The Great Science Fiction Pictures: Volume 2

Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Great Science Fiction Pictures: Volume 2 by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. This is a follow up to The Great Science Fiction Pictures: Volume 1 and continues the authors' in-depth study of the genre with coverage of well over 300 movies. The entries encompass features films, serials, TV movies, and foreign releases. Among the many titles covered are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Frankenstein (1931), The Devil Doll (1936), Sky Bandits (1940), House of Dracula (1945), Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Phantom from Space (1953), The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962), Wizards of Mars (1965), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Blade Runner (1982), E.T., The Extra Terrestrial (1982), The Empire Strikes Back (1984), The Terminator (1984), 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984), Back to the Future (1985), and Robocop (1987). Each entry contains detailed cast/characters and technical credits, a discussion of the film, and review quotes. This book also provides a list of sci-fi genre radio and TV series. This is an informed and handy reference guide for movie enthusiasts, sci-fi devotees, and film historians. It also is an excellent sourcebook to many of the genre entries now available for viewing on television, the Internet, and DVDs.

• | Author: James Parish, Michael R. Pitts
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 10, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 546 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1981869123
• | ISBN-13: 9781981869121