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]
| Space Boy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Renate Druks |
| Written by | Florence Marly |
| Starring | Florence Marly and Stuart Thomson |
| Cinematography | Jack Wallace |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
edit- ^ "Space Boy". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Other Cinema: Archive Fever". Artists' Television Access. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (14 May 1973). "'Godspell' kicks off Cannes festival". The Los Angeles Times. p. 41. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pulse: Local filmmakers in production". Columbus Monthly. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Film: "Spaceboy" & "House"". Columbus Monthly. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2023.