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Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
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Mark Hamill
- Narrator
- (voice)
Edmund Gwenn
- Dr. Harold Medford
- (archive footage)
Lou Costello
- Orville
- (archive footage)
Walter Pidgeon
- Dr. Edward Morbius
- (archive footage)
Anne Francis
- Altaira Morbius
- (archive footage)
James Arness
- Robert Graham in 'Them'
- (archive footage)
Michael Rennie
- Klaatu
- (archive footage)
Warner Anderson
- Dr. Charles Cargraves
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
- Dr. Ralph Fleming
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
- Dr. Wahrman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Gene Barry
- Dr. Clayton Forrester
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Noah Beery Jr.
- Major William Corrigan
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lloyd Bridges
- Colonel Floyd Graham
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Edward Colmans
- Spanish Priest
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis documentary can be found on the 'Forbidden Planet 50TH Anniversary Two-disk Special Edition' DVD.
- Crazy creditsCredited actors with the "archive footage" attribute are specifically identified by an interviewee or the narrator as film clips in which they appear are seen.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Flying Saucer (1950)
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A basic accounting of the better known 50's Sci Fi flicks
I was really looking forward to watching this documentary on what I considered to be some of the most entertaining films ever made. Growing up in L.A. during the 60's many of these old black and white films were shown on the local stations. I even remember a Friday night show called "Strange Tales of Science Fiction" that showcased a different Sci Fi flick every week. This documentary however spent way too much time on the opinions of the four famous filmmakers and how they felt about the classic movies of that genre and how they used them as inspiration in their filmaking.
That is not what I was hoping for in this documentary. It really could have been a comprehensive examination of the decade instead of a brief highlighting of the most well known films of the era. Anyone who has studied or been interested in these films are pretty familiar with standouts such as War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet, The Thing, The Day the Earth Stood Still, etc. I would have liked to see some excerpts from lesser known films and perhaps some interviews with people involved in the making of these movies. I would have to agree the documentary was way too focused on Spielberg's opinions and was a type of commercial for his new release of War of the Worlds.
That is not what I was hoping for in this documentary. It really could have been a comprehensive examination of the decade instead of a brief highlighting of the most well known films of the era. Anyone who has studied or been interested in these films are pretty familiar with standouts such as War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet, The Thing, The Day the Earth Stood Still, etc. I would have liked to see some excerpts from lesser known films and perhaps some interviews with people involved in the making of these movies. I would have to agree the documentary was way too focused on Spielberg's opinions and was a type of commercial for his new release of War of the Worlds.
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- Watch the Skies!
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- Runtime56 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) officially released in Canada in English?
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