A new animated film uses robot technology to allow an environmental activist to communicate with animals, reviving the classic Disney tradition of human-animal conversation through modern scientific means.
Delightfully unhinged 'Hoppers' is a dam good time
Pixar's Hoppers marks a return to entertaining, imaginative filmmaking after years of disappointing sequels and high-concept failures, featuring an eco-themed sci-fi comedy about a college activist using robot animals to communicate with wildlife.
We used a beachball as an alien!' John Carpenter on his gloriously shonky sci-fi comedy Dark Star
Dark Star was a low-budget student-made science fiction comedy created with improvised sets, collaborative talent, intentionally 'dirty' aesthetics, and later expanded to feature length.