There was a window after Kubrick’s “2001” and before “Star Wars” when science fiction in Hollywood was allowed to be for adults. Robert Wise’s 1979 “Star Trek”

There was a window after Kubrick’s “2001” and before “Star Wars” when science fiction in Hollywood was allowed to be for adults. Robert Wise’s 1979 “Star Trek” is an interesting and unique transitional case because it retains the 2001-inspired ponderous abstract storytelling but got a Star Wars level budget. Personally I love it for that, but I know most people disagree. (Speaking of Wise, his “Andromeda Strain” is an absolute 1970s sci-fi gem.)