The Black Hole (1979) A Gravity Defying guide to the film

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I had such fond memories of the Black Hole and it was fun to explore this film in this series. We cover the early concepts, casting, filming then release and then we take an in depth look at the film itself.

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There was a lot of research material used for this video including the DVD extras, the Topps Black Hole trading cards, The Black Hole by Alan Dean Foster, The Black Hole Comic books, The Black Hole kids storybook and the many interviews and promotional footage on the internet.

Chapters
0:00 Space Station One and early ideas
5:08 Star Wars and pushing forward
9:26 Casting and filming
17:59 Marketing and release
25:45 Science and the novel
29:50 The characters
35:26 Effects and the Cygnus
39:01 Religious symbolism and Reinhardt
45:25 Durant's temptation, Bob and different takes
49:12 The real Booth and details
55:28 Endings
57:58 Aftermath