gwr@cord.UUCP (GW Ryan) (02/27/85)
> On the subject of Best SF film . Has any one seen a film called > UBX 11.. i can't remember the whole title . This is probably THX-1138. Done by George Lucas (I think when he was still in school). It';s cute when you see THX 1138 on a car license plate in American Graffiti. . . jerry
hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (Jerry Hollombe) (02/28/85)
>From: @RUTGERS.ARPA:jlong@bbnccm.arpa >Subject: Best SF <[DFilm >Message-ID: <798@topaz.ARPA> > >From: Julian R. Long <jlong@BBNCCM.ARPA> > >On the subject of Best SF film . Has any one seen a film called >UBX 11.. i can't remember the whole title . It is a futureistic >society type film (1984 ish) this guy is getting all sorts from >them in charge , funny seens with his wife/lover? . Oh yes , the >police are robots , everyone is bald , i think they have to >take some drug ? now it's starting to sound like brave new world . Sounds like you're talking about Geroge Lucas's THX1138. I expect there will shortly be 50 more postings to that effect. > Also what about some of the REAL clasics like METROPOLIS . >A must for anyone who wants to be a real s-f fan , black&white >very old and , of course , silent . And on that subject, how many people are aware that _Metropolis_ wasn't written by Fritz Lang? One of my pet peeves is everyone referring to it as "Fritz Lang's _Metropolis_" when the original novel was actually written by Thea von Harbou. -- ============================================================================== The Polymath (Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI If thy CRT offend thee, pluck 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. it out and cast it from thee. Santa Monica, California 90405 (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {vortex,philabs}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe
mike@dolqci.UUCP (Mike Stalnaker) (02/28/85)
> > On the subject of Best SF film . Has any one seen a film called > > UBX 11.. i can't remember the whole title . > This is probably THX-1138. Done by George Lucas (I think when he was > still in school). It';s cute when you see THX 1138 on a car license > plate in American Graffiti. . . > > jerry *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Lucas is notorious for that.... In Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, the Nightclub that was used in the opening scenes in Shanghai was the Club Obi-Wan. In at least one point in each of the Star Wars movies the number THX-1138 was used for somthing. (usually a guard's id or something equally obscure. ) -- Mike Stalnaker {decvax!grendel,cbosgd!seismo}!dolqci!mike Be wary of strong drink: It can cause you to shoot at the tax collector... and miss.
leeper@ahutb.UUCP (m.leeper) (03/01/85)
REFERENCES: <798@topaz.ARPA>, <159@cord.UUCP> >> On the subject of Best SF film . Has any one seen a film called >> UBX 11.. i can't remember the whole title . >This is probably THX-1138. Done by George Lucas (I think when he was >still in school). It';s cute when you see THX 1138 on a car license >plate in American Graffiti. . . Yes and no. At UCLA he made a 20-minute film THX 2238 4EB. THX 1138 is his remake of his own student film. The license plate in AMERICAN GRAFFITI was THX 138. There was also a reference to the title THX 1138 in STAR WARS. Anyone wanting to send me where they think it is, use the address below. On March 7, I will post the answer, and the names of everyone who got a correct answer to me. Mark Leeper ...ihnp4!ahutb!leeper