Believe it or not, there were plenty of people who thought Star Wars would tank, including those at 20th Century Fox.

There are plenty of great sci-fi movies out there, but three from the late '60s completely changed the genre forever.

Bonus points for an over-the-top Bill Paxton, who ran out of scenery to chew in Aliens and hopped franchises a mere four years later (making him, as the internet loves to point out, the only actor ...