# what is the name of this scifi movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826 "2003-12-09T01:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/1 "2003-12-09T01:56:44Z")
Saw a movie ten years ago or so, I think the film dates back to the early or mid 80’s, and I THINK it’s Australian (can’t remember for sure). It’s about a guy who wakes up – and everyone is gone. No corpses, no trace… just everyone is missing (though he eventually finds a few other people who are still around). Can anyone figure out the movie who knows the title? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/2 "2003-12-09T01:58:25Z")
_The Quiet Earth_ It was set in New Zealand. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/3 "2003-12-09T01:59:21Z")
[The Quiet Earth - 1990](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300248216/102-4945832-7364943?v=glance)? ---
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/4 "2003-12-09T02:14:04Z")
Yup. That’s it! Thanks for the fast response (Q.E.D. – IMDB says it’s from 1985.) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/5 "2003-12-09T02:23:15Z")
Based on a book by Kiwi author Craig Harrison. . . A copy of which I happen to own. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/6 "2003-12-09T02:24:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Earl Snake-Hips Tucker \* > \*\*Based on a book by Kiwi author Craig Harrison. . . > > A copy of which I happen to own. \*\* Does the book explain the ending? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/7 "2003-12-09T02:30:33Z")
I don’t think so. I think I’d remember that. However, I can’t verify it since it’s still in my packed-up boxes of books from my move last year. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/8 "2003-12-09T02:31:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by filmyak \* > \*\*Yup. That’s it! Thanks for the fast response (Q.E.D. – IMDB says it’s from 1985.) \*\* Maybe 1990 was the year it was released on home video? ---
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/9 "2003-12-09T02:51:03Z")
Very possibly. Shame it’s not on DVD now. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/10 "2003-12-09T03:20:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by filmyak \* > \*\*Very possibly. Shame it’s not on DVD now. \*\* Actually, [it is](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000BXC0X/ref=sr_aps_dvd_1_1/202-4158922-0251038), but only in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/11 "2003-12-09T04:29:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Maybe 1990 was the year it was released on home video? \*\* Possible, but I’m pretty sure I rented it while I was still in high school, which would have put it before 1990. IMDb, btw, lists the laserdisc release as 1986. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-scifi-movie/217826/12 "2003-12-09T06:30:21Z")
Moved to CS. - **xash** General Questions Moderator