Talk:Thunderbirds Are GO

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[edit] Techniscope width

Yes, I wondered about that reading the Techniscope article, but the film was definitely shot in a wider aspect ratio than 2.35:1, as the edges of the picture are occasionally missed on the DVD release. This fact is mentioned on the Amazon review:

Unfortunately the original extremely wide 2.74:1 Techniscope image is cropped to more conventional 2.35:1, to the extent that the careful compositions are noticeably damaged, which director David Lane refers to in his joint commentary with producer Sylvia Anderson (who also played Lady Penelope).

Also, the fact about Panavision is mentioned in the commentary by the directors. Bob 15:39, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Date

Does the film indicate when it was set ? -- Beardo 04:57, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] UA / TB6

I love this comment from Fanderson: "The feature film premiere on December 12th, 1966 at the London Pavilion was a massive success and executives at United Artists, the film's distributors, told Anderson that they anticipated that the Thunderbirds film series would soon rival James Bond. Unfortunately, the film proved to be a box office disaster, and United Artists were so surprised and confused by its failure that they put it down to a fluke and immediately commissioned a second film."

How much of a flop was this film ?

(I remember being disappointed that I didn't get to see it - but am not sure why. Seems unlikely that I was too small - I recall seeing "You Only Live Twice" when it came out. Limited runs in the cinema ? Before the days of the multiplexes.)

-- Beardo 14:05, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I've always found the film's failure quite surprising. Gerry Anderson said in an interview that he suspects it was because people weren't used to seeing big screen transfers of television series. It is a shame it failed though, I'd like to have seen a few more Thunderbirds in widescreen. Bob talk 22:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)