Disney's fanciful sci-fi epic was in development so long that its original conception hailed from a different era of movie-making than the post-Star-Wars era into which it debuted. Return with us to 1979 and the premiere of The Black Hole on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry