The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies

By Phil Hardy

Book Overview

Since the initial publication of the first three groundbreaking volumes -- Horror, Science Fiction, and The Western -- The Overlook Film Encyclopedia series has been deemed the most authoritative,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083000436X
• ISBN13: 9780830004362
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Woodbury Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 4.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Overlook Film Encyclopedia (Science Fiction)

You can spend hours browsing through this encyclopedia. Of course, you will recognize many of the classics. Yet you may be surprised at the multitude of great films that you missed. There are better descriptions and stills than you find in most of the genre magazines. Contents: THE EARLY YEARS: Innocent Beginnings (1895-1919) THE TWENTIES: Dark Visions and Brash Adventure THE THIRTIES: Mad Scientists and Comic Book Heroes THE FORTIES: Science Fiction Eclipsed THE FIFTIES: Science Fiction Reborn THE SIXTIES: Science Fiction Respectable THE SEVENTIES: Big Budgets and Big Bucks THE EIGHTIES: Science Fiction Triumphant I am not going to bore you with the list of my favorites, but I challenge you not to find one of yours.