Tomerton Film Productions present 'The Battle of Hoth!'
Dear Tom, In the late 1970s I made a movie, which, although it was a massive success, wasn't exactly as I meant it to be. I wanted it made with models; not only the special effects, but all of it. I spent ages trying to explain this to the studio people and producers, but they just didn't get it. I was wondering, if using 1/76-o-vision, you could re-make it for me, properly? Many thanks, George, America From deep in space, a capsule plummetted through the atmosphere, a burning streak in the sky, till it came to a crashing halt in the ice encrusted surface of the planet hoth. Smoke and steam billowed from the rubble strewn scar. Its payload was intact. A light flicked on, the top half of the battered capsule unscrewed itself, and there emerged spidery metal limbs one by one. Righting itself, the visitor began to hover, just a foot above the ground. Its head - a dome of instruments defined by a large black eye - swiveled. It was ready to begin its survey. With an el...