- Blade runner -- Barbarella -- Dr. Who -- Time bandits -- Planet of the apes -- 2001: a space odyssey. Video/C 5987
Part 2. Spaceships and Aliens. Part 2 examines spaceships and aliens, some of the most enduring icons of science fiction. This episode describes space as the playground for both mystery and adventure. Clips from films such as Men in Black and Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the quintessential space program, Star Trek are presented to illustrate the role science fiction has played in our quest for and conquest of the universe. Films reviewed: Alien, Trip to the moon, Star Trek, Destination moon, Flash Gordon, 2001: a space odyssey, Forbidden planet, War of the worlds, Men in black, Village of the damned, Day the earth stood still, Invasion of the body snatchers, Woman in the moon, First men in the moon, Dark star, Close encounters of the third kind, It: the monster from outer space. Video/C 5988
Part 3. March of the Machines Part 3 looks at robots, one of the great figures in science fiction. Using clips from classic films and comic strips this episode examines science fiction's obsession with technology, from robotics to computers, from cyberspace to the technological development of weapons. Films reviewed: Robocop, Metropolis, Dr. Who, Johnny Mnemonic, Sleeper, 2001: a space odyssey, Godzilla, Them, War game, Terminator 2, Dr. Strangelove, War games, Mad Max 2, Destination moon, Moonraker, Forbidden planet. Video/C 5989
Part 4. Living in the Future Part 4 examines science fiction movies that project into the future of mankind. By tracing the evolution of the city, attitudes towards women, sex and relationships and the continuing fascination with building ourselves a Utopia--perhaps on Mars, the film examines the dream of what the future may bring. Films reviewed: 1984, Forbidden planet, Rocketship X-M, Stepford wives, Barbarella, Robot monster, Flash Gordon, Devil girl from Mars, Queen of outer space, Metropolis, Woman in the moon, Terminator 2, Blade runner, Soylent green, Johnny Mnemonic, Total recall. Video/C 5990
- Seconds (1966)
- Directed by John Frankenheimer. Cast: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, Will Geer, John Randolph, Richard Anderson. Desperate to escape his dreary, dead-end life, an aging banker succumbs to a mysterious organization's offer of a new identity and a fresh start. Surgically transformed into a handsome, young man, he begins a jet-set existence among a shadowy community of similar "reborns." But his heady exhilaration spirals into a heart-stopping terror as he discovers that his newly purchased life carries a terrifying price. 107 min. DVD 1135 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Stereo (Canada, 1969)
- Directed by David Cronenberg. Cast: Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing, Clara Mayer, Paul Mulholland, Ronald Mlodzik. In this first film by Cronenberg, he borrows the structure of an educational film, masquerading as a documentary record of an experiment performed by The Canadian Academy for Erotic Inquiry. The plot centers around a series of surgical techniques that are designed to create the ability for telepathic communication. Initially successful, the researchers introduce the telepaths to various drugs, including aphrodisiacs, to increase the intensity of the bond and induce a state of "omnisexuality." When the telepaths begin to isolate themselves, however, it becomes clear that the experiment has had unforseen side effects -- that ultimately lead to violence. 63 min. DVD 4963
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- Smart House (TV, 1999)
- Directed by LeVar Burton. Cast: Ryan Merriman, Kevin Kilner, Jessica Steen, Katie Volding. Ben Cooper goes on-line to win a house designed to make life easier. The Smart House takes on a virtual motherly identity who not only becomes overly possessive of the Coopers, but replicates herself into PAT (Personal Applied Technology), out-of-control and dangerously un-delete-able. 82 min. 999:3669 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Spawn (1997)
- Directed by Thomas A. Nelson. Cast: Chuck Patton, et al. An animated tale from the comic book industry of a man now a "hell-spawn," battling the forces of evil on Earth and in himself. Using his strange powers, he fights to uncover the truth about his identity and fulfill his destiny in this high action espionage drama full of fantastic imagery. 147 min. 999:3335 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Terror Island (1920)
- Directed by James Cruze. Cast: Harry Houdini, Lila Lee, Jack Brammall, Eugene Pallette.
A swashbuckling inventor steers his high-tech submarine to a forbidden tropical isle to rescue the father of the woman he loves. The plot, such as it is, involves a ship of sunken pearls, a South Seas trader held hostage for the return of the idol's eye, human sacrifice, and a most peculiar tribe of Polynesians, in which the men are all African Americans and the women are blondes. 55 min. DVD 9731 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Tetsuo, The Iron Man (1988)
- Written,edited and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. Fueled by cyberpunk sensuality and wrought iron perversion, the film begins with a bizarre merging of flesh and metal and accelerates into a hyper-hallucinatory state where springs, wires, and solder erupt fountain-like from a man's body. As the "Iron man" mutates uncontrollably into a walking, clanking man-machine, terrorized by his new body parts, sex becomes dehumanized and mechanical. 67 min. DVD 821 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Movie Review Query Engine
- The Trouble With Dick (1987)
- Directed by Gary Walkow. Cast: Tom Villard, Susan Dey, Elaine Giftos, Elizabeth Gorcey, David Clennon, Jack Carter. The trouble with Dick is women. The trouble with Dick is he's a writer with writers' block. The trouble with Dick is his out of control science fiction imagination! 86 min. 999:3773 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Unforgettable (1996)
- Directed by John Dahl. Cast: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald, David Paymer. Accused of murdering his wife years ago in a blind, alcoholic rage, Dr. David Krane is desperate to clear his name and discover the identity of the real killer. When a researcher unveils an experimental drug that allows the user to relive the memories of another person, living or dead, Krane sees his chance, and steals a dose of the compound. 117 min. DVD 3773 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- Weird Science (1985)
- Directed by John Hughes. Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Robert Downey (Jr.), Robert Rusler. Two nerdy best friends have the power to create the "perfect woman". Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the two use their creation to learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescences. 93 min. DVD 6140 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
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