David Weiner
Director
Science Fiction Revolution (2025)
Season 1
A journey through the 1980s sci-fi films, exploring the impact and relevance they had and still hold today, as told by the artists that made them as well as those inspired by their works.
Released May 4, 2025
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Sci-Fi
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.filmmaking, tmdb.science-fiction, tmdb.cinema-history
Network: ARTE
S1E1 - The Pioneers
The 1980s are considered the golden era of science fiction; filmmakers initially deal with darker themes, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg give science fiction genre a new lease on life.
May 4, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - Futurist Effects
The 1980s spawn countless sci-fi extravaganzas; thematically, Blade Runner and Tron draw attention; Steven Spielberg also delivers with E.T., a movie classic.
May 4, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - Dystopia
In the mid-1980s, two films raise the bar for the sci-fi genre; Terminator revolutionises the action genre, while Robert Zemeckis creates an ingenious screenplay for Back to the Future.
May 11, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - Welcome To The Machine
From Alan Silvestri to John Williams, gifted composers in the 1980s ensure that the great sci-fi spectacles of the decade remain in moviegoers' memories forever, thanks to their music.
May 18, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - Space-Time
The 1989 Japanese animation film Akira thrills viewers worldwide with its dystopian cyberpunk world; the sci-fi movie Mac and Me shines only with lavish advertising placements.
May 25, 2025, midnight
ARTE
50 min/ep
254 min
May 4, 2025
May 25, 2025, midnight
Ended
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