Falling into The Black Hole (1979), Part 1

In this first of three episodes covering Disney's 1979 The Black Hole we explore the genesis and making of the film. It's casting and filming and the backlash for Disney making its first PG film. For part 2 click here:    • Falling into The Black Hole (1979), Part 2   For exclusive content and early access to videos join our Patreon at: patreon.com/RepresentThis There was a lot of research material used for this video including the DVD extras, the Topps Black Hole trading cards, The Black Hole by Alan Dean Foster, The Black Hole Comic books, The Black Hole kids storybook and the many interviews and promotional footage on the internet. Chapters 0:00 Space Station One 1:44 Probe One 2:22 A visual approach 3:05 John Hough 6:06 Gary Nelson 7:38 Reworking the script 9:25 Casting 14:50 Filming 17:16 How is this going to end? 18:00 Change and resistance 19:05 Promotion