Space Boy (1973 film)

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Space Boy
Directed by Renate Druks
Written by Florence Marly
Starring Florence Marly and Stuart Thomson
CinematographyJack Wallace
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Space Boy is a 1973 short science fiction film directed by Austrian artist Renate Druks. It was written by Florence Marly and featured music from electronic music pioneers Bebe and Louis Barron. [1] [2] It's rumored that Frank Zappa drummed on the soundtrack. [3] The film was nominated for a Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. [4]

Stuart Thomson plays the titular Space Boy and writer Florence Marly is the cosmic seductress Valana. [5]

Space Boy was intended as a sequel to Curtis Harrington's 1966 science-fiction horror film, Queen of Blood , also featuring Marly, and itself based on an earlier Soviet film. [3] In 2009, Space Boy was remade by Columbus, Ohio, filmmaker, Mike Olenick. [6]

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References

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  2. Wierzbicki, James (30 June 2005). Louis and Bebe Barron's Forbidden Planet: A Film Score Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 15–16. ISBN   978-0-8108-5670-7.
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