Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005): Cast
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us is a 2005 documentary directed by Richard Schickel, starring George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron. It runs 56 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Director
- Richard Schickel
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Lorac Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us About?
The premise of Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us without spoilers.
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- dvd extra
- atomic age
- cold war paranoia
- duck and cover
- fallout shelter
- atomic bomb
- reference to world war two
- reference to the cuban missile crisis
- 1950s
- giant insect
- giant monster
- reference to edmund gwenn
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- film director
- mutation
- reference to georges melies
- radioactive fallout
- miniaturization
- space travel
- rocket ship
- meteor
- weightlessness
- the moon
- reference to nasa
- alien
- technology
- hubris
- reference to the space shuttle columbia disaster
- warning
- reference to the death star
- reference to shakespeare's the tempest
- reference to frank sinatra
- reference to stanley kubrick
- reference to walter pidgeon
- reference to anne francis
- reference to robby the robot
- reference to c 3po
- reference to isaac asimov
- reference to leslie nielsen
- reference to star wars
- reference to disney
- flying saucer
- military
- scientist
- allegory
- reference to michael rennie
- reference to james arness
- alien invader
- astronomy
- reference to william cameron menzies
- reference to bertolt brecht
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Cast & Characters
George Lucas leads the cast, with Ridley Scott and James Cameron. Directed by Richard Schickel; 5 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard Schickel
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George Lucas as themselves -
Ridley Scott as themselves -
James Cameron as themselves -
Steven Spielberg as themselves
Also Starring in Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
· 1 more- Mark Hamill Narrator (voice)
More from Richard Schickel
More films directed by Richard Schickel: Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story, The Eastwood Factor, You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story and Spielberg on Spielberg.
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Watch the Skies!：Science Fiction” and “The 1950's And Us”.
- Also known as
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- Watch the Skies!：Science Fiction
- The 1950's And Us
- ¡Vigilen los Cielos! Ciencia-ficción, los 50 y nosotros
- 星光幻影：科幻小說
- Watch the Skies - Science Fiction, die 1950er und wir
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Movies Like Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including In Search of Tomorrow, 2001: The Making of a Myth and Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!.
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In Search of Tomorrow 2022 -
2001: The Making of a Myth 2001 -
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 2021 -
James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction 2018 -
The Day the Sky Exploded 1958 -
The Sci-Fi Boys 2006 -
Skyline 2010 -
The Outer Space Connection 1975 -
Fire in the Sky 1993 -
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind 2020 -
Rendezvous in Space 1964 -
War of the Satellites 1958
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us?
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us runs 56 minutes.
When was Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us released?
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us was released on July 5, 2005.
Who directed Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us?
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us was directed by Richard Schickel.
More films by Richard Schickel Who is in the cast of Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us?
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us stars George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron, among 5 credited actors.
Does Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us have a post-credit scene?
No. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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