Looking for a -no, not game... sci-fi movie :D

[Gryzor]

I remember watching a sci-fin movie with my dad on TV , probably mid-80s. It has stuck with me and pops up in my head from time to time but don't remember much about it. Only that it involved a parallel universe and a mirror earth where objects were mirrored (for some reason). I remember the main character looking at some after-shave bottle and realising he's on the wrong planet.


Rings a bell?

[Ynot.zer0]

...and at the end the guy is old, stuck in the wrong universe and is in a wheel chair and he wheels into a mirror at the end of the hallway?.... if so, it's the same one that I cannot recall the name of!

[Gryzor]

You know, as I was reading your description (SPOILER!), a tingle went through my brain... yes, that's the one!!!! Ok, maybe I'll try some amazon IMDB keywords

[dcdrac]

it was made by Gerry Anderson Journey to the far side of the Sun

Doppelgänger (1969) - IMDb

[Gryzor]

Frak, just as I yelled "THEY FOUND IT!" to my girl, she said, "Doppelganger"? She found it the same moment...


Oooh thanks so much mate...

(finding it, now, is an entire different thing...)

[Gryzor]

Just one question, how did you guys know it? Is it a known film?

[dcdrac]

and of course reverse polarity

now the space 1999 eagles.......still great


Space: 1999 -Tribute to the eagles-

[dcdrac]

Its on here in the UK quite often been a while since I last saw it myself and that was onBBC2 about 5 years ago

[dcdrac]

Trailer for the film:


Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun (Doppelgänger - Movie Theatre Trailer)

[Gryzor]

Oh god, the trailer is so cheesy Downloading it right now, this calles for a pop-corn night

[TFM]

it was made by Gerry Anderson Journey to the far side of the Sun

Doppelgänger (1969) - IMDb

Of course :-) And this movie was derived from an episode of the twilight zone (season 4). You can watch em all on hulu.com

[dcdrac]

This is the film that inspired me to work in computers, I want to know how to turn the things off if we needed to
The Forbin Project

Colossus - The Forbin Project (1970) Part 1

[TFM]

First... you need a good OS for that. An expert system, not the usual WIMP OS for Wimps ;-)
Second... well, we don't let the others know ;-)

[dcdrac]

Remember Demon Seed?


demon seed - YouTube

[TFM]

Of course! That brings me to a couple other movies like... 2001, Colossus, Gunhed(great movie), Wargames and finally Tron.

[Bryce]

DVD : JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN 5050582568349 | eBay

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Damn, I don't have a DVD player


(thanks for the PM, too )

[Bryce]

You don't have a DVD player?? How do you watch video?

Bryce.

[TheCorfiot]

You don't have a DVD player?? How do you watch video?

Bryce.

He still has his stockpile of old VHS cassettes, Debbie does Dallas being always top of the pile 

TC 

[Gryzor]

@Bryce: I read the plot on IMDB, then close my eyes and use my imagination, what do you think?


After having my really nice home theater set sitting unused except as a receiver for over a year and a half I gave it away and set up and proper components AV set, and the only movie input it's got is my WD media player. So it's all digital for me


@TheCorfiot: Alas, I ran that tape to the ground to the point I couldn't recognise the moans from the VHS player trying to rotate the tape...

[Bryce]

Can't you rip it from your PC?

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Yes, that's what I do when I can't find it on a torrent