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BACK TO SPACE CON - San Francisco Premiere!
THE BAY AREA'S VERY FIRST STAR TREK - SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS RETURN! HOSTED LIVE BY JOHN STANLEY (CREATURE FEATURES)
This documentary film tells the story of the 1970's Bay Area Sci-Fi conventions called Space-Con. Told by the original organizers and fans, it includes celebrity interviews by Bob Wilkins, 1970s costume contests and over 40 minutes of rare convention footage. See the Federation Trading Post in Berkeley and very first Star Trek convention in San Francisco. A real treat for any Star Trek or Star Wars fan. Film stars Bob Wilkins, John Stanley, Ernie Fosselius,and many more. From the makers of last years hit film "Remembering Playland at the Beach"
Special guests include: Ernie Fosselius "Hardware Wars",and Tom Wyrsch "Writer / Director of "Remembering Playland at the Beach"
Also shown will be: Bloopers, Hardware Wars, rare clips and a Q&A session after the film.
Related items for sale in the lobby. A real fun retro trip back to mid 1970s.
Costumes encouraged!
SYNOPSIS
On February 22, 1975, Northern California's very first Star Trek convention was held at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA. It was called "The Red Hour Festival." A huge success with the fans of the original TV series (1966-69), the smash event led to much larger conventions in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. These "Space-Con" conventions left an indelible mark on the science-fiction fans and "Trekkers" who attended. In the end, conventions like Space-Con helped awaken Paramount from hibernation and led to the creation of the first installment of the major motion picture series "Star Trek" in 1979. This full-length documentary film is the story of how fandom revolutionized an industry.
Includes:
Interviews with the people that attended, over 40 minutes of "rare" 1970's conventions film footage, 73 photographs, celerity interviews, Bob Wilkins convention interviews and musical score. A time machine trip back to the original "fan based" Star Trek / Science Fiction convention
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LocationBalboa Theatre
3630 Balboa St. @37th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121
United States
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| Owner: Balboa Theatre |
| On BPT Since: Feb 09, 2006 |
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