> > Films like "Destination Moon" and "War of the Worlds" have very positive > images of scientists as heros, in contrast to "The Thing" where the > military is more reasonable. One of the more measured and realistic > portrayals of science and scientists (within what is finally a rather > "Strangelove" setting) is "The Andromeda Strain". > > Jesse Kalin, Vassar > Destination Moon put me in mind of When Worlds Collide, another positive scientist film. +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Sandy Dwiggins Internet: [log in to unmask] + + Building 82, Room 111 Phone: (301) 496-7406 + + Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Fax: (301) 480-8105 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------+