History of Science fiction film

	Revision 18 . . (edit) November 20, 2001 7:33 am by The Anome [fixed displayed title of ET, changed link tag for missing entry for it]
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A lot of science fiction films were low-budget productions (eg. Day of the Triffids), but because of growing popularity and recent developments in the technology of special effects, most films are now multi-million dollar projects.

Many science fiction films were low-budget productions (eg. Day of the Triffids), but because of growing popularity and recent developments in the technology of special effects, most films are now multi-million dollar projects. The tone of science fiction films is often a guide to the tone of the times the film was made: other worlds and species are viewed in turn as wonderful, terrifying, threatening, incomprehensible, and childishly benign. Notable science fiction films include:

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:1951 The Thing From Another World (Howard Hawks original)

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:1959 [Jouney to the Center of the Earth]?

:1959 [Journey to the Center of the Earth]?

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:1964 [[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]

:1964 Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb :1966 Fahrenheit 451

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:1970 [THX 1138]?

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:1972 Solaris

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:1979 Star Trek

:1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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:1982 E.T.?

:1982 [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]?

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:1982 The Thing

:1982 The Thing (John Carpenter remake)

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:2001 [[Artificial Intelligence: AI]]

:2001 [Artificial Intelligence: AI]?