Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies, The
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
083000436X
ISBN 13
9780830004362
Category
Film Criticism
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Publication Year
1986
Publisher
Pages
408
Subject
Dictionaries; Science fiction films
Abstract
Plot summaries and complete statistical information on over 1200 science fiction films from the pioneering efforts of Georges Méliès to The Return of the Jedi. Includes 450 illustrations in color and b&w.
Description
Contents:
The early years : innocent beginnings --
The twenties : dark visions and brash adventure --
The thirties : mad scientists and comic book heroes --
The forties : science fiction eclipsed --
The fifties : science fiction reborn --
The sixties : science fiction becomes respectable --
The seventies : big budgets and big bucks --
The eighties : science fiction triumphant --
All-time science fiction rental champs --
Critics' top tens --
Science fiction Oscars.
The early years : innocent beginnings --
The twenties : dark visions and brash adventure --
The thirties : mad scientists and comic book heroes --
The forties : science fiction eclipsed --
The fifties : science fiction reborn --
The sixties : science fiction becomes respectable --
The seventies : big budgets and big bucks --
The eighties : science fiction triumphant --
All-time science fiction rental champs --
Critics' top tens --
Science fiction Oscars.
Number of Copies
1
