The black hole original motion picture soundtrack john. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the. Its in the second and final issue of beyond the black hole where things get spicy. Maximilian schell in the black hole 1979 original disney prop displayed at d23 booth robert forster in the black hole 1979 yvette mimieux in the black.
The decision was made to consolidate all disney publications under the name walt disney company. Sold by bubba gump authentic movies and ships from amazon fulfillment. That year was the only year five films were competing in the category. Looming in the vast nothingness where time and space end, the u. Walt disney studios was in an identity crisis when it entered the space movie race with the ambitious liveaction production the black hole in 1979. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. In some ways the last of the old style effects movies and studio movies this was. In october 6, 1982, disney announced it had partnered with rca to release nine of their films on the ced videodisc format of which the black hole was rereleased in the following year.
Disney partnered with fotomat corporation on a trial distribution deal, in which the black hole was released on vhs and laserdisc on march 4, 1980. In some ways the last of the old style effects movies and studio movies this was created during disneys black period, but the fx. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. In this story of genius robots and mad humanoids, audiences take a spectacular descent into natures ultimate mystery. Oh my disney fans retell disney movies backwards in under 60 seconds. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black holethe vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. Tmp mimic much of 2001s vocabulary without grokking the poetic psychedelia at the heart of kubricks vision. More specifically, this was disneys attempt at the genre and i think it was the.
This is good fun for scifi buffs who want to see disneys attempt at star wars. Cent, a friendly, philosophical robot who plays a main role in the black hole. When we interviewed spaihts for marvels doctor strange, which he cowrote, the screenwriter told us the black hole is maybe too dark for the colorful world of disney right now. In 1979, disney wanted black hole to be its star wars. Screenwriter jon spaihts, who penned a remake of the black hole, says that the. The best part is that there isnt any singing tacked onto it like so many of their disney films of the time. Thats to be expected a bit though and you cant fault disney for making this dvd look as good as it does.
A high school musician experiences visual and auditory hallucinations as she starts to witness the collapse of space and time, leading her through a portal to another universe. Cygnus descends into natures ultimate mystery the black hole. Disneys most ambitious and costly production to date about a spaceship crew which encounters a black hole and a longlost madman and if looks were. And when she teams up with rookie fbi agent kelso to try to solve the baffling crime.
See more ideas about the black hole movie, holes movie and sci fi movies. And so begins a story that only disneys film magicians could tell. In scanning the hole, they discover a ship sitting on the event horizon of the black hole. Maximilian disney select classic action figure, multicolor. The black hole writer says the remake might be too dark for disney. I made this as a personal project a while back, never got around to texturing it but i loved the movie the black hole and wanted to make a fan model of the main ship used in the movie. It was basically a space version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea, explains robert forster, now 74, who in the film plays a spaceship commander who stumbles upon a. The black hole is a 1979 american space opera film directed by gary nelson and produced by. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. Space explorers investigating a derelict spaceship fall into the hands of a mad scientist and have to overcome humanoids, robots, and a meteor storm before their probeship is sucked into a black hole and the mysteries that lie beyond.
Of all the movies getting a remake now, the black hole is definitely one of the better candidates for a redo. They bring more instruments to bear on the derelict, but do not even realize the gravityfree zone is artificial. The black hole is notable for being the first disney film to earn a pg rating because of. Released in an era when robots like r2d2 were all the rage, disneys 1979 answer was v. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette. Matt brighton and christopher bligh january 28th, 2012. The black hole was an experiment, some would say failed, but i say that while it may not be as acclaimed as others, this film is. This profile is for walt disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. John barry walt disney productions story of the black hole. Scifi fans will want to see this film for its cult appeal, trippy ending and all. Insteadduring the black holes climactic sequence when everyone gets sucked through the black holenelson zooms in on a silly puttystretched eyeball and passes it off as profound.
See more ideas about the black hole movie, holes movie and holes disney. The black hole 1979 yify download movie torrent yts. Story follows the movie, loaded with color photos from movie. The ship and crew are on there way home after a long voyage. I dont know what caused them to change the title from the minds eye to the black hole. I really enjoyed it, but im probably more able to roll with whatever comes than some audiences. There may be special places in the universe where collapsing stars.
Watch on the go, or get the full experience on your tv at home. A scifithriller centered on a high school violinist who witnesses the collapse of space and time. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both unbilled. A growing selection of new tv shows and movies from the master storytellers at disney, pixar, marvel, star wars, and national geographic. It is notable for two reasons, being the first disney film to be rated pg and one of the first disney films to feature cgi. Original lp offered 30 minutes of scoring highlights but new cd has every lp selection plus over 20 minutes of neverbefore released material, all.
Disneys family features were losing ground and producer and soon to be walt disney company ceo ron miller was trying to make the studio relevant in the contemporary filmmaking culture of blockbuster hits. Im a big fan of the underrated disney scifi movie the black hole and while i collect a range of merchandise from it im particularly interested in the comic book series, even lucky enough to own. Because of the disney banner it is assumed it is a family film, and much of disneys own marketing indicates this look at all the childrenoriented books that. The original trailer for the disney movie the black hole. As they come within close range of it, the buffeting they experience due to the black hole s gravity suddenly ceases. And a spectacular descent into natures ultimate mystery the black hole.
On there way home, dr alex durant discovers an intense gravatational pull on the ship. Purchase the black hole on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now. Two years after the first star wars movie, visual effects were becoming more important and more competitive. The black hole, as with so much cinematic science fiction of the last 30 years, only exists because of star wars. Heres what spaihts had to say about disney shelving the black hole. Here is our revamped, redesigned version of maximilian from the black hole movie. Disney s the black hole 1979 rare teaser trailer 16mm duration. The concept of black holes has trickled down by now from the ivory towers of cambridge to the middle ground of scientific american and finally to the funny pages. The black hole was an experiment, some would say failed, but i say that while it may not be as acclaimed as others, this film is vastly underrated and deserves a second look. Take, as todays example, the idea of black holes in outer space and the story of walt disneys the black hole. The black hole is presented in your choice of an english dolby digital 5. The black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. Continuing our tribute to the black hole comic books, here is another complete issue for you to enjoy.
The black hole writer says the remake might be too dark. Login my account account settings my creations logout disney. Optional french subtitles and english closed captioning option are also included. The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell. Once that particular wave rose in 1977, every studio in hollywood rushed to produce a likeminded movie, all wanting to ride that wave into shore of cash on a rocketpropelled surfboard. An original 1979 television trailer for the bigbudget walt disney science fiction extravaganza the black hole, directed by gary nelson and starring maximillian schell, anthony perkins, robert. Vintage 1979 the black hole action figure disney combine shipping. Info wanted on whitmans the black hole disney adaptation. Sklar, howard nagel ed seller comic world published 1979 condition fine. Lacking direction from disney and left to their own devices, the story abandons all pretense of aligning with the film and simply creates a whole new reality. An earth exploratory ship, the uss palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the. This movie, along with some other minor films, is only available through disneys movie club. It is discovered to be the cygnus, lost with all hands 20 years ago.