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5 July 2005 (USA)
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Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(in credits order) | Mark Hamill | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | Steven Spielberg | ... | Himself |
 | George Lucas | ... | Himself |
 | Ridley Scott | ... | Himself |
 | James Cameron | ... | Himself |
 | Edmund Gwenn | ... | Dr. Harold Medford (archive footage) |
 | Lou Costello | ... | Orville (archive footage) |
 | Walter Pidgeon | ... | Dr. Edward Morbius (archive footage) |
 | Anne Francis | ... | Altaira Morbius (archive footage) |
 | James Arness | ... | Robert Graham in 'Them' (archive footage) |
 | Michael Rennie | ... | Klaatu (archive footage) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Warner Anderson | ... | Dr. Charles Cargraves (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Dr. Ralph Fleming (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Raymond Bailey | ... | Dr. Wahrman (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Gene Barry | ... | Dr. Clayton Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Noah Beery Jr. | ... | Major William Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Colonel Floyd Graham (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Edward Colmans | ... | Spanish Priest (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Frank Conroy | ... | Mr. Harley (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Robert Cornthwaite | ... | Dr. Carrington (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Sandy Descher | ... | Eadie Johnson in 'Space Children' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Kirk Douglas | ... | Jonathan Shields (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Leif Erickson | ... | George MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Arthur Franz | ... | Dr. Jim Baker (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Bert Freed | ... | A.C. Barrows (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Ned Glass | ... | Wardrobe Man (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Billy Gray | ... | Bobby Benson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Hunt | ... | David MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Carol Stafford (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Sam Jaffe | ... | Professor Jacob Barnhardt (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Jack Kelly | ... | Lt. Jerry Farman (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Platoon Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Lock Martin | ... | Gort (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Osa Massen | ... | Dr. Lisa Van Horn (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Cameron Mitchell | ... | Steve Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Leslie Nielsen | ... | Commander John J. Adams (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Ann Robinson | ... | Sylvia Van Buren (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | William Schallert | ... | Ambulance Attendant (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Scotty (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Warren Stevens | ... | Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Randy Stuart | ... | Louise Carey (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Fred Amiel (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Kenneth Tobey | ... | Capt. Patrick Hendry (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Joan Weldon | ... | Dr. Patricia Medford (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | James Whitmore | ... | Sgt. Ben Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Grant Williams | ... | Scott Carey (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Schickel | |||
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| Richard Schickel | ||
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| Tom Brown | .... | executive producer: Turner Classic Movies | |
| Douglas Freeman | .... | co-producer (as Doug Freeman) | |
| Melissa Roller | .... | supervising producer: Turner Classic Movies | |
| Richard Schickel | .... | producer | |
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| Casey Cohen | |||
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| Harris Done | |||
| George Lang | |||
| Daryl Studebaker | |||
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| Bryan McKenzie | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Paul Graff | .... | sound recordist | |
| Mark Linden | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Abel Machado | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bryan McKenzie | .... | sound editor | |
| Tara Paul | .... | sound editor | |
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| John Falchi | .... | visual effects | |
| Gary Forbes | .... | visual effects | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Joseph Alvarado | .... | assistant on-line editor | |
| Scott S. Parker | .... | on-line editor | |
| Nolan Reese | .... | assistant editor | |
| Ed Rowin | .... | colorist | |
Other crew | |||
| Jessica Berman Bogdan | .... | film researcher (as Jessica Berman-Bogdan) | |
| Arn Campero | .... | title designer | |
| Maggie Clough | .... | production assistant: TCM | |
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| Rob Levy | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Film1 Sundance Channel (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2005) (USA) (TV)
- Global Imageworks film clips courtesy of (as Global Imageworks)
- MacDonald and Associates film clips courtesy of (as MacDonald & Associates)
- Paramount Pictures film clips courtesy of
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation film clips courtesy of
- Universal Studios film clips courtesy of
- Warner Bros. Entertainment film clips courtesy of
- Wade Williams Collection film clips courtesy of
- Point.360 - Woodholly special thanks (as Point.360 - Woodholly Productions)
- Point.360 - Westside special thanks
- Stage Two Audio Post Productions special thanks
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"Watch the Skies!" - USA (short title)
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"Watch the Skies" (2005 - 60 minutes) is an excellent documentary about movies of Science Fiction. It was produced and directed by the critic Richard Schickel, author of more than 20 books on this theme. Mark Hamill is the documentary narrator. Schickel joins directors as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas and Ridley Scott to carry through a trip in time and space to show some of the most memorable science fiction movies of the fifties and also some more recent classics. The documentary shows six different approaches: The paranoia of the atomic war; The fantastic trips to the Moon; The enigmatic planet Mars; Good and evil aliens; The after-apocalyptic world; and The humanity future. It presents comments and scenes of the following classics: The Flying Saucers, Rocketship XM, Destination Moon, The Space Children, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, A Trip to the Moon, The Angry Red Planet, Forbidden Planet, The Thing From Another World, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, I Married a Monster from Outer Space, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, The War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, ET: The Extra Terrestrial, The Omega Man, The Planet of the Apes, The Terminator, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Things To Come and Metropolis. Highly recommended to Science Fiction fans!