I think “2001: A Space Odyssey” was my tipping point (1968). Preceded (and followed) by any number of “science fiction” books.
For films, I’d have to include “Forbidden Planet” (1956), “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1961), as having a huge effect on me
The H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds” (1953) was a classic, that gave me nightmares for a while after I saw it – I would have been around 8 or 9. When Orson Welles original radio dramatization, broadcast on “the Mercury Theatre” the day before Hallowe’en 1938, it led to major panic – and can still be listened to at http://www.rense.com/general4/hg.htm
I think “2001: A Space Odyssey” was my tipping point (1968). Preceded (and followed) by any number of “science fiction” books.
For films, I’d have to include “Forbidden Planet” (1956), “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1961), as having a huge effect on me
The H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds” (1953) was a classic, that gave me nightmares for a while after I saw it – I would have been around 8 or 9. When Orson Welles original radio dramatization, broadcast on “the Mercury Theatre” the day before Hallowe’en 1938, it led to major panic – and can still be listened to at http://www.rense.com/general4/hg.htm
I look forward to the new “TRON”.