Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2015

When Worlds Collide- Movie Trailer (1951)

When Worlds Collide is a 1951 science fiction film from Paramount Pictures starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen and John Hoyt. It tells the story of a rogue star named Bellus that is on a collision couse with Earth and a small group of survivalists who start work to complete a rocket which will take them to their new home on the star's single orbiting planet named Zyra. The film was released on November 22, 1951 and won the 1951 Academy Award for special effects.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Flash Gordon- Serial Clip (1936)

In this clip from the Flash Gordon science fiction film serial, King Vultan is trying to electro-torture Flash as Dale Arden watches. Princess Aura then arrives right on time and saves Flash. He is then taken to Doctor Zarkov who revives him. This series starred Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

Movie trailer for the 1957 science fiction film 20 Million Miles to Earth starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It tells the story of the first spacecraft to Venus which crash lands off the coast of Sicily when returning. A small, reptilian creature on board escapes and quickly grows in size. The creature then terrorizes the city of Rome. This film was released in June, 1957.

Monday, January 28, 2013

This Island Earth - Movie Trailer (1955)

This Island Earth is a 1955 science fiction film starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason. The film was one of the first major science fiction films to be made in Technicolor.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Attack of the 50 ft Woman (1958)

Movie trailer for the 1958 science fiction film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The movie stars Allison Hayes, William Hudson and Yvette Vickers and was directed by Nathan H. Juran (credited as Nathan Hertz).



For a great look at the scene featured at the end of the movie trailer, watch this preview clip.





Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Soylent Green- Theatrical Trailer (1973)

Soylent Green is a science fiction film released in 1973 and stars Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Brock Peters, and Edward G. Robinson. The film shows a futuristic world where overpopulation has led to the development of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff called "Soylent Green". When a detective gets too close to finding what this foodstuff really is, he is marked for murder.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Journey To The Seventh Planet- Movie Trailer

Journey to the Seventh Planet is a science fiction film that was released in 1962. It starred John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Carl Ottosen and Ove Sprogoe. In the film, it is the year 2001 and Capt. Don Graham (John Agar) is the leader of a United Nations space mission bound for the planet Uranus. The crew find a world right out of their own heads, featuring places and people the crew members recall from childhood. This bizarre world is actually the plot of the planet's leader who wants to invade Earth.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tron- Theatrical Trailer (1982)

Tron is a science fiction film released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1982. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan and Barnard Hughes. The movie follows a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer, where he interacts with various programs in his attempt to get back out.

Monday, September 3, 2012

The Terrornauts- Movie Trailer (1967)

This B-Movie classic follows a group of scientists that are kidnapped and taken into outer space aboard a saucer. The film was produced by Amicus Productions.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Them! Movie Trailer (1954)

Them! is a 1954 American black and white science fiction film about man's encounter with a nest of gigantic irradiated ants. One of the first of the "nuclear monster" movies, and the first "big bug" film, Them! was nominated for an Oscar for Special Effects and won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing.


Monday, April 2, 2012

Contact- Theatrical Trailer (1997)

Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel of the same name and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Both Sagan and wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film adaptation of Contact.

Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, and David Morse.