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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   6,947 votes
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Director:
Gary Nelson
Writers:
Jeb Rosebrook (story) and
Bob Barbash (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 December 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
A journey that begins where everything ends! more
Plot:
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Disney gets it right. For once. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Maximilian Schell ... Dr. Hans Reinhardt

Anthony Perkins ... Dr. Alex Durant

Robert Forster ... Captain Dan Holland
Joseph Bottoms ... Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Yvette Mimieux ... Dr. Kate McCrae

Ernest Borgnine ... Harry Booth
Tom McLoughlin ... Captain S.T.A.R. (Special Troops Arms Regiment) (as Tommy Mc Loughlin)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Space Station One (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:L

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Trivia:
Dr. Reinhardt's ship is called the "U.S.S. Cygnus." The first black hole was discovered in the constellation Cygnus. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the dinner sequence after Reinhardt excuses himself to meet up with the probe ship, the film runs in reverse on an exterior shot of the dining room. You can clearly see Captain Holland walk backwards around the room and sit down. more
Quotes:
V.I.N.CENT: I don't mean to sound superior, but I hate the company of robots. more

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19 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Disney gets it right. For once., 3 September 1999
10/10
Author: MrKearns-2

The Black Hole is probably the only Disney live-action movie (with the possible exception of Cool Runnings) that is even watchable. So the fact that it's incredibly fun just makes it all the more odd.

Perhaps it's the overabundance of mediocre effects (even by 1979's standards, considering it was preceded by Star Wars (2 years) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (11 years)), or it could be the overall impossibility of the robot VINCENT, but I am hooked on this movie.

Plotwise, there's some new stuff here for science fiction. In general, the black hole had never really been looked into, so combining that with the crazed genius (Maximillian Schell) just creates a story worth watching, despite some obvious speaking errors ("habitable life in outer space") and some scientific errors (the astronauts are exposed to the vacuum of space and nothing happens...).

All in all, the fighting, the story, and the utterly bizarre 1970s sets and costumes make this one of my closet favorites. If you are even vaguely interested, buy the video today, because it took 20 years to see it come out to the mainstream. Don't miss this!

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