In the 70s, walts soninlaw ron miller took over has head of walt disney productions, and set out to expand the scope of disney movies to. Based on characters from the walt disney movie the. It was later released on dvd and vhs on september 23, 2003, by buena vista home entertainment and walt disney home entertainment. The black hole is a 1979 american space opera film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. The black hole 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first disney film to receive a pg rating by choice so as to attract a more mature audience, the black hole released in december 1979 was. Saddle stitched comic book with fourcolor cover and interor. See more ideas about the black hole movie, holes movie and holes disney. Theres something endearingly human about our ability to take the most astonishing ideas and treat them in trivial stories.
Moving on, the black hole is a disney scifi family movie set in space. Artemis fowl directed by kenneth branagh and based on the beloved book by eoin colfer, artemis fowl follows 12yearold genius artemis fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who may be behind his fathers disappearance. A reinvention of the 1979 scifi film the black hole. Back in 1979, disney lost its damn mind and made the black hole. When the black hole finally came out, it had dropped the disaster part of the story and the extensive starstudded cast in favor for a smaller crew of a deepspace craft that stumbles. As such it transcends the family movie genera and simply becomes a good film that everyone can enjoy. The producer of the film and president of the studio who also happened to be the soninlaw of walt disney was angling to broaden the appeal. For sale today is a 1979 walt disneys the black hole whitman science fiction movie coloring book. Although what i remember the most about that experience was my first glimpse of maximilian, the giant killer red robot. I purchased this poster at disneyland back in 1979 before the movie s release and. Walt disney the black hole limited edition tin lobby cards book vhs. I edited the dinner scenes out to make this more concise, showing only the bit with the robots.
So, they tend to be particularly scarce in higher grades and uncommon in any grade. Also known as disney goes all starwars as it was released in the european, tuvan, and tamil nadu markets, it. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now. If anything, i thought it might be even more kidfriendly than star wars. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. The black hole 1979 robert forster in the black hole 1979 the black hole 1979 maximilian schell in the. Make offer the black hole walt disney graphic novel. Palomino is returning to earth after a fruitless 18month search for extra.
Anything with the black hole on it is one sure fire way to keep everyone away from it. The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell a. The film is dedicated to scott plank, who died in a car accident six months before the films release. Judging from that trailer, i expected the black hole to be more or less like star wars. Disneys the black hole was a commercial failure as a film, and as a toy line for mego. Revisiting the black hole, disneys nightmare star wars.
The original trailer for the disney movie the black hole. I saw this movie in the theater when i was 6 years old. I saw the black hole when i was six years old and, of course, i loved it. Something goes awry at a particle accelerator facility in st. Take a spectacular descent into natures ultimate mystery. Walt disney studios, 500 south buena vista street, burbank, california, usa. The black hole is an unusual film and is easily the darkest and weirdest movie released by disney. Take, as todays example, the idea of black holes in outer space and the story of walt disneys the black hole. Megos black hole toys based on the walt disney movie. For the astronomical phenomenon, see black hole the black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson, and written by the frozen head of walt disney for walt disney for walt disney productions. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. The black hole disney movie uncyclopedia, the content. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited.
The people behind the tron legacy sequel plans to remake the 1979 walt disney science fiction movie, the black hole in the original film the crew of the spaceship palamino stumbles across the lost ship uss cygnus hovering on the edge of an immense black hole. When we interviewed spaihts for marvels doctor strange, which he cowrote, the screenwriter told us the black hole is maybe too dark for the colorful world of disney right now. The film is, i believe one of the last films to open with an overture and has a classy score and cast. The black hole by walt disney studios home entertainment. It is notable for two reasons, being the first disney film to be rated pg and one of the first disney films to feature cgi. Palomino fight to escape the crushing gravity of a nearby black hole. I watched it the week it was releasedchristmas week, because i guess god.
A scene from disney s answer to star wars, in which the robots play target practice. That had to be one of the worst movies ever and the fact that it is totally invisible in the disney parks i take as an acknowledgement from disney that they realise it totally sucked and an acute embarrassment to whoever thought that was a good idea in the first place. Amazing piece for any scifi movie classic collector. Thirtyseven years ago this month, walt disney productions released the film, the black hole.
Andys toy box ships same day monday saturday, we drop items at the post office on sundays, but they dont go until monday. This specialeffectsdriven sciencefiction film focuses on the dilemma of a group of fellow space travelers, who accidentally discover the. This article is about the 1979 walt disney productions movie. A scene from disneys answer to star wars, in which the robots play target practice. Vintage walt disney the black hole coloring book 1979 used colored. Id already seen the trailer for the black hole a dozen times by the time it opened, thanks to the fact that my grandmother managed a movie theater.
The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell. I opened the disney plus app on my apple tv for the first time, momentarily overwhelmed at the new streaming services embarrassment of riches. Successful in stabilizing their damaged ship, they make a run for a huge. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and. This is a list of films produced by and released under the walt disney pictures banner known as that since 1983, with never cry wolf as its first release and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, walt disney productions 19291983. Holes is an intelligent, insightful and witty family movie. So you have to remember that frame of reference when you read these comments. Disneys the black hole 1979 target practice youtube. Mouseplanet inside disneys the black hole by jim korkis.
In some ways the last of the old style effects movies and studio movies this was. The black hole 1979 escaping the black hole youtube. Although black hole toys sell for a premium today, they were bargain bin toss aways shortly after their initial release, despite the fact that they were some of the better manufactured toys to come out of mego at this time. Maximilian schell, anthony perkins, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, ernest borgnine, tommy mcloughlin, roddy mcdowall, slim pickens, gary nelson, screenplay by jeb rosebrook and gerry day, story by. The concept of black holes has trickled down by now from the ivory towers of cambridge to the middle ground of scientific american and finally to the funny. Revisiting the black hole, disneys nightmare star wars film. When i was a kid back in the early 80s we subscribed to the brandspankingnew disney channel. It dares to be compelling, where many family movies tend to play it safe and conventional. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both unbilled. The movie was disneys sciencefiction event the black hole. It was the studios firstever pgrated movie because of the utterances of.