WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Genre: comedy, musical film, family movie, fantasy
The adaptation of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book is a black comedy for children, filled with bright colors, rousing songs and a dizzying performance by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Five golden tickets are hidden under the wrappings of the most ordinary chocolates. Those lucky ones who get them will be entitled to a visit to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and a supply of candy for life.
THE BROOMSTICK AND THE BROOMSTICK.
Miss Price is studying the secrets of magic in absentia, but because of the outbreak of World War II, she no longer has any educational literature coming to her. So she decides to visit London to meet her teacher in person, the nationally renowned magician Emelius. At the same time, the budding sorceress helps the British fight the Nazis by preventing them from landing in Great Britain.
A BOY AND HIS DOG
Genre: drama, comedy, science fiction
If you like subtle humor and intelligent science fiction, check out this adaptation of Harlan Ellison’s novel that tells the adventures of a young vagabond (Don Johnson) and his telepathic dog as they wander the world in 2024, after a nuclear disaster.
ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
Genre: science fiction, adventure, family movie, fantasy
Tia and Tony are brother and sister. They have paranormal powers that everyone wants to take advantage of. Two men in particular are interested in them: one pretends to be Tia and Tony’s uncle, and the other is a world-famous rich man with a bad reputation.
ROLLERBALL .
Genre: science fiction, sports movie
Another Hollywood futuristic movie from the 1970s, other than “Green Soylent” the action takes place in the 21st century.
DEATH RACE 2000
Genre: action, science fiction, adventure, sports movie
Futuristic thrash. The plot of the movie is simple: the future, several teams enter a dangerous car race (the national sport in America) in which you must not only drive fast, but also send competitors to the other side and hit as many pedestrians as possible.
VALLEY OF CURSES
Genre: science fiction
The four people who survived the nuclear disaster – two men, a young man and a woman, a symbolic “family”, “cell” of the former America, disappeared irretrievably. World War III broke out suddenly: an accident at a military base, caused by the duty officer’s infatuation with pictures from Playboy, instantly grew into a global disaster.
STAR WARS, EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE
Genre: action, science fiction, adventure, family movie, fantasy
No one expected this film to be a success. The studio executives were so convinced of the film’s failure that they gave Lucas the commercial rights to all subsequent Star Wars series for free. The bosses clearly underestimated the potential of the film, and did not expect it to be followed by two sequels, three prequels, and a host of spin-offs – cartoons, computer games, toys, books, and even clothing and food products.
