Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970
Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future, traveled longer into the past, soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos, and probed more intently inside man's consciousness than any other period of film before. And audiences ate them up, taking four of the top ten spots in all-time ticket sales in America while earning more than $2 billion at the box office.

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ takes a look at the genre's movies from the last 40 years, where the dreams of yesterday and today may become tomorrow's realities. This FAQ travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... visits a theme park where DNA-created dinosaurs roam... watches as aliens come to Earth, hunting humans for sport... and much, much more. Filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations – many seldom seen in print – the book focuses on films that give audiences two hours where they can forget about their troubles, sit back, crunch some popcorn, and visit worlds never before seen... worlds of robots, time travel, aliens, space exploration, and other far-out ideas.
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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970
Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future, traveled longer into the past, soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos, and probed more intently inside man's consciousness than any other period of film before. And audiences ate them up, taking four of the top ten spots in all-time ticket sales in America while earning more than $2 billion at the box office.

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ takes a look at the genre's movies from the last 40 years, where the dreams of yesterday and today may become tomorrow's realities. This FAQ travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... visits a theme park where DNA-created dinosaurs roam... watches as aliens come to Earth, hunting humans for sport... and much, much more. Filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations – many seldom seen in print – the book focuses on films that give audiences two hours where they can forget about their troubles, sit back, crunch some popcorn, and visit worlds never before seen... worlds of robots, time travel, aliens, space exploration, and other far-out ideas.
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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

by Tom DeMichael
Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

by Tom DeMichael

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Overview

Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future, traveled longer into the past, soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos, and probed more intently inside man's consciousness than any other period of film before. And audiences ate them up, taking four of the top ten spots in all-time ticket sales in America while earning more than $2 billion at the box office.

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ takes a look at the genre's movies from the last 40 years, where the dreams of yesterday and today may become tomorrow's realities. This FAQ travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... visits a theme park where DNA-created dinosaurs roam... watches as aliens come to Earth, hunting humans for sport... and much, much more. Filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations – many seldom seen in print – the book focuses on films that give audiences two hours where they can forget about their troubles, sit back, crunch some popcorn, and visit worlds never before seen... worlds of robots, time travel, aliens, space exploration, and other far-out ideas.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781480350618
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 09/01/2014
Series: FAQ
Pages: 402
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Tom DeMichael (Chicago, IL) holds a degree in American history and has published numerous books and magazine articles on subjects as diverse as American film, collectible toys, American firefighting, and television's greatest game shows. He is also the author of James Bond FAQ for Applause Cinema and Theater Books. A devout student of cinema, as well as a special-effects makeup artist, he never met a sci-fi film he didn't like.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dennis Muren ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? xiii

1 After Words Collide: The Literary Roots of Modern Sci-Fi Films 1

2 The Future Is Closer Than You Think: The Worlds of Tomorrow 26

3 I Don't Think This Is Kansas Anymore: Alternate Worlds 90

4 How Fast Can I Get to the Year 2412? The Wonders of Time Travel 115

5 Bangl Zoom! To the Moon … and Beyond: Outer Space Travels 140

6 Can't We All Just Get Along? Fiends from Other Worlds 174

7 How Long Can You Stay? Friends from Other Worlds 222

8 Are You Sure That's Safe? Sci-Fi-entists and Their Experiments 253

9 Time for a Lube Job: Robots and Robot Wannabes 289

10 But Where Do You Keep the Spare? Sci-Fi Spaceships 303

11 How Do They Do That? The Sci-Fi Magicians 328

12 Rate or Rate Not … There Is No Try: Top Five Modern Sci-Fi Films 365

Bibliography 375

Index 381

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