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F-1 engine at USS&RC used for sci-fi movie?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:14 pm
by p51
On the wikipedia page for F-1 engines, it has this photo, with the caption of:
F-1 on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Its appearance was temporarily altered for a science fiction movie.
Anyone know what movie this was used for? 'Interstellar,' perhaps?
Re: F-1 engine at USS&RC used for sci-fi movie?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:55 pm
by Hotdog
Not for Interstellar, by a long shot. This photo is from 1978!
The movie is a post-apocalyptic film called Ravagers. The rocket park of the Space & Rocket Center was temporarily redecorated to appear as an abandoned missile base for the film.
Ravagers on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079777/
Short Youtube retrospective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iGmZ3H9CJQ
Cool, huh?
Re: F-1 engine at USS&RC used for sci-fi movie?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:00 pm
by Hotdog
Here is the scene of the "missile base" on Youtube. Pretty freaky seeing a post-nuclear version of our rocket park!
http://youtu.be/xdQlLqJBxV8?t=11m8s
Re: F-1 engine at USS&RC used for sci-fi movie?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:22 pm
by Steve
Quite interesting, I am glad that rocket park does not look like that!!