Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

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Overview

Gives insight into the creators mindset and how they culled from real life events to create some of the biggest sci-fi films of all time.

Cast: James Cameron, Roland Emmerich, George Lucas, Mark Protosevich, David Scarpa, more

Director: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg

Genres: Documentary, TV Movie

Cast

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Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

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Cast

James Cameron

Roland Emmerich

George Lucas

Mark Protosevich

David Scarpa

Vivian Sobchack

Steven Spielberg

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