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IMDb rating 5.9
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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

Disney jumping on the Star Wars wagon back in 1979 produced this fun and fairly well-written space adventure for kids.

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Cast & Crew

Gary Nelson
As Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)
Gary Nelson
Director
Ernest Borgnine
As Harry Booth
Roddy McDowall
As V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Forster
As Captain Dan Holland
Slim Pickens
As B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
Maximilian Schell
As Dr. Hans Reinhardt

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The Black Hole: A Mind-Bending Journey into the Unknown In the year 2130, the USS Palomino, a deep-space expedition, stumbles upon a mysterious, long-lost spaceship, the USS Cygnus, hovering precariously at the edge of a black hole. As the crew of the Palomino investigates, they discover that the Cygnus is not as abandoned as it seems. Led by the enigmatic Dr. Hans Reinhardt, the ship is now home to a group of faceless drones and sinister robots. Reinhardt reveals that he has been studying the black hole for 20 years, and his ultimate goal is to fly the Cygnus through theblack hole's event horizon, in search of an unknown destination. As tensions rise,the crew of the Palomino must navigate their way througha series of strange occurrences and bizarre encounters with Reinhardt's army of robots. Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McCrae, an ESP-sensitive scientist on board, becomes increasingly convinced that something is amiss with Reinhardt's plans. As they journey deeper into thte black hole's gravitational pull, they uncover shocking secrets about Reinhardt's past and teh true natureof the mysterious void they are venturing into. As the stakes grow higher, tears begin to form amongst the crew. Will they succumb to teh temptationof the black hole's unknown powers, or will theyband together to uncover teh truth behindReinhardt's sinister plan? The fate of humanity hangs in the balance in this mind-bending,action-packed adventure that delves into teh very essence of existence. Prepare for a journey that will take you beyond the Event Horizonand into the depths of The Black Hole.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Black Hole include Return from Witch Mountain, Cloak & Dagger, Adventures of the Wilderness Family, Part 3, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Mad Max, The Yakuza (1974).

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The Black Hole was released in theaters on December 21, 1979.