Best Science Fiction Films of 1997
Contact
The search for life ... a novel by Carl Sagan, who advised director Robert Zemeckis during the film's production until his death in 1996. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Just when you'd think ... more impressive special effects than the first film, though the acting and screenplay aren't always at the same level. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Men in Black
For his fifth effort ... an animated children's television series and a hit soundtrack album that featured a performance by star (and rapper) Smith. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Fifth Element
Good and evil battle ... was only 16 years old, though he was 38 before he was able to bring it to the screen. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Gattaca
New Zealand screenwriter Andrew ... by a relentless investigator who is methodically jigsawing all the pieces together, Jerome finds his aspirations dissolving into stardust. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Alien Resurrection
The fourth film in ... Pinewood Studios, filming of Alien Resurrection took place West Los Angeles soundstages with special effects in California and Paris. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Event Horizon
In this sci-fi/horror scarefest, ... presence has taken over the ship. Incidentally, the term "event horizon" describes the outer boundaries of a black hole. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Postman
Kevin Costner directed and ... that the rebel force must ultimately battle and defeat the Holnist army in order to regain the American Dream. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Space Truckers
Former National Lampoon editor ... of Earth. Filmed at Ireland's Ardmore Studios, Space Truckers was shown at several 1997 film festivals (Sundance, Sitges, Vancouver). [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Mimic
While one would imagine ... insects before they can take over the city. Mimic also features Giancarlo Giannini, Josh Brolin, and F. Murray Abraham. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Invisible Dad
A young inventor is ... into a real-life invisible man. Now the boy must somehow find a way to get him back to normal. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Batman Superman Movie
If given the chance, ... the Man of Steel the news, and along the way, he falls for the beguiling beauty of Lois Lane. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Dark Planet
Harley Jane Kozak, Paul ... man, knows how to get his spacecraft to the planet and back again -- and his name is Hawke. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Sender
In this fantasy, a ... man contending with his daughter's abduction receives help from a heavenly goddess. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The Invader
When an earth woman ... she is carrying an alien's child, tensions between humans and the out-worlders rapidly escalate towards all-out war. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
2103: The Deadly Wake
In the distant future, ... sabotage the ship has abilities that may prove to be too much for Murdoch and his crew to combat. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Starship Troopers
Director Paul Verhoeven (Showgirls, ... hurdle obstacle course, and training facility buildings. Cinematography by Jost Vacano (Showgirls). Licensed products include Lewis Galoob Inc. toys. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Invasion
Based on a story ... Gayheart as his girlfriend Cassy; and Kim Cattrall as Dr. Miller, one of the medical researchers investigating the virus. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
When Time Expires
In this sci-fi adventure ... a position to save the Earth after he discovers that a sequence of events is about to destroy it. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Johnny 2.0
Set in a grim ... the clone meets his maker, he learns a terrible truth -- a truth that will change his life forever. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
The X-Files: Season 05
Now five years into ... with talk-show host Jerry Springer, and a tale of vampirism as told from Mulder and Scully's wildly differing perspectives. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Retroactive
Science fiction crime thriller ... makes things worse. Returning again and again to the past, Karen only succeeds in adding fuel to Frank's fire. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Last Lives
A man must wage ... Markhan's secret weapon, Aaron (C. Thomas Howell), Adrienne's fiancé, sets out to find and rescue the woman he loves. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Habitat
This chilling sci-fi drama ... something goes horribly wrong and he becomes a mutant while the house itself turns into a living, unfriendly organism. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 05
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Storm Trooper
A robot cop goes ... husband. Along for the ride is Corey Feldman as the leader of the team sent to hunt down Stark. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Dead Fire
Between 2014 and 2064 ... the Sci-Fi Channel, trouble comes when one of Kendall's fellow passengers goes crazy and begins murdering the other people. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Laserhawk
A teenager who cried ... and Kara try to save their town from an oncoming alien invasion. Mark Hamill also makes a brief appearance. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Millennium: Season 02
Season two of Millennium ... brink of insanity -- and it looks as though the series has come to an abrupt and catastrophic climax! [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Star Trek: Voyager - Season 03
Season three of Star ... to forge an alliance with our old "friends," the Borg, in order to vanquish an even more powerful enemy. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Velocity Trap
In this sci-fi adventure, ... for the ship. Velocity Trap also stars Craig Wasson, Ken Olandt, Victor Love, and former child star Moosie Drier. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Cube
This low-budget science-fiction drama, ... (Andrew Miller) becomes a threat to their survival. The film was also shown at the 1997 Vancouver Film Festival. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Breeders
Following in the tradition ... his students (Samantha Janus). The same basic story was shot under the same title in 1986 by Tim Kincaid. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Gangster World
Theme parks. Millions visit ... is abducted and held hostage. If Widmark does not do something soon, deadly chaos will reign at the park. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Battle Athletes: Mission 2 - Oath Entrant
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Battle Athletes: Mission 3 - Screaming Advance
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Battle Athletes: Mission 4 - Match Unexpected
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Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen
With the future of ... power of evil overwhelm this mortal man and envelope the entire planet in a shroud of darkness and despair? [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Battle Athletes Victory: Doubt & Conflict
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Battle Athletes Victory: Tragedy & Triumph
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Battle Athletes Victory: No Looking Back!
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Spoiler
In this tense science ... cryogenic suspension; he stays the same age, while the friends and family who visit him continue to grow older. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Hybrid
A handful of people ... themselves in the most desperate battle of their lives. Hybrid was directed by B-movie cult hero Fred Olen Ray. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Sore Losers
Blackie (Jack Oblivian) is ... musical score from a variety of high quality punk-garage bands including '68 Comeback, Mick Collins, and the Royal Pendletons. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Spaceman
Scott Dikkers, one of ... gangsters, and even finds himself falling for a pretty girl (Deborah King) who lives in the same apartment building. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Hideaki Anno directs this ... its climax, the larger questions become ones about who or what God is, and what humanity is afraid of. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
The wildly popular Neon ... defeat the angels and bring peace and prosperity to a planet torn apart by war with the destructive angels. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Full Metal Yakuza
Japanese horror auteur Takashi ... Gokudo was originally released direct to video in Japan but won a theatrical release and a cult following elsewhere. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
Burn Up! Excess [Anime Series]
This anime TV series ... they have in the past, for instance, fighting terrorizing drug rings who fight with an army of mechanical locusts. [ best science fiction films - 1997 ]
