There are nice photos of the entire cast on the inside covers, and some nice closeups of the robot funeral. Black holes as we know them may not exist live science. Comic book guy once tossed a dvd copy of the film into a black hole. You are contemplating the purchase of our vintage the black hole, a walt disney book and record. Dec, 2019 with its starfield setting, stormtrooperlike sentries, swashbuckling laser battles and highend special effects work not to mention saturated merchandising by the disney machine the black hole. 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 black hole by alan dean foster was a science fiction novel for me. The crew of the starship palomino encounter the legendary research vessel cygnus, eerily stationary near an enormous black hole. It was the studios firstever pgrated movie because of the utterances of hell and damn and its most expensive. Black hole book and record 1979 comic books mycomicshop. The black hole coloring book disney photo 36739360 fanpop.
Disappointingly, there are no photos of the internal, redlavaesque whirlpool inside the black hole, while the same shot of the outer blue whirlpool is used 3 times. It contains the story, music and photos from the original. It is notable for two reasons, being the first disney film to be rated pg and one of the first disney films to feature cgi. This was disney s big christmas release in 1979a big budget, the first pg rating and big stars. Special edition 7most of the records on this channel will hav. The canadian black book is a pricing estimate tool for used cars.
Walt disney productions the black hole book and record na on. The childrens book line, little golden books, released a book entitled the black hole. Yes, the black hole is legit scifi by richard brownell. Walt disney studios was in an identity crisis when it entered the space movie race with the ambitious liveaction production the black hole in 1979. A popup book walt disney studios walt disney productions. Cent, a friendly, philosophical robot who plays a main role in the black hole.
The black hole is probably the only disney liveaction movie with the possible exception of cool runnings that is even watchable. A spaceship adventure for robots a little golden book. Disney s strangely entertaining journey into the unknown the jawdropping critical and commercial success of the original star wars or star wars episode iv. Like long dark tunnels to nowhere or giant garbage disposals, these mysterious. When the crew tried to commit mutiny, reinhardt had them captured and turned into humanoid robots. This profile is for walt disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. By paul sutter astrophysicist 27 may 2020 streams of gas fall to the. At the center of a black hole, matter is compressed down to an infinitely tiny point, and all conceptions of time and space completely break down. Disney s notorious scifi odyssey the black hole is a dark and cerebral film. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. Back in 1979, disney lost its damn mind and made the black hole.
Sep 03, 2018 the black hole was released by walt disney productions in december 1979 and was not only disney s most expensive movie to date, but the first to be given a pg rating. The black hole disney s wonderful world of reading. The black hole read along book and record 1979 youtube. Prepare to be wowed by the mysterious cosmic wonders that are black holes. Jan 27, 20 hey guys, in this video i show off and read to you the black hole popup book. Disney also did at least 10 there may be more black hole cartoon film strip stories as part of their educational media company for schools. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. It was disney s attempt at competing with star wars.
Maximilian is the secondary antagonist of disney s 1979 liveaction film the black hole. A popup book walt disney studios hardcover december 12, 1988 by walt disney productions author 5. The black hole disney s wonderful world of reading disney book club on. This disney photo contains anime, comic book, manga, and cartoon. A story of robots and humanoids, human genius and madness, and a spectacular descent into natures ultimate mystery the black hole. Looming in the vast nothingness where time and space end, the u. Includes record walt disney productions the black hole book and record 1979 33 rpm includes a story, music, and photos from the original motion picture of the same name. Upon boarding the cygnus, the crew meets the crypt dr hans reinhardt and his creepy robot servants. Its popular across the country, and you can access the database for free online. The black hole24 page read along book and recordwalt disney productions. An earth exploratory ship, the uss palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the uss cygnus, just outside its event horizon. Comic only, no record walt disney productions the black hole book and record 1979 33 rpm includes a story, music, and photos from the original.
Fascinating and misunderstood, black holes are regions in space with surface gravity so powerful that not even light can escape. Advertisement astronomers now believe black holes lie at the centers of most galaxies. The black hole disneys wonderful world of reading hardcover november 12, 1979. Walter elias walt disney december 5, 1901 december 15, 1966 was an american film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, note. To revisit this article, visit my profile, then view saved stories. Physicists are figuring out how close you can get to a black hole before you are unlikely to escape. National science foundation getty images black holes are objects in the universe with. The third and fourth issue, retitled beyond the black hole, continued the adventures of the characters past the events of the film, but was cancelled before the storyline was resolved. The black hole 24 page read along book and record walt disney productions. The story follows a research ship that encounters a mysterious vessel whose captain. Beyond the black hole, script by michael teitelbaum, art by al mcwilliams. Designed as security forces, the sentry robots guard the cygnus.
