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The Universe According to Universal (2002)
Directed by David J. Skal
Overview
Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal’s place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other Science Fiction staples. The piece further looks at the political and social implications, parallels, and escapism in the movie. The piece spends much of its screen time on how ‘It Came From Outer Space’ echoed and influenced the genre, its legacy, performances, adherence to Ray Bradbury’s source material, 3D photography and presentation, score and effects, and more. This is a quality piece that informs and entertains alike, one that fascinatingly examines the film, and others like it, as both entertainment and echoes of real life.
Length 32 minutes
Actors
Rudy Behlmer | Paul M. Jensen | David Schecter | Bob Burns | Irving Gertz | Bob Furmanek | Vincent Di Fate