The Black Hole

Name: The Black Hole
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Released: December 21, 1979
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Gary Nelson, Joseph Bottoms, Maximilian Schell

1979

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Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: December 21, 1979 | TV-PG

Starring: Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Gary Nelson, Joseph Bottoms, Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowall, Slim Pickens, Tom McLoughlin, Yvette Mimieux

Summary: The U.S.S. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole – the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. A story of robots and humanoids, human genius and madness, and a spectacular descent into nature's ultimate mystery – The Black Hole. [Disney]

Director: Gary Nelson

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 98 min

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Richard Schickel

It is good to see the Disney craftsmen doing what they do best on such a grand and risky scale. If one has time for only one space opera this season, this is the one to choose. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

What ensues is sometimes talky but never dull. Director Gary Nelson’s pacing and visual sense are right on target. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A triumph of style over substance. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

A pretty craven attempt by Disney to cash-in on Star Wars blockbusting success, this lightweight but well-written sci-fi adventure movie is well pitched at the very young. More discerning fans of the genre would do well to smother their indignation at the levels of general plagiarism floating around the deck of the supership Cygnus. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Takes us all the way to the rim of space only to bog us down in a talky melodrama whipped up out of mad scientists and haunted houses. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Gary Nelson's direction is very bad, the writing is weak, and the acting campy at best—but Peter Ellenshaw's production design strikes the right balance of vastness and seductive detail. Read full review

Jay Scott

The Black Hole isn't mediocre or even bad - it's dreadful...[It] looks, sounds and feels like a careless, cynically manufactured B-movie. Uncle Walt must be spinning in his cyrogenic vault. [24 Dec 1979]

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ComandanteCobra

Dec 31, 2021

Mediocre sci-fi movies of old, surprisingly serious and adult oriented for a Disney production.
I watched it for nostalgia effect (I vaguely remember Robot V.I.N.CENT and Maximilian) but i find it slow, boring and derivated.
But I have to praise Disney+ for bring back many old underdogsMediocre sci-fi movies of old, surprisingly serious and adult oriented for a Disney production.
I watched it for nostalgia effect (I vaguely remember Robot V.I.N.CENT and Maximilian) but i find it slow, boring and derivated.

But I have to praise Disney+ for bring back many old underdogs movie that aren't easy to find in dvd and platforms… Expand

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eva3si0n

Dec 28, 2022

The Black Hole is a fantasy film from Disney. And Disney is here for a reason. The Black Hole can't be perceived as an adult fantasy film, it's clearly a family movie. The Black Hole is excruciating to watch in modern times, the film can't stand the test of time. It is outdated inThe Black Hole is a fantasy film from Disney. And Disney is here for a reason. The Black Hole can't be perceived as an adult fantasy film, it's clearly a family movie. The Black Hole is excruciating to watch in modern times, the film can't stand the test of time. It is outdated in everything, the scenery is very cheap and artificial, Sci-Fi is not here. The plot is chamber, but the characters are not spelled out, they have no motivation. And ultimately, in 2022, watch The Black Hole torment. At the time of its release, perhaps The Black Hole was the most expensive Disney film, but now it is a boring family film that will not be of interest to both adults and children.… Expand

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