Space Boy (1973 film)

Space Boy
Directed byRenate Druks
Written byFlorence Marly
StarringFlorence 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]

References

  1. ^ "Space Boy". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  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.
  3. ^ a b "Other Cinema: Archive Fever". Artists' Television Access. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ^ Champlin, Charles (14 May 1973). "'Godspell' kicks off Cannes festival". The Los Angeles Times. p. 41. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pulse: Local filmmakers in production". Columbus Monthly. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Film: "Spaceboy" & "House"". Columbus Monthly. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2023.