"In this case, the premise, the story, the casual science literacy of the main character, keeps the viewer in suspense the entire time, wondering what the hell happened and why."
Tyson's not the only one to approve of the film; The Los Angeles Daily News called The Quiet Earth, "quite simply the best science-fiction film of the 80s'.
Watch the trailer for The Quiet Earth:
Neil deGrasse Tyson's fave sci-fi films (in no particular order):
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Terminator (1984)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Contact (1997)
Deep Impact (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
The Island (2005)
Watchmen (2009)
- nzherald.co.nz