No U-turns At The Drive-in

Kicking off classic Sci-Fi with the original blockbuster of the genre. You have little choice but to acknowledge the significant part this film played in the popularization of Sci-Fi in the 50s, when cold war tensions ran high and these fantastic tales became a creative outlet for relecting our hopes and fears. It was a dawning of a new trend in filmmaking filled with special effects and allegory. It was The Day the Earth Stood Still! Next Up: War of the Worlds!