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It was very quiet on the giant soundstage at the Walt Disney Studio in September as workmen diligently prepared a miniature model for one of the many special-effects shots that will appear in the $20-million space adventure The Black Hole. The film was entering its final weeks of production, and the feeling around the studio was that, at long last, a Disney movie would rival any other picture produced this year in its sophisticated effects, excitement, and, more important, broad audience appeal.
"This could be the one," said director Gary Nelson, whose previous credits include TV's epic Washington Behind Closed Doors. "Everyone around here is counting on The Black Hole to bring Disney out of the kiddie market and place it in the general audience alongside other major studios."
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