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21 December 1979 (USA)
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A journey that begins where everything ends! more
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A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. full summary | add synopsis
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Black Hole
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 5 nominations
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Disney's first PG film
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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 McLoughlin) |
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Space Station One (USA) (working title)
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints) (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
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Singapore:PG |
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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'Tommy McLoughlin' (STAR) also coordinated for the mimes who play the sentinels and the humanoids. His wife doubled Yvette Mimieux for stunts.
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Factual errors: Dr. Reinhardt talks about sending probes beyond the event horizon and then having them return. By definition, it is impossible to return from beyond the event horizon.
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To quote Cicero: rashness is the characteristic of youth, prudence that of mellowed age, and discretion the better part of valor.
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Spoofed in Space Chimps (2008)
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This was Disney's big Christmas release in 1979--a big budget, the first PG rating and big stars. It was a huge bomb which is too bad--it's pretty good.
A spaceship's crew (Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux) find a mad doctor (Maximilian Schell) in outer space ready to enter a black hole. He sets out to take them with him...or else.
Great special effects are the main attraction here. The debits are kiddie-like dialogue, bad acting, huge lapses in logic and two cutsey robots voiced by Roddy McDowell and Slim Pickens. Still, I liked the movie. It moves fairly quickly and there was always some impressive effects to look at--it's obvious that Disney spent a lot of money on this.
This is fine for kids--the PG rating is just for someone saying "damn" and three non-bloody, quick deaths. Adults should like it too.