Science & spaceSci-Fi Guy ExplainsEvery SCI-FI Movie That Started as Something Else Entirely

Every SCI-FI Movie That Started as Something Else Entirely

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Published Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM · 1w ago

Sci-Fi Guy Explains
Sci-Fi Guy Explains
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10,146
+6 views/hour
Likes
110
1.1% of views
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5
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In the early 1970s George Lucas tried to buy the film rights to Flash Gordon, and the people who owned them said no. #scifi #starwars #flashgordon – Timestamps – 00:00 Lucas Wanted Flash Gordon — Star Wars 01:15 It Was Total Recall Two — Minority Report, Total Recall 02:14 A Student Film Grew Up — THX 1138, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (short) 03:05 Star Beast Came First — Alien 04:30 Sagan Wrote It Backwards — Contact 05:17 Halo Died For This — District 9, Alive in Joburg (short) 06:14 Built From Still Photographs — 12 Monkeys, La Jetée (short) 07:02 The Title Was Purchased — Blade Runner 08:00 A Comic Nobody Read — Oblivion 08:45 Asimov Arrived Late — I, Robot 09:51 Bug Hunt Found Heinlein — Starship Troopers 10:41 Lindelof Erased The Prequel — Prometheus 11:36 A TV Pilot Escaped — Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: Phase II (unproduced) 12:34 The Cellar Got Rebranded — 10 Cloverfield Lane 13:27 Spielberg's Sweetest Alien Began Evil — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Night Skies (unproduced) Drop a like and sub for more! 🖖 ============================================================ Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material used under Fair Use provisions of US Copyright Law (Section 107). All credit goes to the respective copyright owners. This content is used for educational/commentary/criticism purposes only, is transformative in nature, and is not intended as a substitute for the original work. No copyright infringement is intended. We credit all sources where possible and follow YouTube’s Fair Use and copyright guidelines. For attribution concerns, please contact us directly.

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