Saturday, 24 September 2011

50 Computer Interfaces from the Movies

Access Main Computer File is a great site I came across while surfing the interwebs. They showcase images of computer GUI (Graphic User Interfaces) from Hollywood Movies.

With some of them, it's obvious what films they came from—Brazil, Starship Troopers, Blade Runner, The Fifth Element—while others have sources far more elusive. But taking them all in, you can get a sense of what production designers thought tomorrow's computers would look like, as well as the limitations they had in creating them.

So how many of these interfaces do you recognize?

Nothing But Trouble, 1991
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A Scanner Darkly, 2006
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Strangeland, 1998
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Avalon, 2001
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, 2001
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986
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Blues Brothers, 1980
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Clueless, 1995
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TRON: Legacy, 2010
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TRON, 1982
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Grosse Pointe Blank, 1997
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Cube Zero, 2004
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Timecop, 1994
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Old Dogs, 2009
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Sleepless in Seattle, 1993
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G.I. Jane, 1997
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Disclosure, 1994
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Batman Forever, 1995
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Machete, 2010
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The Art of War, 2000
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Freejack, 1992
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Bicentennial Man, 1999
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Going the Distance, 2010
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The A-Team, 2010
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Undercover Brother, 2002
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The Bounty Hunter, 2010
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The Bourne Identity, 2002
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010
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Source Code, 2011
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Stranded, 2001
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Oceans 11, 2001
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Alien, 1979
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Wild Hogs, 2007
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Code 46, 2003
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THX 1138, 1971
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Sunshine, 2007
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Dune, 1984
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Moon, 2009
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Short Circuit, 1986
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, 2002
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Julie & Julia, 2009
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Dark Star, 1974
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Single White Female, 1992
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Batman Returns, 1992
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Fortress, 1993
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I, Robot, 2004
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2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003
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Judge Dredd, 1995
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Hardwired, 2009
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