The Black Hole (1979)
| Release Date | 18 December 1979 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Tagline | A journey that begins where everything ends! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure |
| Mood | Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Robots and Androids, Space Travel, Mad Scientists |
| Tones | Tense, Lavish, Stylized, Atmospheric, Menacing |
| Tags | Bad Guy, Black Hole, Exploration, Genius, Good Guy, Good [quality], Investigator, Mad Scientist, Rampage, Robot, Space, Space Exploration, Technology |
The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson for 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 movie was composed by John Barry. Alan Dean Foster novelized the screenplay.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Joseph Bottoms
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Tom McLoughlin
Captain S.T.A.R.
Gary Nelson
Drone with mask removed
Director
Gary Nelson
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Writer
Jeb Rosebrook
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Bob Barbash
Richard H. Landau
Gerry Day
Producer
Ron Miller
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Frank V. Phillips
Editor
G. Gregg McLaughlin
Production Designer
Peter Ellenshaw
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Art Director
John B. Mansbridge
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Robert T. McCall
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Al Roelofs
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Set Decorator
Frank R. McKelvy
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Roger M. Shook
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Costume Designer
Bill Thomas
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Makeup Department
Gloria Montemayor
hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Production Manager
John D. Bloss
production manager
Christopher N. Seiter
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Disney Miller
second assistant director
Tom McCrory
assistant director
Joseph Paul Moore
second assistant director
Art Department
Robert Ayres
production illustrator
Leon Harris
production illustrator
Gene Johnson
production illustrator
Fred Lucky
production illustrator
Wilbur L. Russell
property master
Sound Department
Barney Cabral
supervising adr editor
George Fredrick
sound editor
Ben Hendricks
sound effects
Stephen Katz
special sound effects
James MacDonald
sound effects
Herb Taylor
sound supervisor
Bill Wylie
sound effects
Special Effects
Eric Allard
special effects technician
Gary D'Amico
special effects
Mike Reedy
special effects technician
Hans Metz
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Fred E. Branson
optical printer operator: Miniatures Unit
Bob Broughton
optical photography coordinator
Art Cruickshank
director: miniature photography
Mike Edmonson
special effects miniatures
Harrison Ellenshaw
matte supervisor, matte artist, matte effects
Peter Ellenshaw
miniature effects creator, miniature effects supervisor
Constantine Ganakes
matte art assistant
Joe Hale
animation special effects supervisor
Ted Kierscey
effects animator
Dorse A. Lanpher
effects animator
Danny Lee
mechanical effects supervisor
Eustace Lycett
optical photography, composite opticals photographer
David Mattingly
matte art assistant
Phil Meador
optical printer operator: Miniatures Unit
Arthur Miller
matte photography: Miniatures Unit
Ray O'Hoar
optical printer operator: Miniatures Unit
Terence Saunders
miniature mechanical effects: Miniatures Unit, chief model maker: Miniatures Unit
Ed Sekac
matte photography: Miniatures Unit
Stunts
Bill Couch
stunts
Howard Curtis
stunts
Len Glascow
stunts
Bob Herron
stunts
Billy Bob Jackson
stunts
Melvin Jones
stunts
Katee McClure
stunts
Stevie Myers
stunts
Terry Nichols
stunts
Alan Oliney
stunts
Ron Oliney
stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunts, stunt double: Anthony Perkins
Regina Parton
stunts
Don Pulford
stunts
Bobby Sargent
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Ahern II
camera operator
Bernie Bayless
best boy
Carl Boles
gaffer
Donald Capel
key grip
Dan Delgado
lighting technician
Howard Hagadorn
second grip
Brian L. McCarty
video assist operator
Roger Redel
gaffer: Miniatures Unit
Doc Reed
key grip: Miniatures Unit
Wynn Hammer
still photographer
Peter McEvoy
set lighting technician
Editorial Department
Nicholas Vincent Korda
assistant film editor
Music Department
Evelyn Kennedy
supervising music editor
Helen Sneddon
music editor
Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer
Albert Woodbury
orchestrator
Other Crew
Hal Bigger
mechanical effects assistant
Stephen McEveety
production assistant: Miniatures Unit
George F. McGinnis
robots
Sandy Nelson
script supervisor
Barry Seybert
graphic artist: opening titles
Dana Winseman
video playback services
Thomas Baker
main title graphics
Production Company
Walt Disney Productions
Distributor
Buena Vista Distribution Company
Abril Vídeo
Anchor Bay Entertainment
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Gativideo
Nothing's New Video
Suomi-Filmi
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Toho-Towa
Walt Disney Home Video
Walt Disney Home Video
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Walt Disney Pictures
Miscellaneous
Buena Vista Records
soundtrack
Continental Camera Systems
pitching lens relay systems by
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Gary Nelson
Freaky Friday (1976)
Get Smart, Again! (1989)
Jimmy the Kid (1982)
Molly and Lawless John (1972)
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
The Black Hole
