The Universe According to Universal

(2002)

★ 5.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Documentary, Sci-Fi

Year: 2002

Runtime: 32 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: David J. Skal

Cast: Rudy Behlmer, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Burns, David Schecter, Paul M. Jensen, Bob Furmanek, Irving Gertz

Plot

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.