Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, and a small independent film called Star Wars hit theaters between 1977 and 1979, ...
Some sci-fi franchises started with a good movie but found a way to deliver something even better with sequels that improved ...
Bond's 1979 Moonraker predicted private space stations, air-launched spacecraft, and genetic engineering that became reality through SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and CRISPR.
The mission is a man.
From an early experiment in CGI, to some wild work from great directors, these forgottedn '80s sci-fi films were all great.