Best Science Fiction Films of 1998
Sphere
Barry Levinson directed this ... Shipyard (Vallejo, California), the effects combine animation, miniatures, prosthetics, animatronics, and digital images. Ed Asner reads the Sphere audiobook. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Deep Impact
Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) ... kamikaze-styled operation that could possibly save the Earth. Special visual effects by Scott Farrar and Industrial Light & Magic. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The X-Files
This 60-million-dollar science fiction ... forthcoming plague. Mulder and Scully set out to find answers, and their investigation becomes a foray into the fantastic. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection manages ... their own hands in an attempt to expose the plot to public scrutiny, risking their lives in the process. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Dark City
Alex Proyas (The Crow) ... is by Trevor Jones (G.I. Jane). The film's dedication reads: "In Memory of Dennis Potter with gratitude and admiration." [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Pete's Meteor
Featuring Saturday Night Live ... believe it was sent from their parents to keep a wealthy scientist (Alfred Molina) from getting credit for it. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Lost in Space
This $90 million science ... a curious coincidence, the TV series took place in the future of 1997, the year this movie was produced. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Species II
In the science-fiction thriller ... does a cameo as the President of the U.S., while Peter Boyle makes an uncredited appearance as a scientist. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Godzilla
Dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka ... "Animal" Palotti (Hank Azaria), and soon the hatching Godzilla offspring prowl the Garden corridors, leading to a final showdown. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The Shadow Men
In this paranoid sci-fi ... to get friends, relations, and authorities to believe that the black-clad aliens they once encountered are now stalking them. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Soldier
After scripting Blade Runner ... into action to eliminate the super squadron amid leftover props from Demolition Man, Event Horizon and other sci-fi movies. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The Faculty
Miramax Films darlings Robert ... Jordanna Brewster. The story is nearly irrelevant, as the real stars are the action and lots of special effects. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Disturbing Behavior
David Nutter made his ... Greenwood), a neuropharmacology specialist. The soundtrack contrasts alternative rock with tunes by Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton, and Olivia Newton-John. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Legion
Made-for-television, this future-set sci-adventure ... a band of brave soldiers in an epic battle against a government-created monster. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Deep Rising
Stephen Somers wrote and ... and makes its presence known to all. Filmed in Vancouver and the northern Pacific under the working title Tentacles. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Futuresport
This future-set action thriller ... special skills to stop them. In so doing, he is forced to reevaluate his attitudes and behavior towards others. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Stardust
In this lighthearted science ... those who would use it for sinister purposes. Stardust stars Amanda Donohoe, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Berryman, and Olek Krupa. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The X-Files: Season 06
The X-Files: Season Six ... to find the cause and cure for Mulder's neurological deterioration and finds the long-buried remains of an alien spacecraft. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Tempting Fate
Seduced by the pastoral ... life in another dimension. Unfortunately, he soon discovers that even his newfound paradise is not totally devoid of chaos. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 06
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Millennium: Season 03
Season two of Millennium ... Millennium, a situation which lays the groundwork for the series' finale (which is the real thing this time around!). [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The Minion
Dolph Lundgren stars in ... battle for the soul of the city. Also shown under the titles The Minion and Knight of the Apocalypse. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Cold Harvest
Barbara Crampton, Gary Daniels, ... unborn child, who may share Oliver's genetic immunity to the plague and therefore hold the key to humanity's future. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Star Trek: Voyager - Season 04
With the cliffhanger finale ... likelihood that they will soon return to their home base -- but Janeway is curiously non-celebratory, and very grim. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Star Kid
Withdrawn, skinny seventh-grader Spencer ... he must defeat the outer-space arachnid Broodwarrior (Brian Simpson). Filmed under the working title The Warrior of Waverly Street. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
Brett Leonard directed this ... also sees a flying Pteranodon, an Ornithomimus and other creatures -- which all become extinct in the meteoric conclusion. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Six-String Samurai
This high-camp, independent fantasy ... villains, including Death (Stephane Gauger) and his trio of archers, as well as cannibals, mutants and three lethal bowlers. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Virtual Girl
A computer-generated seductress wreaks ... deadly havoc upon a computer programmer. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
The Colony
In this sci-fi thriller, ... over the planet is a good idea. The Advanced Guard also stars James Avery, Michael Weatherly, and Jeff Kober. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Murdercycle
In this science fiction ... operative Woods (Michael Vachetti) and psychic investigator Dr. Lee (Cassandra Ellis) find themselves doing battle with the biker-turned-alien thug. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Battle Athletes Victory: Training
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Nautilus
A futuristic crack tactical ... year 2100 travels back in time via a special submarine in order to prevent the destruction of the planet. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Webmaster
In this Danish sci-fi ... within 35 hours, he'll be killed himself. Webmaster's cast includes Lars Bom, Puk Scharbau, Jorgen Kiil, and Karin Rorbech. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Geobreeders [Anime OVA Series]
In this action-packed anime ... forces with the Geobreeders. Can the Geobreeders save their comrade from the United States Marines before it's too late? [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Twice the Fear, Vol. 1
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Agent Aika: Naked Mission
A secret agent with ... by Kenichi Kanemaki (Irresponsible Captain Tylor), Agent Aika offers a sexy dose of action and is not for children. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Kraa! The Sea Monster
There's an alien on ... up of four extremely precocious crimefighting kids with experience in ridding the world of aliens and other life-threatening creatures. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Generator Gawl: The Visitors
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Generator Gawl: Flowers and Girls
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Generator Gawl: Curiosity
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Generator Gawl: Future Memory
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Ultraviolet
This futuristic British miniseries ... blend of traditional British cop drama with Dracula-style melodramatics, Ultraviolet made its Channel 4 debut on September 15, 1998. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Spriggan
Animator of the groundbreaking ... of the Arc, Fightman and his cronies are bent on using the ancient object for their own twisted ends. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 [Anime Series]
Bubblegum Crisis, the classic ... episodes, compared to the original's eight) also allows for characters and subplots to develop at a more leisurely pace. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Babylon 5: Season 05
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Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of Darkness
Much has changed since ... action, to make things safe in the galaxy and maybe even find out what happened to Akito and Yurika. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Kurogane Communication [Anime Series]
Tokyo has been ravaged ... Spike, the youngest robot and Haruka's best friend. Together, the six of them search the devastated city for survivors. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Steam Detectives [Anime Series]
Steam Detectives combines the ... up for peace in the city, along with the help of his friends Nurse Linlin and Goriki the "megaknight". [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Silent Mobius [Anime Series]
It is the year ... Attacked Mystification Police Department, a group of elite women with metaphysical abilities enabling them to battle the Lucifer Hawk. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
Generator Gawl [Anime Series]
A team of biomechanically ... they succeed in both finding the event that will hurl the Earth into turmoil and stopping it as well. [ best science fiction films - 1998 ]
