Talk:When Worlds Collide (1951 film)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:41, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Randall and the lottery
This seems to be a point of contention in the plot description here. I've watched the DVD a lot recently, and Randall is included in the ship's company, and thus is not part of the lottery drawing. In anger over this perceived "special treatment," Randall appears to draw a number, thus making his chance of being selected equal to everyone else's. When Hendron and Randall talk privately later, Hendron states that Randall didn't actually draw a number, as they had numbers for each worker on the project, and if Randall had drawn then they would have been short one, which they were not. Randall doesn't refuse to participate because he isn't required to do so. Instead, he tries to back out and allow someone with more relevant skills to go, which prompts Drake to invent the pilot's "heart condition" and give Randall a reason to remain.

Instead of edit warring, I'll watch it again tonight and will find a time index for the scene in question. I'll also see about cobbling together a rough transcript of the dialogue in the key places. Similarly, if I am in error, I'll fix it. Thanks. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 18:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


 * No, there is no contradiction about the plot, only a disagreement on how much detail should be included. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:09, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


 * The version I edited stated that Randall refused to participate in the lottery, when in fact he had no reason to and in fact appeared to try to participate. As to the detail, I have no problems with the edits provided now. Good teamwork, if you ask me. :) --McDoobAU93 (talk) 21:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
 * When editors collide, sometimes civilization isn't destroyed. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Stanton?
The plot section describes a significant Stanton character. The "Differences from the novel" section says the film has no Stanton character.

So which is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.149.79.202 (talk) 17:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


 * There is no Stanton in the novel. I've changed the wording to make this clear. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:13, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Spielberg version
Does anyone know if Spielberg is going to set his version in the 1930s, the 1950s or the present (i.e. 2010)? Does anyone know if it will be more like the novel (vertical take-off of cylindrical, nuclear-rocket ships) or the Pal movie (take-off ramp and chemical fuel)? Will it be like the movie (dwarf star and planet) or the novel (gas giant and Earth-sized planets)?

One problem with the movie is that they never explain if Zyra goes into orbit around our sun. It seems reasonable that it should, because if Bellus remains Zyra's source of heat, the Earth should be getting toasted long before the last 19 days are up. Thus, Zyra has been in the cold of space for untold millions of years, and only thawed out as it approached our sun. It would be ripped from Bellus as Earth collides with Bellus, and enter orbit around our sun, as Bellus heads out of the solar system again. The ark lands on one of the few remnants of glaciation left as the plant warmed up. GBC (talk) 07:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I think these would be topics/entries for a "When Worlds Collide (2010 film)" article, if/when it's prepared. As to the physics behind it, I guess audiences weren't expected to think that hard about it, since the bigger story seems to be how mankind handles the end of its existence, not so much the nuts-and-bolts of it all. I think we'll just have to see what Steven has in mind. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 17:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

In the article there is a question of what happens to Dr. Bronson in the second half of the film. In the DVD it shows that Dr. Bronson is killed by a falling crane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.75.25.101 (talk) 23:37, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

"Worlds In Collision"
Any possibility that the impetus for making the movie had anything to do with the then recent publication of Immanuel Velikovsky's 1950 book Worlds in Collision?

Just curious. 2600:8800:785:9400:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 11:46, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

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