The Man Who Fell To Earth Project

THE MANWHO FELLTO EARTH

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THE PROJECT BRIEF

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THE PROJECT BRIEF

Dvd Packing is the base of this !nal project. Picking one !lm out of seven cult classic !lms to develop an appearance, visual form and or cultural association and meaning. Only using iconography and type, for pictures and or screen shots are not allowed to be used within this project. Overall besic compositions to have fun with at the end of the semester.

We’d have probably done the same to you, if you’d come ‘round our place.

We’d have probably done the same to you, if you’d come ‘round our place.

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REPRESENTING A STORY

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REPRESENTING A STORY

Out of the seven cult classic !lms, I chose the !lm featuring David Bowie called !e Man Who Fell To Earth. A !lm by Nicolas Roeg and based on a novel by Walter Tevis. "e movie itself is a science !ction in an art form from the 1970s. It’s about a story of an alien who comes to earth for a res-cue mission to launch a ship to the home planet with water, but gets caught in a twisting end.

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PENCIL SKETCHES

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PENCIL SKETCHES

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CONCEPT IDEAS

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CONCEPT IDEAS

The Man WhoFell to Earth

Nicolas Roeg’s Film

The Man WhoFell to Earth


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The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-‐perfect supporting performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg’s full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-‐approved high-‐definition widescreen transfer.

The Man Who Fell To Earth

D isc Features:AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-‐DVD AND BLU-‐RAY

DIRECTOR-‐APPROVED SPECIAL EDITIONS:*New, restored high-‐definit ion digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Nicolas Roeg*Audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry*New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg*Performance, new video interview with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn*Audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwel l*Audio interview from 1984 with author Walter Tevis, conducted by Don Swaim*Mult iple st i l ls gal leries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-‐the-‐scenes photos; and production and publ icity st i l ls , introduced by set photographer David James*Gal lery of posters from Roeg’s f i lms Trai lers*Optional Engl ish subtit les for the deaf and hard of hearing*Plus: Walter Tevis’s original novel , reprinted special ly for this release, and a 28-‐page booklet featuring a new essay on the f i lm by crit ic Graham Ful ler and an appreciat ion of Tevis by novel ist Jack Matthews (NOTE: the novel is not included in the Blu-‐ray edit ion)

United States1976

139 minutesColor

2.35:1English

Spine #304

“Bowie, slender, elegant, remote, evokes this alien so successfully that one could say, with-out irony, this was a role he was born to play.”

- Chicago Sun-Times


United States1976

139 minutesColor2.35:1

English

Spine #304

Disc Features:

AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITIONS:

*New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised

and approved by director Nicolas Roeg

*Audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and

Buck Henry

*Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume

sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and

publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James

*Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films Trailers

*Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

*Plus: Walter Tevis’s original novel, reprinted specially for

this release, and a 28-page booklet featuring a new essay on

the film by critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of

Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews (NOTE: the novel is not

included in the Blu-ray edition)

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring explora-

tion of science fiction as an art form. The story of an

alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the

launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a

formally adventurous examination of alienation in

contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his

acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while

Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in

pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film’s

hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American

theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes

of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is

proud to present Roeg’s full uncut version, in this

exclusive new director-approved high-definition

widescreen transfer. “The strange thing about television is that it doesn't ‘tell’ you everything. It ‘shows’ you everything about life for nothing, but the true mysteries remain. Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.”

- Thomas Jerome Newton

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“The strange thing about television is that it doesn't ‘tell’ you everything. It ‘shows’ you everything about life for nothing, but the true mysteries remain. Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.”


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United States1976139 minutesColor2.35:1English Spine #304

Disc Features:

AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITIONS:

*New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Nicolas Roeg

*Audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry

*Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and

publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James

*Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films Trailers


*Plus: Walter Tevis’s original novel, reprinted specially for this release, and a 28-page booklet featuring a new

essay on the film by critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews (NOTE: the

novel is not included in the Blu-ray edition)

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science

fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue

mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de

force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary

life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies

the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in

pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision

was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly

twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is

proud to present Roeg’s full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-

approved high-definition widescreen transfer.Th

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REFINED CONCEPTS

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REFINED CONCEPTS


A Film By Nicolas Roeg

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on

an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a formally

adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut,

completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect support-

ing performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which

deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg’s

full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.

The Man W

ho Fell To EarthDisc Features:AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITIONS:*New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by

director Nicolas Roeg*Audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry

*New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg*Performance, new video interview with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn

*Audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell

*Audio interview from 1984 with author Walter Tevis, conducted by Don Swaim

*Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set

photographer David Jame*Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films Trailers



“Bowie, slender, elegant, remote, evokes this alien so successfully that one could say, with-out irony, this was a role he was born to play.”

- Chicago Sun-Times


“The strange thing about television is that it doesn't ‘tell’ you everything. It ‘shows’ you everything about life for nothing, but the true mysteries remain. Perhaps it's in the nature of

television. Just waves in space.”


