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1982 : greatest geek year ever! / Lay-Carnagey Entertainment & Radioactive Fishtank present ; in association with JoBlo Movie Productions ; produced by Mark A. Altman, Thomas P. Vitale, Roger Lay Jr., Eric Carnagey, Scott Mantz, Aaron Rattner ; written by Mark Altman ; directed by Roger Lay Jr.

Lay, Roger, (television director,, television producer). Altman, Mark A., (screenwriter,, television producer). Vitale, Thomas P., (television producer.). Carnagey, Eric, (television producer.). Mantz, Scott, 1968- (television producer.). Rattner, Aaron, (television producer.). Kraemer, Joe (Composer), (composer (expression)). Lay-Carnagey Entertainment, (production company.). Radioactive Fishtank (Firm), (production company.). JoBlo Movie Productions, (production company.). CW Television Network, (broadcaster.). MVD Visual (Firm), (publisher.). MVD Entertainment Group, (film distributor.).

Summary:

An epic documentary about the greatest geek year in films, 1982, which saw the release of such legendary movies as 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,' 'Blade Runner,' 'John Carpenter's The Thing,' 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,' 'Poltergeist,' 'Creepshow,' 'Night Shift,' 'The Dark Crystal,' '48 Hours,' 'First Blood,' 'Tron,' 'Conan the Barbarian,' 'Cat People,' 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 'The Road Warrior,' and more. The series takes viewers behind the scenes to a time when fandom was in its infancy, featuring interviews with genre superstars in front of and behind the camera, of some of the biggest and most influential movies ever made.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Pottstown, PA] : MVD Visual, [2024]
Distributor: [Pottstown, PA] : MVD Entertainment Group
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on The CW as a limited documentary series in 2023. Wide screen (1.78:1) Special features: audio commentary with director/producer Roger Lay Jr. and writer/producer Mark A. Altman; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Joe Kraemer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviewees: Adrienne Barbeau, Laura Banks, Ted Biaselli, Merv Bloch, Barry Bostwick, Robert Meyer Burnett, Nolan Bushnell, Bruce Campbell, Joanna Cassidy, Roger Corman, Don Coscarelli, David Clennon, David Crane, Cameron Crowe, Jon Cryer, Joe D'Agosta, Felicia Day, Michael Deeley, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Steven E. De Souza, Dean Devlin, Daren Dochterman, Grae Drake, John Dykstra, Shawn Edwards, Eddie Egan, Bruce Feirstein, Anthony C. Ferrante, Buzz Fetishans, Dave Filoni, Larry Franco, Bryan Fuller, Mick Garris, Bill George, David A. Goodman, Michael Grais, Brea Grant, Michael Gruskoff, Marc Guggenheim, Katy Haber, Amy Heckerlin, Lisa Henson, Allan Holzman, Ron Howard, Alan Howarth, Bill Hunt, Doug Jones, Lukas Kendall, Steve Kriozere, Marci Liroff, Steve Lisberger, Leonard Maltin, Scott Mantz, Dustin McNeill, Drew McWeeney, Mike Medavoy, Nicholas Meyer, Josh Miller, Ray Morton, Chris Mulkey, Larry Nemecek, Marina Neyman, Yuri Neyman, Bob Pittman, Zak Penn, Paul Pepperman, Brian Rafferty, Kay Reindl, Anslem Richardson, Bob Sallin, Paul Sammon, John Sayles, Stephen Scarlata, Paul Schrader, Darin Scott, Susan Seidelman, Marc Singer, William Shatner, David Snyder, Gabrielle Stanton, David Tipton, Scott Tipton, Brian Volk-Weiss, Dee Wallace, Tommy Lee Wallace, Wenadll Wellman, Henry Winkler, JoBeth Williams, Marv Wolfman, Sean Young.
System Details Note:	DVD; all regions; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles.
Source of Description Note:	Title and credits from screen.