What year was the American science-fiction comedy film, starring Tommy Swedlow and directed by Willard Huyck, released?
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Tommy Swerdlow Tommy Swerdlow is an American actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in such films as "Howard the Duck" (1986) and "Spaceballs" (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of "Cool Runnings" (1993), "Little Giants" (1994) and "Snow Dogs" (2002). Swerdlow made his directorial debut with the 2017 feature "A Thousand Junkies". He has also written a biopic about the life of Matisyahu titled "King Without a Crown".
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Howard the Duck (film) Howard the Duck (titled Howard: A New Breed of Hero in the UK) is a 1986 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Chip Zien, Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins. Produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz, with George Lucas as executive producer, the screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, but the film adaptation became live-action because of a contractual obligation. Although several TV adaptations of Marvel characters had aired during the preceding 21 years, this was the first theatrical released feature film, coming after the serial "Captain America".
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Summer Rental Summer Rental is a 1985 comedy film, directed by Carl Reiner and starring John Candy. The film's screenplay was written by Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens. An original music score was composed for the film by Alan Silvestri. The film was released on August 9, 1985, by Paramount Pictures.
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México 2000 México 2000 is a 1983 Mexican science fiction comedy film, directed by Rogelio A. González.
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Untamed Women Untamed Women is a 1952 United States science fiction film written by George Wallace Sayre and directed by W. Merle Connell. An American bomber pilot is rescued after drifting at sea during World War II. He tells doctors how he and three of his fellow crash survivors washed up on an island inhabited by dinosaurs and a tribe of druid-descended cave-women who are being plagued by Neanderthal men intent on kidnapping them for breeding purposes. In 1986, the movie was featured in an episode of the "Canned Film Festival".
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Second Chance (1996 film) Second Chance is a 1996 American comedy Sci-Fi film directed by Lyman Dayton.
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Idiocracy Idiocracy is a 2006 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard. The film tells the story of two people who take part in a top-secret military human hibernation experiment, only to awaken 500 years later in a dystopian society where advertising, commercialism, and cultural anti-intellectualism have run rampant, and which is devoid of intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, and coherent notions of justice and human rights.
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Spaced Out (film) Spaced Out (also known as "Outer Touch" and "Outer Spaced") is a 1979 British science fiction sex comedy film starring Glory Annen, Barry Stokes and Ava Cadell and directed by Norman J. Warren.
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Face/Off Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action film directed by John Woo, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Travolta plays an FBI agent and Cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each other's physical appearance.
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On the Beach (1959 film) On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, that stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. This black-and-white film is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. Unlike the novel, no blame is placed on whoever started the war; it is hinted in the film that the threat of annihilation may have arisen from an accident or misjudgment.
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The Glorious Fourth (film) The Glorious Fourth is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 62nd "Our Gang" short subject released.
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Sergeant Ryker Sergeant Ryker is a 1968 drama–war film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Lee Marvin and Bradford Dillman. The film was originally broadcast on television as "The Case Against Paul Ryker", a 1963 two-part episode of "Kraft Suspense Theatre". It was released as a feature film in 1968 to capitalise on Marvin's popularity from "The Dirty Dozen". Its second run paired it as a double feature with "Counterpoint".
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The Black Hole The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins, and Ernest Borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens (both unbilled). The music for the film was composed by John Barry. It was the first film from Walt Disney Productions to receive a PG rating. The film was released on December 18, 1979 in the United Kingdom and on December 21, 1979 in the United States.
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Bikini Planet Bikini Planet is a science fiction comedy written by David S. Garnett and released exclusively in the United Kingdom as a paperback. It is written as a sub-sequel to an earlier story written by Garnett in 1994, entitled "Stargonauts", which features some of the same settings and characters from the first story.
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Would You Believe It! Would You Believe It! is a 1929 British silent comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Forde, Pauline Johnson and Arthur Stratton. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames and released as a supporting feature. It was later re-released with added sound effects and music. A British inventor develops a new high-tech tank, and is pursues by foreign agents who wish to capture the design.
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The Mighty Gorga The Mighty Gorga is an American science fiction film. Released in 1969 by an independent company, the film is the brainchild of David L. Hewitt. The storyline concerns a couple hunting for a giant gorilla (The Mighty Gorga) in Africa for financial gain. Filmed on a minuscule budget, it has become notorious for its poor special effects.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Melissa Mathison. It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren, and stars Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh. It tells the story of Elliott (Thomas), a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return home while attempting to keep him hidden from their mother and the government.
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Sitting Ducks (film) Sitting Ducks is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. The film follows the adventures of two small-time hoods (Zack Norman and Michael Emil, Jaglom’s real-life brother) who steal a considerable amount of cash from a gambling syndicate. While fleeing by car down the U.S. eastern seaboard for a chartered airplane that will take them to Central America, they pick up a pair of vivacious young ladies and an unsuccessful singer-songwriter.
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The 27th Day The 27th Day is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Helen Ainsworth, directed by William Asher, that stars Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, and Arnold Moss. The screenplay by John Mantley is based on his 1956 original science fiction novel of the same name.
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The Human Comedy (film) The Human Comedy is a 1943 American drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but Saroyan actually wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and published it just before the film was released. The picture stars Mickey Rooney with Frank Morgan. Also appearing in the film are James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins. Robert Mitchum (as "Quentin") and Don DeFore appear together as boisterous soldiers in uncredited supporting roles.
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What a Life (film) What a Life is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan, Vaughan Glaser, Lionel Stander and Hedda Hopper. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.
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The Night the World Exploded The Night the World Exploded is a 1957 science fiction film. The film was written by Jack Natteford and Luci Ward and directed by Fred F. Sears for producer Sam Katzman. Both Katzman and Sears were great exponents of the low-budget B film genre. The film was theatrically released on a double bill with "The Giant Claw".