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Storyline 

It is the year 2130 A.D. An Earth exploratory ship, the USS Palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the USS Cygnus, just outside its event horizon. Deciding to solve the mystery of the Cygnus are: the Palomino's Captain, Dan Holland; his First Officer, Lieutenant Charlie Pizer; journalist Harry Booth; scientist and ESP-sensitive Dr. Kate McCrae, whose father was the Cygnus's First Officer; Dr. Alex Durant, the expedition's civilian leader; and the robot known as V.I.N.CENT. The Palomino attempts a dangerous fly-by of the darkened ship. As they come within close range of it, the buffeting they experience (due to the black hole's gravity) suddenly ceases. They bring more instruments to bear on the derelict, but do not even realize the gravity-free zone is artificial; slipping outside it, they are almost drawn into the black hole, an abyss from which no one can escape...Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
Plot Summary|Plot Synopsis

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Plot Keywords:

Black Hole | Palomino | Robot | Event Horizon | Space | See more »

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Taglines:

You can't escape the most powerful force in the universe.See more »

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 1980(Australia)See more »

Also Known As:

El abismo negroSee more »

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA

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Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$35,841,901 (USA) (1980)

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney ProductionsSee more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Disney's first PG-rated movie.See more »

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Goofs

Continuity: After Reinhardt tells Booth about what would have happened if Columbus had been recalled just before he discovered the new world, and that he (Booth) would not even exist, Reinhardt stands and points at Booth with his right hand. In the next shot, a different camera angle, he is pointing at Booth with his left hand.See more »

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Quotes

Dr. Hans Reinhardt: [the overhead screen falls down on Reinhardt, pinning him to a table] Ohhhhhh! Ah, ah! Maximilian!
Maximilian: [turns his head as the elevator door closes]
Dr. Hans Reinhardt: Help me! Help me!
[shouts to the sentrys around the command consoles]
Dr. Hans Reinhardt: Fools! Listen to me! Listen to me! Help! Help, Help, Help!
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