Mental Floss

SCIENCE FICTION

Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day (1996).

In the summer of 1996, “Macarena” was on its way to becoming the year’s number one pop hit and an alien invasion movie was about to rocket Will Smith into the outer stratosphere of fame.

Janet Burns








20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ridley Scott’s horror sci-fi masterpiece, which turns 40 years old in June, was perhaps the first movie to reveal the true terrors of space—where no one can hear you scream.

Kristin Hunt














CBS

Few franchises have had the cultural impact of the various 'Star Trek' television series and movies, and nowhere is that more evident than in the snippets of dialogue that have become a part of the American vernacular.

Rick Marshall