Question about Epcot and "The Black Hole"

[jmarc63]

I have a question about a charater in the movie The Black Hole.

There is a robot charater in the movie called "V.I.N.C.E.N.T" . Now I really never saw the film till last night on TNT. Does anyone know if the the robot prop showed up in Epcot in one of the FW pavilions. I have a feeling that I had seen it there at Epcot. Can anyone confirm this??

 

[jmarc63]

Here is a production still from the film

 

[jmarc63]

heres a better one

 

[jmarc63]

Heres one with "Vincent" on the right with "Bob" and "Maximillion" in the background

 

[Lee L]

Maximillion sure looks a lot like the robots in the beginning of Toy Story 2.

 

[conntom]

The voice of Vincent was the late actor Roddy Mc Dowell
and I saw the Movie prop at MGM in a shop just up the street
from Tower of terror there was other Movies props there to.
No I did not see it at EPCOT

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by conntom
The voice of Vincent was the late actor Roddy Mc Dowell
and I saw the Movie prop at MGM in a shop just up the street
from Tower of terror there was other Movies props there to.
No I did not see it at EPCOT

I knew that the voice of vincent was done by Roddy McDowell , but I could have sworn that I had seen the prop somewhere at WDW. I know that Disney reuses props from films and old attractions

 

[epc0t]

It's quite possible that you're thinking of SMRT-1. He/she/it does resemble that Black Hole robot. Here are 2 links that provide more info and pics. - epc0t

http://home.cfl.rr.com/omniluxe/cmcr.htm

http://incolor.inebraska.com/aat/communicore.html

 

[monorailmike]

I don't know about VINCENT, but I do know for a fact that Maximillion was in a room of props in the backlot tour at MGM. They've changed it so much that I don't remember if that part of the tour still exists.

 

[cm1988]

D.I.V.E. B.O.T. ?

Originally posted by jmarc63
I have a question about a charater in the movie The Black Hole.

There is a robot charater in the movie called "V.I.N.C.E.N.T" . Now I really never saw the film till last night on TNT. Does anyone know if the the robot prop showed up in Epcot in one of the FW pavilions. I have a feeling that I had seen it there at Epcot. Can anyone confirm this??

V.I.N.C.E.N.T. looks a lot like a deep sea 'bot or vehicle on display at Seabase Alpha. Not exactly, though.

*** Hey, my PC has dandruff... ***

 

[Just A Big Kid]

Ok.. time to show my ignorance again..

Was "The Black Hole" a disney flick???? I honestly don't remember..

 

[conntom]

Yes the Black Hole was a Disney movie. IT was in the movies
in the early 80 it is now on DVD by anchro Bay.






P.S
They don't do tthat part of the Back lot tour any more.

 

[WDWspider]

Originally posted by Just A Big Kid
Ok.. time to show my ignorance again..

Was "The Black Hole" a disney flick???? I honestly don't remember..

 

[dliddi]

never seen it at epcot, that was one of my favorite movies, in the 80's, and i would have noticed him when i went in the mid 80's, he mite of been there in the 90's but i wasn't lucky enough to go during that decade.

 

[BradleyJ]

Originally posted by monorailmike
I don't know about VINCENT, but I do know for a fact that Maximillion was in a room of props in the backlot tour at MGM. They've changed it so much that I don't remember if that part of the tour still exists.

He was in the Room where they show of the Henson Creature Shop stuff.

And demo some of the Animals in 101 Dalmations.

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by conntom
Yes the Black Hole was a Disney movie. IT was in the movies
in the early 80 it is now on DVD by anchro Bay.






P.S
They don't do tthat part of the Back lot tour any more.

Accually it was released in 1979, however according to a few websites on the film, it had been in pre-production since 1975 . I hatre to say this but seeing it over 20 years after its initial release it seams like a "B" movie to me. Some of the EFX were well excitited for the time, but one thing bugged me, In one seen where VINCENT, MAXIMILLION and some of the crew go to the supply area to requestion parts to fix there craft you can clearly see the fishline used to "float" VINCENT

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by spider-man

:lol: Umm...Spidey... BETA??? What's that :lol:

 

[MGM WDWFan]

It kinda looks to me a little like the robot from horizons....was it the one in the kitchen??

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by MGM WDWFan
It kinda looks to me a little like the robot from horizons....was it the one in the kitchen??

It may of had the same shape in design but it is not the same prop from The Black Hole

 

[isnet396]

You could also have been thinking of GERo , the GE Robot that was around the Horizons pavilion back in the '80's