The Man Who Fell to Earth, which features David Bowie in his first starring role (and really his first “proper” film), came out 50 years ago. While it is a sci-fi flick, one you can check out if you have a Kanopy subscription, that was pretty typical of 1976, it is a stark example of just how much the genre changed in short order. It was, after all, released just about 13 months before another little cult classic you might be more familiar with, Star Wars. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a really “cool” movie, but it’s not really a great example of ‘70s sci-fi because so much changed, so quickly.
