I only wish the major studios were as willing today to produce something as eccentric and unashamedly thought provoking as they were when they backed films such as TMWFTE. I love 70s sci-fi almost as much as its 'golden' era in the 50s. Two amazing periods which, if anything, seem all the more remarkable now, at a time when studios seem increasingly incapable of viewing sci-fi audiences as anything other than simple-minded worshippers of thrill-a-minute big budget special effects and witty one-liners.
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