Fiction of the USSR (8 photos) Bashny.Net

Manuscripts do not burn, but legends never die. Thirty-odd years ago on the screens of the then Soviet Union left the trilogy directed by Richard Viktorov "Moscow - Cassiopeia", "Teens in the Universe" and "Through the thorns to the stars." Movies kept in suspense teenagers all over the Soviet Union. It was like a mass insanity. Never, since the time of Gagarin's flight, space did not seem so close, and contact with aliens so real. The last film of the trilogy was told about how teenagers went to the Soviet Union to travel in a spaceship "Pushkin" to distant worlds. Painting became a star for years to come.
Niya from the planet Dessa

Recall that the action of the film takes place in the XXIII century. Patrol spaceship "Pushkin" reveals the depths of the universe spaceship of unknown design earthlings. On board was found by chance surviving girl named Niya, which is an android with superhuman abilities. Later it becomes known that she was from the planet Dessa, which threatens ecological disaster. Earthlings with Niyey trying to save the planet, in which he opposed dwarf Turanchoks manufacturer, made his capital to trade masks ...




Your colleague enormity Prul

Starting work on the first film of the trilogy, Richard Victor looked at a lot of domestic and foreign science fiction films and was shocked that we never found a shadow of humor. Hero fiction film traveled, fought, studied, but never laughed. In contrast to the traditions of the time in all science fiction films of Richard Viktorov present humor, but if space Novels "Moscow - Cassiopeia", "Teens in the Universe" humor censorship was more or less easily, in "the turn" officials perceived humor is very difficult. Proved particularly easy to defend the character of Professor Prulya with Planet Ocean. During the construction of developed socialism reasonable requirement octopus call himself only as "Your grandness" looked defiantly. Was too strong analogy with Brezhnev and demeanor, and even in appearance. Not to tease the geese, the director replaced appeal "Your grandness" on softer "colleague Prul».

Attractive android

Working on the way Alien, Richard Victor wanted to create a being contradictory. On the role of Niyi was invited not an actress, and fashion model Lena Metelkina (which was very innovative at that time). In the first samples Lena filmed committed bald. Samples caused a storm. Officials oversaw the film, in one voice demanded to grow hair on the head Niyi, citing his claim that the positive character can not be bald. Especially for them was coined tiny white wig, which he put on all the clones.

On the verge of

All fiction movies of Richard Viktorov is unusually believable. Practically every detail calculated with the leading scientists of the time involved in research and development of space technology space. For example, reflected in films have found many top-secret projects of Soviet scientists, be it technical device for docking two spacecraft of various civilizations or clothing alien arrived on an official visit to Earth. Surprisingly, many things invented for the film, now look modern and not hurt the eyes.

UFO director

Scientific consultants who worked on the paintings of Richard Viktorov, immediately warned him that the usual cigar-shaped space ships doomed. Based on the secret development of Soviet scientists, Richard Victor planted a Russian researchers XXIII century on a spaceship in the form of a flying saucer. It was unusual and bold: to Viktorova in flying saucers flew in film only aliens. By the way, the institute, who advised then Viktorova soon indeed built a working model of a flying saucer.

Yet the socialist regime savings killed a lot of incredible finds, developed Viktorov. So, from the "Thorn ..." disappeared flyer (device for near-Earth movement, and later Niyyu Professor Lebedev with the space station to the Earth). Gone was the film with quarantine Niyi stay on the orbital station. Robot Barmaley of tech piece of iron turned into inflatable Pups due to the inability of property-men to execute the order in exact accordance with the drawings.



Top secret ammunition

Yet for the technical level, which was not only Russian, but also world cinema at the time, the film was a truly advanced. Even the experts do not have guessed how to shoot weightlessness. It turns out that for this purpose have been used top-secret costumes for divers who do not let out the exhaust air ...

However, the most impressive was the time of the study destroyed alien spaceship with the laboratory cloning. The episode was shot in the scenery, set at the bottom of the pool. Such a move possible to achieve a very realistic picture of weightlessness. No one is now no longer remembers the danger posed to life all those who participated in the filming.

Especially for this episode in the laboratory were ordered NIKFI lighting for under water. It was assumed that the waterproofing lamps will be on top, however, to the dismay of the group, the device starts to explode almost immediately after exposure to water. Scenes in horror movies where the characters roasted in the bathroom by the water zakidyvaniya electrical wires seem child's play compared to that experienced actors and operators, is immersed in water, filled with dozens of high power lamps, which exploded at intervals of 30 seconds. < br />


Made in the USSR

Ecological disaster on the planet Dessa was shot in the USSR. At first glance, remove the landscape of a distant planet Dessa dying from ecological disaster, was not easy. However, as it turned out, in the Soviet Union at that time had plenty of places that boggle the imagination his deathbed scenery. So especially to spend money on organizing the filming was not necessary: ​​an ecological disaster filmed on the border of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, near the city of Asmara. The scenery is almost built. Instead, they used the abandoned factory. Completely rebuilt from scratch only the entrance to the Institute of Glan. Caves Dessa was shot in the catacombs of Chinatown. Subsequently, Igor Mozheyko (Kir Bulychev) and Richard Victor wanted to put in the final credits of the film phrase: "All landscapes dying planet Dessa taken in the USSR." Do I have to specifically say that this titer was cut in the first State cinema.



Social rental

As already mentioned, in the eighties of the Soviet film industry press regularly squeezed out of domestic films the whole layers of images, adjusting the picture to the standards of socialist cinema. The plot is somehow caused outrage "at the top": a love story of Alien and earthling saw there the idea of ​​condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Denominations were so huge that the director barely managed to maintain the integrity of the picture. Episodes, censorship, were almost the brightest in the film. Destroy their director could not, he left them "wait for better times" in the closet of his Moscow apartment. Filming was completed in 1979 ... Director Richard Victor and writer Kir Bulychev soon received the State Award, and the film more than a decade did not go with the silver screen of the Soviet Union. Rent the movie has collected so much money that they would cover almost all the social costs of the USSR during the year!

"Woman humanoid»

In the US box office premiere took place almost simultaneously with Russia (Filmeksport worked perfectly). In America, the picture is published under the title "Woman humanoid" and gathered a lot of spectators. So that a review of the "thorns ..." even now occasionally appear in a special press. However, they are becoming more and more amazing. Here's an example: "The story about a Ukrainian (?) Astronaut in space finder female humanoid. Begins his earthly life female humanoid with what tears the photos Gorbachev (?) (Perhaps it should be viewed as an anti-communist idea). " Here is a review ...

Recall, the film was shot 30 years ago, when Gorbachev knew only mom and dad so beloved wife. And even if we assume the presence of "the turn ..." episode with the communist photos, it becomes absolutely unclear what to do portraits of Gorbachev XXIII century.



"Lucas said»

That's because 30 years ago, a fantastic film series directed by Viktorova made tremendous boom in our country, and abroad. Some say, that Viktorova films became "our response to their" Star Wars. " Lie. Lucas released his masterpiece in 1976, and has been published trilogy released in 1973-74. And as withdrawn, eh? Today looks like a living, did not impress old movie. And guys, the actors play a hundred times better than any garripotterov. This fantastic masterpiece - a pity, now his little show, and many students have not even seen the film. But it's worth it to them to get sick.