Science Fiction Events

1890 Aug 20 H. P. Lovecraft is Born
Howard Phillips Lovecraft—known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction. Lovecraft's guiding ae...
1959 Dec "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein is Published
Starship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published (in abridged form) as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (October, November...
1966 Sep 8
to 1969 Jun 3
 Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek...
1977 May 25 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Released
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released simply as Star Wars, is an American 1977 space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It was the first of six films releas...
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the first film based on the Star Trek television series. When a mysterious and immensely...
1980 May 21 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Law...
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features...
1983 May 25 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star...
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the third feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. After the even...
1984 Jun 8 Ghostbusters is released
Ghostbusters, titled on-screen as Ghost Busters, is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City paraps...
1984 Aug 15 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is released
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!, often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai, is an American spoof science fiction film that was released in 1984. It was directed and p...
1984 Oct 26 The Terminator released
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction/action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. It features Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Mich...
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the fourth feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. It completes the loose story trilogy started in Star Trek II: The Wrath ...
1987 Jun 24 Spaceballs Released
Spaceballs is a 1987 science fiction parody film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks. It was released on June 24, 1987, and earned only modest returns, but has gone on to bec...
1987 Sep 28
to 1994 May 23
 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (sometimes abbreviated to TNG) is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Set in the 24th centur...
1988 Nov 24
to 1999 Aug 8
 Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000, often shortened to MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. that ran from 1988 to 1999. ...
1989 Star Trek: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 film released by Paramount Pictures and the fifth feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. The film was directed by...
1989 Feb 17 "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" Is Released
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) is a classic American comedy/science fiction movie in which two slacking Metalheads travel through time in order to assemble a menagerie of histori...
1989 Jun 16 Ghostbusters II is released
Ghostbusters II is a 1989 science fiction comedy film and is the sequel to Ghostbusters. Produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters II follows the further adventures of a group o...
1989 Jun 23 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is released
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 sci-fi/comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners II, the film tells the st...
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. It was released in 1991 by Paramount Pictures, and is the last of the Star Tre...
1991 Jul 3 Terminator 2: Judgment Day released
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, commonly abbreviated as T2, is a 1991 action/science fiction film directed, co-written and co-produced by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lin...
1991 Jul 19 "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" Is Released
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill...
1992 Jul 17 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid is released
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid is the 1992 sequel to the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Directed by Randal Kleiser and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Rick Moranis, Marcia...
1993 Jan 3
to 1999 Jun 2
 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (sometimes abbreviated to ST:DS9 or DS9) is a science fiction television program that premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999. Rooted in Gen...
1993 Jun 11 Jurassic Park (film) released
Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film centers on the fictional island of...
1994 Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Generations is a 1994 science fiction film, and the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. It is the first film in the series to star the...
1995 Jan 16
to 2001 May 23
 Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager (sometimes abbreviated VOY) is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. The show was created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor a...
1996 Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact is the eighth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. It was released in late 1996 by Paramount Pictures. First Contact is the first picture in t...
1996 Jul 2 Independence Day (film) released
Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and ...
1997 Mar 18 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves is released
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves is a 1997 direct-to-video sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It is the last film in the franchise. The directorial debut of Dean C...
1997 May 23 The Lost World: Jurassic Park released
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 science fiction thriller film, directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was produced by Bonnie Curtis, Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wi...
1997 Jul 2 Men In Black (film) released
Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film was based on the Men in Black ...
1997 Nov 7 Starship Troopers Released in the US
Starship Troopers is a Dutch-American 1997 military science fiction film, written by Robert A. Heinlein (novel) and Edward Neumeier (screenplay), directed by Dutchman Paul Verhoeven. It w...
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 science fiction feature film, directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller (with the story developed by Rick Berman and Piller), and with music...
1999 Mar 31 The Matrix released
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo...
1999 May 19 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the first in terms...
2000 Feb 18 Pitch Black released
Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black) is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy and is recognized as the acting breakthrough of Vin Diese...
2001 Jul 18 Jurassic Park III released
Jurassic Park III is a 2001 film and the third and final in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is the first film in the series that is neither based on a book by Michael Crichton nor directe...
2001 Aug 10 Osmosis Jones is released
Osmosis Jones is a 2001 science fiction live-action/animated film directed by Tom Sito and Piet Kroon for the animated segments and the Farrelly brothers for the live-action segments. Unu...
2001 Sep 26
to 2005 May 13
 Star Trek: Enterprise
Enterprise (retitled Star Trek: Enterprise at the start of its third season) was a science fiction television program created by Brannon Braga and Rick Berman and set in the Star Trek uni...
2002 Star Trek Nemesis
Star Trek Nemesis is a 2002 science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird, written by John Logan, and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith. It is the tenth feature film in the Star Trek...
2002 May 16 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star War...
2002 Jul 3 Men In Black II released
Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 science fiction action comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The film also stars Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario ...
2003 May 15 The Matrix Reloaded released
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 film, the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, Ca...
2003 Jul 2 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines released
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 action film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristann...
2003 Nov 5 The Matrix Revolutions released
The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 film and the third and the final installment of The Matrix trilogy. The film is a sequel to The Matrix Reloaded. The film was written and directed by the ...
2004 Jun 3 The Chronicles of Riddick released
The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller film. It follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick, as he attempts to elude capture after the events d...
2005 May 19 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the sixth film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of ...
2006 Nov 11 Resistance: Fall of Man released
Resistance: Fall of Man (often called Resistance or abbreviated to RFoM; originally developed under the title I8, as it was the eighth title to be in production by Insomniac Games) is a s...