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21 December 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
A journey that begins where everything ends! morePlot:
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
FutureShorts: Helping you save those precious, useless moments of downtime. (From t5m.com. 25 September 2009, 8:07 AM, PDT)
Tron's Light Cycle, Jake Gyllenhaal's Duds and More at Disney's D23
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Dark, Brooding and DISNEY? more (175 total)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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
98 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
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:LFilming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USAFun Stuff
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Jennifer O'Neill was originally cast as Dr. Kate McCrae, but she was later replaced by Yvette Mimieux. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: A "real" black hole cannot be actually seen directly because its location lies behind the event horizon. If the black hole is seen, as it is shown in the movie, it would mean that the ships (the Cygnus and the Palomino) would have already passed over the event horizon, without any possibility of turning back and thus, inevitably "sucked" inside the black hole. moreQuotes:
[V.I.N.CENT's tether breaks while repairing the ship]Kate McCrae: Dan, the tether's broken!
Lieutenant Charles Pizer: I'm going after him!
Dan Holland: Stay at your post, Charlie.
Lieutenant Charles Pizer: What the hell are you made of? What if it was one of us out there?
Dan Holland: V.I.N.CENT is one of us.
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Dark, Brooding and DISNEY? Can it be true? It's not exactly Disney's normal view-point, but it works. I'll start with the robots, the dark & formidable 'Max' and the lovable & quirky 'Vincent', are both great, as is the majority of the acting. The haunting theme sets the scene for what I can only describe as Disney's best live-action film to date. There are scientific gaps in the story, but it is a kids film (I didn't know anything about astro-physics at the age of TEN).
I understand that to some people, the subject of BLACK HOLES, is not exactly the most enthralling, but they have paid the bills of many a Sci-Fi writer. If the school holidays catch you by surprise, and your kids still have some imagination, then this could be just the thing your looking for, you may want to watch it with them, if they are paticually young, but you never know, you may end up liking it yourself.