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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Right....the precursor of the -- of the opening shotof "Star Wars." Right.It stunned...

Right.
...the precursor of the -- of the opening shot
of "Star Wars." Right.
It stunned everybody,
myself included

Full Transcript

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Right. ...the precursor
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of the -- of the opening shot of "Star Wars."
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Right. It stunned everybody, myself included.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:31
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, sci-fi
Production
AMC Studios,Earthship Productions,Left/Right

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Movie Summary

An exploration into the science fiction genre, with some of the greatest pioneers of the genre.
S01 • E01 And then, all of a sudden, Hollywood played into that - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:13
And then, all of a sudden, Hollywood played into that
S01 • E02 Probably "2001" had more of an influence on me than I realize. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
Probably "2001" had more of an influence on me tha...
S01 • E04 And again and again, characters are thrust into - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:11
And again and again, characters are thrust into
S01 • E05 Lots of steel and machinery, glowing-red eyes. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
Lots of steel and machinery, glowing-red eyes.
S01 • E03 'Cause when you're left alone - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:08
'Cause when you're left alone
S01 • E06 Lithgow: "Interstellar" projects us into a near future - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:11
Lithgow: "Interstellar" projects us into a near fu...
S01 • E02 Mm-hmm. But at the same time, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
Mm-hmm. But at the same time,
S01 • E05 Claws, not fingers, and they were generally quite violent. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
Claws, not fingers, and they were generally quite violent.
S01 • E01 And like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
And like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers,"
S01 • E02 Dullea: I think "2001" opened up films to be a much broader - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:15
Dullea: I think "2001" opened up films to be a muc...
S01 • E01 They're here already! You're next! - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
They're here already! You're next!
S01 • E04 [Explosions] - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
[Explosions]
S01 • E03 Except for "Alien." [Laughs] - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:12
Except for "Alien." [Laughs]
S01 • E05 If we could have roughly man-like robots, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:14
If we could have roughly man-like robots,
S01 • E01 Kalan: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:12
Kalan: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
S01 • E04 It makes you do a double take on reality. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
It makes you do a double take on reality.
S01 • E04 And the things you have taken for granted your whole life, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:08
And the things you have taken for granted your whole life,
S01 • E06 Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, a former astronaut, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:10
Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, a former astronaut,
S01 • E02 Everything was believable, even though we'd have - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:12
Everything was believable, even though we'd have
S01 • E03 Me, too. I mean, there's that figure of speech -- - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
Me, too. I mean, there's that figure of speech --