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| starring = Voices of: Keith Alexander Sylvia Anderson John Carson Peter Dyneley Gary Files Christine Finn David Graham Geoffrey Keen Shane Rimmer Jeremy Wilkin Matt Zimmerman | narrator = Keith Alexander | music = Barry Gray | cinematography = Harry Oakes | editing = Len Walter | studio = Century 21 Cinema Associated Television | distributor = United Artists | released = 29 July 1968〔 | runtime = 89 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = £300,000〔 }} ''Thunderbird 6'' is a 1968 British science-fiction adventure film written by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, directed by David Lane and produced by Century 21 Cinema. A sequel to 1966's ''Thunderbirds Are Go'', it was the second film to be adapted from the 1960s television series ''Thunderbirds'', which combined scale models and special effects with marionette puppet characters in a filming process that the Andersons termed "Supermarionation". Intended to provide a lighter-hearted cinematic experience to contrast with the harder science of ''Thunderbirds Are Go'',〔 the Andersons elected to base the plot of ''Thunderbird 6'' on ''Skyship One'', a futuristic airship that is the latest project of the scientist Brains. Alan, Tin-Tin, Lady Penelope and Parker represent International Rescue on ''Skyship One'' Actors John Carson and Geoffrey Keen provide guest speaking roles, with additions to the regular voice cast in the form of Keith Alexander and Gary Files. The design of the puppets that appear in ''Thunderbird 6'' marks a transition between the caricatures that Century 21 had used up to ''Thunderbirds Are Go'' and the realism introduced in ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''.〔〔 Filming ran from May〔〔 to December 1967,〔 and the art and special effects departments collaborated to realise ''Skyship One'' as both a miniature model and a collection of themed interior designs.〔〔 A number of sequences of the Tiger Moth in flight were filmed on location with a full-sized stunt plane,〔〔 but a legal dispute with the Ministry of Transport regarding alleged dangerous flying by pilot Joan Hughes forced the production team to film the remaining shots in-studio with scale replicas.〔〔〔 Released in July 1968,〔〔〔 ''Thunderbird 6'' had a mediocre reception at the box office, which ruled out the production of further sequels in the ''Thunderbirds'' film series.〔 Critical response has remained mixed: although the special effects have been praised,〔 commentators are divided on the quality of the plotting, which is considered either well-paced and concluding on a note of high action,〔 or confusing and inordinately long, with little visual spectacle to contrast with the dialogue.〔 Nevertheless, ''Thunderbird 6'' is viewed favourably in comparison to Jonathan Frakes' 2004 film adaptation, receiving praise for the perceived agelessness of its entertainment value.〔 ==Plot== In 2068,〔A newspaper that appears in one scene in a close-up shot is dated 11 June 2068 (Bentley 2005, p. 99; Bentley 2008, p. 305), which places the maiden flight of ''Skyship One'' nine months after the conclusion to ''Thunderbirds Are Go'' in September 2067 (Bentley 2005, p. 95), and six months after the events of the final ''Thunderbirds'' Series Two episode, "Give or Take a Million", in December 2067 (Bentley 2005, p. 95). The events of ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' also occur in 2068.〕 the New World Aircraft Corporation (NWAC) provides Brains, the inventor of the ''Thunderbird'' machines of the humanitarian International Rescue organisation, with an open brief to design a revolutionary aircraft. Although Brains is ridiculed when he proposes an airship for the 21st century, NWAC accepts his blueprints and builds ''Skyship One'', which will circumnavigate the world on its maiden flight with pre-programmed stopover destinations. Alan, Tin-Tin, Lady Penelope and Parker will represent International Rescue as special guests. Brains, meanwhile, is forced to remain on Tracy Island when Jeff decides that International Rescue requires a ''Thunderbird 6''. Contracted to design this latest addition to the ''Thunderbirds'' fleet with no specification, Brains produces a range of concepts, all of which are rejected by Jeff. Alan and Tin-Tin travel to England in an old de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane and join Penelope and Parker. As ''Skyship One'' embarks on its round-the-world voyage, the International Rescue guests are unaware that Captain Foster and the stewards have been murdered and replaced by agents in the pay of the Hood,〔The Hood, although seemingly killed in ''Thunderbirds Are Go'', returns in ''Thunderbird 6'' under a new codename (Bentley 2005, p. 98). In their audio commentary for the film's DVD release, Sylvia Anderson and David Lane refer to Black Phantom as the "son of the Hood", and state that the character's motivation is revenge for his deceased father.〕 who is operating under the alias of "Black Phantom" and is based at the disused El Hadim airfield near Casablanca in Morocco. Codenamed "White Ghost", the impostors are not required to demonstrate technical knowledge of ''Skyship One'' since it incorporates automated systems, meaning that the trip passes without incident as the airship visits such locations as New York, the Grand Canyon, Rio de Janeiro and India. Penelope has been warming to the dashing impersonator of Captain Foster, but uncovers a listening device in her room after ''Skyship One'' passes through the Egyptian Pyramids. Foster and his associates have secretly been recording and editing Penelope's speech to assemble a false transmission, which requests that Jeff dispatch ''Thunderbirds 1'' and ''2'', with Brains on board, to El Hadim airfield where the Hood and his henchmen will be waiting to hi-jack the machines. When ''Skyship One'' makes its final stop in the Swiss Alps, while Foster, Alan, Tin-Tin, and Lady Penelope dine at a steam train themed inn, Parker locates the editing equipment, but the transmission has been finished and is soon sent to John on ''Thunderbird 5''. Alan determines the threat against International Rescue just in time for Penelope to contact Jeff in person and warn that ''Thunderbirds 1'' and ''2'' are about to be ambushed. Dispatched by Jeff in accordance with the transmission, Scott and Virgil now open fire on and annihilate the Hood's hideout. On ''Skyship One'', Alan, Penelope and Parker battle Foster and his associates in a gunfight and kill two of the five White Ghost operatives, but are forced to surrender when Tin-Tin is captured as a hostage. One of the "Gravity Compensators" has also been damaged in the fighting, causing the airship to lose altitude. Crossing the English coast, it crashes into a radio mast at a missile base in Dover. With the airship balanced precariously on top of the mast and its anti-gravity field failing, it is up to Scott, Virgil and Brains to rescue all on board before it collapses onto the base. On Tracy Island, Gordon proposes that Alan's Tiger Moth, in storage at the NWAC Headquarters, is light enough to land on the airship without precipitating its fall. Brains pilots the plane onto the top deck but is confronted by Foster and his two surviving associates. Holding Penelope hostage in the cockpit, Foster intends to abandon the others, but Alan shoots and kills the impostor. The Tiger Moth lifts off again with all hanging on to either the wings or undercarriage, just before ''Skyship One'' crashes to the ground and obliterates the evacuated missile base in a chain reaction.〔Lady Penelope's Rolls-Royce, FAB1, is stored in the cargo hold during the round-the-world trip, and is therefore lost with ''Skyship One'' (Bentley 2005, p. 99; Bentley 2008, p. 305; La Rivière, p. 173).〕 A shootout on board the Tiger Moth disposes of the last of the White Ghost agents, but a bullet has penetrated the fuel tank and the controls will not respond to Penelope. After narrow misses with a bridge on the unfinished M104 motorway and an exhaust tower, Alan and Penelope finally manage to ditch the plane into a field with Tin-Tin, Parker and Brains all unhurt. Back on Tracy Island, Brains unveils ''Thunderbird 6'' as none other than the repaired, repainted and revamped Tiger Moth, which all agree has proven its value as a rescue aircraft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thunderbird 6」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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