The M

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Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission

provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a

formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life.

Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies

the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in

pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision

was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly

twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is

proud to present Roeg’s full uncut version, in this exclusive new

director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.

Disc Features:AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITIONS:*New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised

and approved by director Nicolas Roeg*Audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and

Buck Henry*New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayer-berg

*Performance, new video interview with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn



*Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity

stills, introduced by set photographer David James*Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films Trailers


United States1976

139 minutesColor

2.35:1English

Spine #304



The Man Who FellTo Earth


T h e M a n W h o F e l l To E a r t h


The Man Who Fell To Earth

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THE ONE CONCEPT

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THE ONE CONCEPT

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1976

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an

elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a formally





full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.

The Man W

ho Fell To EarthDisc Features:AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY











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“Bowie, slender, elegant, remote, evokes this alien so successfully that one could say, without irony, this was a role he was born to play.”

- Chicago Sun-Times

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. Opening Credits/Splashdown [5:39] ·∙ 2. Thomas Jerome Newton [4:03] ·∙ 3. Oliver Farnsworth [6:25] ·∙ 4. Dr. Bryce [4:37] ·∙ 5. World Enterprises [4:36] ·∙ 6. Hotel Artesia [5:36] ·∙ 7. Mary Lou [5:59] ·∙ 8. Bryce's New Job [3:05] ·∙ 9. "Meaning to Life" [7:54] ·∙ 10. Ride in the Country [4:43] ·∙ 11. "Some Sort of Space Program" [3:23] ·∙ 12. "Leave My Mind Alone" [7:20] ·∙ 13. "Per Ardua Ad Astra" [8:17] ·∙ 14. The Trap [8:59] ·∙ 15. Loving the Alien [9:20] ·∙ 16. "Somewhere Down There" [7:31] ·∙ 17. Betrayal [7:11] ·∙ 18. Newton in Captivity [6:53] ·∙ 19. "Hello, Mary Lou" [7:54] ·∙ 20. Ping-Pong [4:32] ·∙ 21. "Don't Touch My Eyes" [2:29] ·∙ 22. Escape [7:35] ·∙ 23. The Visitor [4:46] ·∙ 1. Roeg Meets Bowie [5:39] ·∙ 2. "We Are All Aliens" [4:03]

·∙ 3. "The Alienation of Genius" [6:25] ·∙ 4. Extrapolations [4:37] ·∙ 5. Subtext [4:36] ·∙ 6. Artesia [5:36] ·∙ 7. "Just a Kid Going to the Movies" [5:59] ·∙ 8. Circular Poetry [3:05] ·∙ 9. Low [7:54] ·∙ 10. "You're Always Seen" [4:43] ·∙ 11. Personal Concerns [3:23] ·∙ 12. True Contact [7:20] ·∙ 13. "Edging Toward the Tarkovsky" [8:17] ·∙ 14. Hardware [8:59] ·∙ 15. "You Don't Know Anything About Any-body" [9:20] ·∙ 16. "Life Is Always Different" [7:31] ·∙ 17. Instincts [7:11] ·∙ 18. What Memory Does [6:53] ·∙ 19. Crowd Control [7:54] ·∙ 20. From the Soul [4:32] ·∙ 21. "The Plot of All Our Lives" [2:29] ·∙ 22. Coincidences and Beefeaters [7:35] ·∙ 23. A Complete Mistake [4:46]

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page 3Cast CreditsThomas Jerome Newton......................David Bowie

Nathan Bryce..............................................Rip Torn

Mary-Lou.......................................................Candy Clark

Oliver Farnsworth.....................................Buck Henry

Peters..............................................................Bernie Casey

Professor Canutti......................................Jackson D. Kane

Trevor..............................................................Rick Riccardo

Arthur..............................................................Tony Mascia

Director.....................................................Nicolas Roeg

Producer.................Michael Deeley and Barry Spikings

Executive producer............................Si Litvinoff

Screenplay..............................................Paul Mayersberg

From the novel by...............................Walter Tevis

Associate producer............................John Peverall

Editing......................................................Graeme Clifford

Cinematography..................................Anthony Richmond

Production design..............................Brian Eatwell

Musical director...................................John Phillips

Costume designer..............................May Routh

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1. Main Titles [5:15]2. Thomas Jerome Newton [4:03]3. Patent Pending [6:25]4. Studies in Sexual Perversion [4:37]5. World Enterprises [:44]6. Disorientation [3:52]7. Strangers in the Night [6:55]8. Endless Opportunities [6:14]9. The Man Who Fell to Earth [5:50]10. Intimacy [9:32]11. Audio-Visual Overload [5:24]12. Isolation [4:05]13. Meeting of Minds [3:39]14. Outside Influences [4:37]15. "This Is Modern America" [6:17]16. Domestic Disturbance [2:42]17. Alien Orgasm [3:42]18. A Long Way From Home [5:37]19. Starman [7:31]20. Assassination [3:03]21. Gilded Cage [4:07]22. Bitter Reunion [6:53]23. Hello, Mary-Lou [5:36]24. "Let Them See You as You Really Are" [2:18]25. Guinea Pig [4:32]26. Last Days [3:58]27. Elegy [4:40]28. End Credits [5:03]

