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Thunderbirds Are Go is a 1966 British science-fiction puppet film based on Thunderbirds, a Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by their company Century 21 Productions. Written by the Andersons and directed by David Lane, Thunderbirds Are Go concerns spacecraft Zero-X and its human mission to Mars.
Zero-X (spelling variants include "Zero X" or "Zero – X") is a fictional Earth spacecraft that first appeared in two of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation productions, the 1966 film Thunderbirds Are Go and the 1967 television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
The feature films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 were released in 1966 and 1968. Lew Grade approved the production of the first film before the TV series began airing. [ 274 ] Written and produced by the Andersons and directed by David Lane, the films were distributed by United Artists .
Thunderbirds ' popularity led APF to make two feature film sequels with financial backing by United Artists. The first, Thunderbirds Are Go, premiered on 12 December 1966; [6] the second, Thunderbird 6, and 29 July 1968. [7] Written and produced by the Andersons and directed by David Lane, [8] [9] both were critical and commercial failures.
The character also appears in the film sequels Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968), the 2004 live-action film Thunderbirds and the CGI remake series Thunderbirds Are Go. In the world of Thunderbirds, Penelope is employed by the secret organisation International Rescue as its London field agent. The puppet character of the TV ...
In the original Thunderbirds (1965–66), as well as the feature films Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) [6] and Thunderbird 6 (1968), [7] FAB 1 is depicted as a modified Rolls-Royce. Owned by International Rescue agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, the car is usually driven by her butler, Aloysius Parker.
This machine is a much different breed, however. The fourth-generation 'Bird was a long way from the original two-seat neo-sports car. It was a personal luxury coupe with a cushy suspension, a ...
Thunderbird 1 appears in the 2004 film Thunderbirds, where it has an updated look similar to the original: silver-grey, with blue and yellow detailing and red nose cone. In the remake series Thunderbirds Are Go, Thunderbird 1 retains the role it has in the original.