The Science (or Lack Thereof) of Space in Movies

Many sci-fi classics and clunkers alike have tried to accurately portray the experience of being in outer space. The latest to try to bring that experience to life is the film Gravity, which premieres in Houston theaters today. Space City is especially sensitive to how space exploration is presented on screen. We talk about some other films that have succeeded in bringing outer space to the big screen — and some cinematic misfires that should never have left the launching pad — with Ray Wagner of Badass Digest. Wagner has written about the subject of getting space right in film in a recent issues of Alamo Drafthouse’s publication Birth. Movies. Death.