The Science Fiction Quiz

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Bruce said:

198 is Deathwatch I thought it was a great and thought provoking movie with fine actors, but I think it did poorly at the box office.

 

Correct. Death Watch was originally released in 1980, and I had also previously read that the film fared pootly at the box office.

jayn_j said:

200 THX1138 (1971)
George Lucas' directorial debut.

The Lola was a limited production car at the time, but very futuristic. Paul Newman raced the car before being passed to Lucas.  Good article 9n the car
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/police-drove-lola-t70s-george-lucass-directorial-debut

  

Correct also.

''Forerunner to movies like The Truman Show and ED TV and other shows about someone's life being filmed, whether they are aware or not.'' ( IMDb)

theartofmovieposters

196. ZPG
199. Satan Bug
201. It Came From Beneath The Sea

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theartofmovieposters said:

196. ZPG
199. Satan Bug
201. It Came From Beneath The Sea

Correct and well done.

  

It Came From Beneath The Sea ( 1955 )  and ZPG ( 1972 ).

 

The Satan Bug ( 1965 ). The film was adapted from the novel written by Alistair Maclean.

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 202

 203

 204 

Three more images all from 1960's sci fi films

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One of the above films although screened almost exclusively in the 1960's was released in the U.S.A. in very late 1959. 

Bruce

Isn't 202 Robinson Crusoe on Mars?

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Bruce said:

Isn't 202 Robinson Crusoe on Mars?

It certainlly is Robinson Crusoe on Mars ( 1964 ).  The film is a retelling of the classisic Robinson Crusoe novel that was originally written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719.

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203 clue is able to do the seemingly impossible.

204 clue is an Australian is involved. 

Rick

I have that It Came from Beneath the Sea LC and still couldn't guess it!

jayn_j

204- The Most Dangerous Man Alive (1962)

Saw this on afternoon TV back in the 70s

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     jayn_j said:

204- The Most Dangerous Man Alive (1962)

Saw this on afternoon TV back in the 70s

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Correct and well done. Most Dangerous Man Alive was originally released in 1961,

Made in 1958 but not released until 1961 because of the financial failure of producer Benedict Bogeaus' original distributor, RKO. Bogeaus sat on the film for three years until he was able to sell it to Columbia for a flat fee in 1961.( IMDb )

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Australian born Ron Randell appears above with Elaine Stewart in a scene from the film.


   Final clue for the last unanswered image. 

203 clue is   

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 # 203. I had previously said that I had presented a final clue for this entry. As I would like to have this film image solved, I have decided to include one last clue which certainly should, I hope,  be able to provide the means to enable one to now work out an answer.

Bruce

I don't know the answer, but I would bet on Robert Lansing against ANYONE in a "most intense stare" competition!

HONDO

Robrtert Lansing it indeed is, The last posted image is from probably his best remember role that he played in a 1960's television series.

 203.  So what then is the film title this scene is from?

dedeposter

All I can think when I hear the name Robert Lansing is The 4D Man.

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dedeposter said:

All I can think when I hear the name Robert Lansing is The 4D Man.

Yes it is 4D Man ( 1959 ) which starred Robert Lansing.

   

 This clue image is of Robert Lansing in a scene from the television series  12 O'clock High ( 1964 - 1967 )

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 205

  206

  207

Let us see how you fare with these three?

Bruce

Is 207 Alien?

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Bruce said:

Is 207 Alien?

It certainly is the original Alien from 1979.

 

Harry Dean Stanton's character being menanced by the monster.

jayn_j

205 - God Told Me To (1976) (aka Demon)

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jayn_j said:

205 - God Told Me To (1976) (aka Demon)

Correct.


 

The Australian titled Demon! daybill poster.

jayn_j

206 seems very obvious, so I'm leaving it for others. (I bet Bruce is as well)

theartofmovieposters

206.  2001 A Space Odyssey

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

206.  2001 A Space Odyssey

Correct. 2001: A Space Odyssey ( 1968 )


 A rare Cinerama credited Italian poster.

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 208

 209

 210

 211

Trying something a little different here this time that is out of the norm. This should test your detective skills, and I am also attempting  to confuse the task ahead a little as well.



 

Bruce

210 is one of the finest "thinking person's" sci-fi movies, When Worlds Collide. Excellent special effects too!

jayn_j

I keep getting When World's Collide for 209 as well ???

The two novels by Edwin Balmer are imaginative and wonderful classics from sf golden age (1933).  Highly recommended reading.

jayn_j

211 is Kronos (1957)

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Bruce said:

210 is one of the finest "thinking person's" sci-fi movies, When Worlds Collide. Excellent special effects too!

Correct.  One of George Pal's earliest feature film efforts which was released in 1951.

jayn_j said:

I keep getting When World's Collide for 209 as well ???

The two novels by Edwin Balmer are imaginative and wonderful classics from sf golden age (1933).  Highly recommended reading.

Correct. It is indeed also When Worlds Collide. I had thought that both images were excellent. I was unsertain as to which one to use so decided to include them together in the one grouping and see what would happen.

jayn_j said:

211 is Kronos (1957)

Correct. 20th Century Fox later on had considered doing a remake of this film, but it never eventuated.

 

HONDO

Clue for image # 208 is that there is a connection with the previously answered # 211. You may have to widen the scope of your thinking for this one to be solved,

HONDO

A clue for # 208 is