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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

  • TV Movie
  • 20052005
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 56m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
438
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POPULARITY
89,810
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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
DocumentarySci-Fi
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
438
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
89,810
2,093
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    • Director
      • Richard Schickel
    • Writer
      • Richard Schickel
    • Stars
      • Mark Hamill(voice)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • George Lucas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Schickel
    • Writer
      • Richard Schickel
    • Stars
      • Mark Hamill(voice)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • George Lucas
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    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Steven Spielberg in Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)

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    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
    • Self
    George Lucas
    George Lucas
    • Self
    Ridley Scott
    Ridley Scott
    • Self
    James Cameron
    James Cameron
    • Self
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Dr. Harold Medford
    • (archive footage)
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Orville
    • (archive footage)
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Dr. Edward Morbius
    • (archive footage)
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Altaira Morbius
    • (archive footage)
    James Arness
    James Arness
    • Robert Graham in 'Them'
    • (archive footage)
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Klaatu
    • (archive footage)
    Warner Anderson
    Warner Anderson
    • Dr. Charles Cargraves
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Dr. Ralph Fleming
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Raymond Bailey
    Raymond Bailey
    • Dr. Wahrman
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Barry
    Gene Barry
    • Dr. Clayton Forrester
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Major William Corrigan
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Colonel Floyd Graham
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Colmans
    Edward Colmans
    • Spanish Priest
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Schickel
    • Writer
      • Richard Schickel
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    • Trivia
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    • Crazy credits
      Credited actors with the "archive footage" attribute are specifically identified by an interviewee or the narrator as film clips in which they appear are seen.
    • Connections
      Features The Flying Saucer (1950)

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    10/10
    Highly recommended to Sci-Fi fans!
    "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!
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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Watch the Skies!
    • Production company
      • Lorac Productions
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    • Runtime
      56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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