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1982: THE GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER!

Year of production
2022
Duration
165 min.
Genres
Documentary

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Synopsis

1982 saw the release of films such as Blade Runner, The Thing, Tron, E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Creepshow, Conan the Barbarian, Poltergeist and The Dark Crystal, among others. This documentary takes a look at the key elements of that year, which was crucial for understanding the fantastic genre films that followed, and does it with exceptional protagonists: Ron Howard, Paul Schrader, John Sayles, Amy Heckerling, Sean Young, William Shatner, Keith David, Cameron Crowe, Bruce Campbell and Dee Wallace, to name a few.

Director

Roger Lay, Jr.

Roger Lay, Jr.

Director and producer of documentaries and films including 95 Miles to Go (2004), Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016), Aliens Ate My Homework (2018) and The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (2019).

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1982: THE GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER!
Section
Sitges Documenta
USA. 2022

Director       
Roger Lay Jr.

Writer
Mark A. Altman

Cinematography
Mecky Creus , Andrew Towe

Editor
Roger Lay Jr.

With
Paul Schrader, Mick Garris, Adrienne Barbeau
Production countries
United States of America (the)
Languages
English
Subtitle languages
Català, Castellà

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