Thomas Jerome Newton..........David Bowie

Nathan Bryce..................................Rip Torn

Mary-Lou...........................................Candy Clark

Oliver Farnsworth.........................Buck Henry

Peters..................................................Bernie Casey

Professor Canutti..........................Jackson D. Kane

Trevor..................................................Rick Riccardo

Arthur..................................................Tony Mascia

Director...........................................Nicolas Roeg

Producer............Michael Deeley and Barry Spikings

Executive producer...................Si Litvinoff

Screenplay.....................................Paul Mayersberg

From the novel by......................Walter Tevis

Associate producer....................John Peverall

Editing..............................................Graeme Clifford

Cinematography..........................Anthony Richmond

Production design......................Brian Eatwell

Musical director............................John Phillips

Costume designer........................May Routh

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“The Man Who Fell to Earth today plays like a movie that fell from the sky, origins unknown.”

- Dallas Morning News

“By turns, creepy and cheesy, literate and vapid.”

-Hollywood Reporter

“Establishes [its] British director as one of the most talented and imaginative new filmmakers in this part of

the world. It's a demanding effort which will provide a challenge.”

-Variety

“There are quite a few science-fiction movies scheduled to come out in the next

year or so. We shall be lucky if even one or two are as absorbing and as beautiful as The

Man Who Fell to Earth.”

-New York Times

“We'd have probably done the same to you, if you'd come 'round our place.”

-Thomas Jerome Newton

“The film is a more poignant (and infinitely bleaker) portrait of extraterrestrial home-

sickness than ‘E.T.’”

- Minneapolis Star Tribune

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full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer. The Man W

ho Fell To Earth

DISC FEATURES:AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY











WIDESCREEN 2000006771 REGION 1 139MINS. US R THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH AND RELATED CHARATERS AND ELEMENTS ARE TRADEMARKS OF AND © 1976 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESER

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Thomas Jerome NewtonDavid Bowie

Nathan BryceRip Torn

Mary-LouCandy Clark

Oliver FarnsworthBuck Henry

PetersBernie Casey

Professor CanuttiJackson D. Kane

TrevorRick Riccardo

ArthurTony Mascia

DirectorNicolas Roeg

ProducerMichael Deeley

Co ProducerBarry Spikings

Executive producerSi Litvinoff

ScreenplayPaul Mayersberg

From the novel byWalter Tevis

Associate producerJohn Peverall

EditingGraeme Clifford

CinematographyAnthony Richmond

Production designBrian Eatwell

Musical directorJohn Phillips

Costume designerMay Routh

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“Establishes [its] British director as one of the most talented and imaginative new filmmakers in this part of the world. It's a demanding effort which will provide a challenge.”

-Variety

“We'd have probably done the same to you, if you'd come 'round our place.”

-Thomas Jerome Newton

“The film is a more poignant (and infinitely bleaker) portrait of extraterrestrial home-sickness than ‘E.T.’”

- Minneapolis Star Tribune

“The Man Who Fell to Earth today plays like a movie that fell from the sky, origins unknown.”

- Dallas Morning News

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24. "Let Them See You as You Really Are" [2:18]

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Scene Selection 1. Main Titles [5:15]

2. Thomas Jerome Newton [4:03]

3. Patent Pending [6:25]

4. Studies in Sexual Perversion [4:37]

5. World Enterprises [:44]

6. Disorientation [3:52]

7. Strangers in the Night [6:55]

8. Endless Opportunities [6:14]

9. The Man Who Fell to Earth [5:50]

10. Intimacy [9:32]

11. Audio-Visual Overload [5:24]

12. Isolation [4:05]

13. Meeting of Minds [3:39]

14. Outside Influences [4:37]

15. "This Is Modern America" [6:17]

16. Domestic Disturbance [2:42]

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“By turns, creepy and cheesy, literate and vapid.”

-Hollywood Reporter

“Establishes [its] British director as one of the most talented and imaginative new filmmakers in this part of the world. It's a demanding effort which will provide a challenge.”

-Variety

“There are quite a few science-fiction movies scheduled to come out in the next year or so. We shall be lucky if even one or two are as absorbing and as beautiful as The Man Who Fell to Earth.”

-New York Times

17. Alien Orgasm [3:42]

18. A Long Way From Home [5:37]

19. Starman [7:31]

20. Assassination [3:03]

21. Gilded Cage [4:07]

22. Bitter Reunion [6:53]

23. Hello, Mary-Lou [5:36]

24. "Let Them See You as You Really Are"

25. Guinea Pig [4:32]

26. Last Days [3:58]

27. Elegy [4:40]

28. End Credits [5:03]

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