By paul sutter astrophysicist 29 october 2020 all of the possibilities are very weird. The concept of black holes has trickled down by now from the ivory towers of cambridge to the middle ground of scientific american and finally to the funny. Published by harmony books, a division of crown publishers, inc 1988 isbn 10. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The black hole by walt disney productions and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The black hole little golden book disney 1979 a spaceship adventure for robots and a walt disney cult movie book. Tracks highlighted with a sky blue background were not included on the original lp release. Palomino as they confront the mad doctor reinhardt and his killer robot maximillian on the edge of a massive black hole in outer space. The black hole by jack kirby taint the meat its the.
The silent, malevolent maximilian, however, steals the show, with his ultra creepy red eye, bassheavy sound effects and his whirling appendages that can shred sheet metal. Black holes are perhaps the most nightmarishly fascinating features of our universe. Revisiting the black hole, disneys nightmare star wars. I mean that it was predictable for me because it involved things like space ships, robots, lots of technology that the author must explain to the reader, and a large chunk of the story being devoted. Find out what happens if you were near a black hole. Take, as todays example, the idea of black holes in outer space and the story of walt disney s the black hole. The story follows a research ship that encounters a mysterious vessel whose captain is obsessed with discovering the. A beacon draws them to the edge of space and time, but once they arrive at the longlost ship, the crew of the palomino discovers a mysterious scientist and. The film was directed by gary nelson who also helmed the hit freaky friday for disney in 1976 and featured an allstar cast well, kinda including anthony perkins, ernest borgnine, maximilian schell, robert forster and roddy. A spaceships crew anthony perkins, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux find a mad doctor maximilian schell in outer space ready to enter a black hole. Revisiting the black hole, disneys nightmare star wars film. The book is a direct novelisation of the 1979 disney film of the same name, written by alan dean foster. With its starfield setting, stormtrooperlike sentries, swashbuckling laser battles and highend special effects work not to mention saturated merchandising by the disney machine the black hole.
The black hole little golden book vintage disney etsy. They classify these beasts as supermassive black holes because each one may have a maximum mass equivalent to billions of suns. Walt disney productions the black hole book and record paperback january 1, 1979 by na author 4. Apr 02, 2019 the black hole was disney s 1979 attempt to surf the wave of scifi. The cut scenes can been seen in various black hole merchandise, inc the power centre escape, topps cards etc while the sistine chapel ending is referred to in the book that comes with deluxe vhs tin set. Remember that time disney lost its damn mind and made the. Mouse decals mouse hole decal mouse hole wall decals mouse hole wall sticker mickey mouse decals disney decals for wall 9. The black hole soundtrack was composed by john barry, for the 1979 film of the same name. This read along adventure book is adapted from the movie of the same name. The sentry robots are an army of robots that appeared in the black hole. The decision was made to consolidate all disney publications under the name walt disney company.
Released in an era when robots like r2d2 were all the rage, disney s 1979 answer was v. Before 2016 finally ends, we take some time to reflect on one of my all time favorite guilty pleasures. In the black hole, dan holland, charlie pizer and dr. If you were to dive into a black hole something we would not recommend, youd likely find a singular. Story of the black hole, original 1979 lp vinyl releasepart 1 and part 2lp conversion by andy romanothanks to andy for his conversion here is the two parts o. That threshold is called the innermost stable circular orbit isco. Its boundary is called the event horizon and is considered the point of no return. Cygnus descends into natures ultimate mystery the black hole. Kate mccrae, whose father was the cygnuss first officer. Theres something endearingly human about our ability to take the most astonishing ideas and treat them in trivial stories. Disney s family features were losing ground and producer and soon to be walt disney company ceo ron miller was trying to make the studio relevant in the contemporary filmmaking culture of blockbuster hits.
Critics by and large savaged it, but it did get nominated for oscars for cinematography and visual effects, losing out to apocalypse now and alien, respectively. The black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. Info wanted on whitmans the black hole disney adaptation. So the fact that its incredibly fun just makes it all the more odd. Near a black hole, matter is pulled towards the extremely dense core, which is known as the singularity. Discover delightful childrens books with amazon book box, a. Bonus video file91e reads the black hole popup book. A new hope if youre a purist, or george lucas, a film that was being written off as a fl. Advertisement to answer this question, first we need to look at what black holes. By mara johnsongroh live science contributor 02 october 2019 they may be something else entirely.
It was a huge bomb which is too badits pretty good. Whitman produced a comic book adaptation of the film, which was published in two parts as the first two issues of an ongoing comics series. The black hole by alan dean foster by owen williams the. Walt disney productions the black hole book and record. Tracks highlighted with a lime green background include material not used in the film. Vintage 1979 the black hole popup book walt disney. Vintage 1979 the black hole popup book walt disney studios for.
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