The team behind the hugely successful In Search Of Darkness documentaries has finally dropped the trailer for their upcoming 80’s sci-fi documentary, In Search of Tomorrow.
Building on the success of the In Search of documentary series, this superdoc takes viewers on a year-by-year deep dive into the awe-inspiring film worlds of ‘80s Sci-Fi, with larger-context chapter discussion topics placed between each year, from 1980-1989. Breaking down the most popular and eccentric Sci-Fi titles of the ‘80s (theatrical and video store releases, from the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises to RoboCop, Aliens, The Road Warrior, MegaForce, Back to the Future and Buckaroo Banzai), In Search of Tomorrow examines compelling insider tales of the creative process; the resonating themes of these imaginative stories; the technology behind the fiction, and their futuristic forecasts; the bold marketing of these films; and the political and Cold-War climate that impacted our entertainment.
Get pumped for the release of In Search of Tomorrow by checking out the trailer in the player below:
In Search of Tomorrow features stunning insights and entertaining anecdotes from more than 70 exclusive interviews, comprised of legendary actors, directors, producers, writers, visual and special-effects masters, composers, production craftspersons, film critics, and authors, alongside notable experts including a futurist, a clinical psychologist, and an astrophysicist. Interview talent includes:
Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Spacehunter),
Billy Dee Williams (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi),
Peter Weller (RoboCop, Buckaroo Banzai),
Dee Wallace (E.T.),
Nancy Allen (RoboCop),
Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop),
Bruce Boxleitner (TRON),
John Carpenter (Escape From New York, The Thing),
Walter Koenig (Star Trek),
Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek),
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek),
Adam Nimoy (Star Trek),
Jesse Ventura (Predator, The Running Man),
Joe Dante (Explorers, Innerspace),
Bob Gale (Back to the Future),
Gene Simmons (Runaway),
Kurtwood Smith (RoboCop),
Carrie Henn (Aliens),
Joey Cramer (Flight of the Navigator),
Alex Winter (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure),
Sean Young (Blade Runner, DUNE),
Sam J. Jones (Flash Gordon),
John Dykstra (Star Wars),
Phil Tippett (Star Wars trilogy, RoboCop),
Dennis Muren (ILM),
Lance Guest (The Last Starfighter),
Julie Brown (Earth Girls Are Easy),
Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Innerspace),
Clancy Brown (Buckaroo Banzai),
and Sarah Douglas (Superman II).
To pre-order In Search of Tomorrow through March 27th, visit www.80sscifidoc.com. Package includes choice of Blu-ray or DVD plus slipcover, digital download of the film, three exclusive In Search of Tomorrow posters, sticker pack, and a credit in the film.
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