Friday, December 28, 2012

Back to the Future

If you watch a lot of sci-fi films or TV shows you probably noticed the Greco-Roman influence in many of them, certain when it comes to their costumes. Is this simply due to lazy costume designers or what exactly about these Greco-Roman clothes inspire so much of the FUTURE?!?!




THINGS TO COME



FORBIDDEN PLANET



QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE



LOGAN'S RUN



STARCRASH




SPACE:1999

On that note I'd like to mention the passing of Gerry Anderson, creator of SPACE:1999, among many other non-PEPLUM shows which I grew up watching and enjoyed immensely.

Gerry Anderson, RIP

3 comments:

  1. Steve R. OrsulakDecember 28, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    There were a lot of them, and one you didn't mention was THE MOLE PEOPLE which has the costumes and a very PEP dance number. I think that this 1956 movie was an inspiration for MOLE MEN AGAINST SON OF HERCULES.

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  2. PEPLUM cinemaDecember 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    I've never seen The Mole People.

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  3. Steve R. OrsulakDecember 29, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    This movie starred John Agar as an archeologist who with others are searching for clues to the Sumerian civilization in Asia. It's not bad of a story which has a Professor from USC to do the prelude to movie. Typical 50's SCI-FI Lost City beneath the surface with Albino people and of course the Mole Monsters. Lots of Fun!!

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