Just imagine
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Just imagine |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1930 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Butler |
| script |
Buddy G. DeSylva , Lew Brown , Ray Henderson |
| production | Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson |
| music | Hugo Friedhofer |
| camera | Ernest Palmer |
| cut | Irene Morra |
| occupation | |
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Just Imagine is an American musical science fiction film directed by David Butler from 1930.
action
New York in 1980 . There are no more cars, only airplanes. People have numbers instead of names. Food is only consumed through pills. Love is regulated, there are only state-arranged weddings.
When a woman has more than one suitor, the government steps in and appoints an elimination. This time the young pilot J - 21 has to outdo the wealthy MT - 3 in order to marry his girlfriend LN - 18. He has four months to improve his image. During these three months, MT-3 is considered the fiancé. Scientist Z - 4 gives J - 21 the opportunity to launch a rocket to Mars.
J - 21 and his friend RT - 42 meet Single 0, who was killed by a lightning strike in the 1930s and has now been resuscitated by scientists. The three men become friends. Single 0 cannot cope with the living conditions in the future and hides on board the Martian rocket. J-21 is supposed to be accompanied by RT-42 of all things.
All Martians are twins, one part being good and the other part being bad. The good ones are called Loo-Loo (woman) and Loko (man), the bad ones Boo-Boo (woman) and Boko (man). Since the three Earthlings do not know whether they are dealing with the good or the bad part of the twins, incidents occur again and again. Single 0, RT - 42 and J-21 can flee back to earth with the rocket. There it is now to be checked whether J - 21 is worthy to marry LN - 18. As proof that they were on Mars, Single 0 presents a captured Boko to authorities. Now nothing stands in the way of the wedding. In addition, Single 0 gets to know his aged son Axel.
criticism
Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times found that imagination, fun, and music were skillfully worked into the smart film. The fascinating work has endless bizarre sets and strange costumes.
Awards
The production designers Stephen Goosson and Ralph Hammeras were nominated for the Best Equipment category for the 1931 Academy Awards.
background
The premiere took place on November 21, 1930 in New York.
The budget for the film is estimated at $ 250,000.
The film is considered to be the first science fiction film to be shot as a sound film. It is also considered to be the first science fiction musical. The rocket constructed in the film was later used in the Flash Gordon series . Some recordings of dances were also copied there.
The production design in the form of glass pictures and miniatures was (unnamed) designed by Stephen Goosson , Ralph Hammeras , SPFX guru Willis O'Brien , and Marcel Delgado .
Web links
- Just Imagine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Criticism of the New York Times
- ↑ Film budget
- ↑ German DVD (2010) of "Das Ungeheuer von Loch Ness" (OT "Behemoth, The Sea Monster", 1959): Extras: Willis O'Brien -Filmography: Card 12 (Just Imagine (1930))