The Eagle Obsession — New Article

Why this article

Not yet submitted — this is a new standalone article for the documentary film The Eagle Obsession, directed by Jeffrey Morris. Building this (and Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit) as independently-notable film articles supports the WP:CREATIVE case for the Jeffrey Morris biography — see that page for the full strategy.

Honest sourcing assessment

This is the strongest submission of the four on this site — genuinely solid, not just “likely to pass.” Two substantive independent reviews from separate, editorially independent outlets:

The Movie Revue (Ben Cahlamer, Oct 18 2025) — full positive review, quoted directly in the draft.
The Digital Bits (Bill Hunt) — positive review, long-running respected critic site, includes production/crowdfunding background.

Plus an unaffiliated festival’s own award-finalist announcement (Twin Cities Film Fest) — independent of the filmmaker, confirms real critical/industry recognition. Reviews are exactly the kind of “significant coverage” AfC wants, and having two from genuinely separate outlets clears GNG cleanly.

Factual (non-notability) details are additionally supported by The Film Catalogue, the film’s own official site, and FutureDude Entertainment’s own announcements (Morris’s production company — used only for uncontested release facts, never for notability).

One loose end worth chasing

A KARE11 local news piece on the film turned up in search but couldn’t be fetched (blocked). Worth checking manually in a browser — local TV coverage would add a third independent pillar, though the article doesn’t strictly need it.

Exact steps to submit

Go to Wikipedia’s Article Wizard and start a new draft, or directly create Draft:The_Eagle_Obsession by visiting that URL and clicking “create.”
Disclose the COI first on the draft’s talk page, same as done for the Jeffrey Morris and Crist Ballas drafts — since this film is Morris’s own work, the same close-connection disclosure applies here.
Click “Edit source” and paste the full wikitext below in as the entire page content.
Click “Show preview” to confirm the infobox and references render correctly.
Save the page, then add {{subst:submit}} at the very top and save again to queue it for Articles for Creation review.
Wait for review. Given the sourcing strength here, this is the best candidate to submit first if you want an early win to point to.

Full draft source — ready to paste

{{Infobox film
| name           = The Eagle Obsession
| image          =
| director       = Jeffrey Morris
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Jeffrey Morris
* Fredrick Haugen
}}
| writer         = {{plainlist|
* Jeffrey Morris
* Fredrick Haugen
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* William Shatner
* Barbara Bain
* Nick Tate
* Kevin J. Anderson
* Sian Proctor
* Charles Duke
* Brian Johnson
* Bill George
}}
| production_companies = FutureDude Entertainment
| distributor    =
| released       = {{film date|2025|10|18|df=y}} ([[Twin Cities Film Festival]])
| runtime        = 86 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''The Eagle Obsession''''' is a 2025 American documentary film directed, co-written, and co-produced by [[Jeffrey Morris (filmmaker)|Jeffrey Morris]]. The film examines the cultural legacy of the [[Eagle Transporter]], the fictional spacecraft from the 1975 British science-fiction television series ''[[Space: 1999]]'', and explores how the [[Apollo program]] and 1960s–70s science fiction inspired a generation of scientists, engineers, and artists.<ref name="filmcatalogue">{{cite web |title=The Eagle Obsession |url=https://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/films/the-eagle-obsession-2 |website=The Film Catalogue |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref><ref name="digitalbits">{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=Bill |title=Film Review: Jeffrey Morris' The Eagle Obsession (2025) documentary |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill-hunt/my-two-cents/item/3202-film-review-jeffrey-morris-the-eagle-obsession-2025-documentary |website=The Digital Bits |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref>

It had its world premiere at the [[Twin Cities Film Festival]] on October 18, 2025.<ref name="moviereview">{{cite web |last=Cahlamer |first=Ben |title='The Eagle Obsession' Review: Hope Fuels Passion |url=https://themovierevue.com/the-eagle-obsession-review-hope-fuels-passion/ |website=The Movie Revue |date=2025-10-18 |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref><ref name="tcff-finalist">{{cite web |title=Twin Cities Film Fest Announces 2025 Award Finalists |url=https://twincitiesfilmfest.org/twin-cities-film-fest-announces-2025-award-finalists/ |website=Twin Cities Film Fest |date=2025-10-24 |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
''The Eagle Obsession'' follows filmmaker Jeffrey Morris as he traces the design and cultural influence of the Eagle Transporter, the spacecraft featured in ''Space: 1999''. Morris travels to interview astronauts, actors, engineers, and artists who were shaped by the Apollo era and the science fiction it inspired, connecting the vessel's origins to its ongoing influence on real-world space exploration and popular culture.<ref name="filmcatalogue" /><ref name="eagledoc-site">{{cite web |title=The Eagle Obsession |url=https://eagledocumentary.com/ |website=Eagle Obsession Documentary |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref>

The documentary includes interviews with actor and author [[William Shatner]]; ''Space: 1999'' cast members [[Barbara Bain]] and [[Nick Tate]]; author [[Kevin J. Anderson]]; [[Apollo 16]] astronaut [[Charles Duke]]; [[Inspiration4]] pilot [[Sian Proctor]]; and Academy Award–winning visual effects artists [[Brian Johnson (visual effects artist)|Brian Johnson]] and [[Bill George]].<ref name="filmcatalogue" /><ref name="eagledoc-site" />

== Production ==
''The Eagle Obsession'' was produced by [[Minneapolis]]-based [[FutureDude Entertainment]], the company co-founded by Morris. Development and production of the film were supported in part by a crowdfunding campaign and fiscal sponsorship through the Minnesota nonprofit organization [[FilmNorth]].<ref name="digitalbits" /><ref name="filmnorth">{{cite web |title=The Eagle Obsession |url=https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/the-eagle-obsession/ |website=FilmNorth |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref> Morris, a Minneapolis-based filmmaker, timed the film's release to coincide with the 50th anniversary of ''Space: 1999''.<ref name="digitalbits" />

== Release ==
''The Eagle Obsession'' premiered at the Twin Cities Film Festival on October 18, 2025, and was subsequently screened at the [[American Film Market]] in 2025, with a screening at [[AMC Century City]].<ref name="moviereview" /><ref name="afm">{{cite web |title='The Eagle Obsession' Launches at AFM 2025 With Official Screening at AMC Century City |url=https://futuredude.com/news/the-eagle-obsession-launches-at-afm-2025-with-official-screening-at-amc-century-city/ |website=FutureDude Entertainment |access-date=2026-09-09}}</ref> The film was announced for a home video release on [[Blu-ray]] and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] in 2026.<ref name="digitalbits" />

== Reception ==
Writing for ''The Movie Revue'', critic Ben Cahlamer gave the film a positive review, writing that "''The Eagle Obsession'' is an example where passion meets form" and that, "from the opening frame, through the closing, ''The Eagle Obsession'' is a message obsessed with a desire to share a common thread modern society didn't know it needed: hope."<ref name="moviereview" />

Bill Hunt, writing for ''The Digital Bits'', also reviewed the film favorably, describing it as a testament to the kind of passion and curiosity that can carry a person from childhood fandom to a lifelong career, and calling it a tribute to a television series that continues to inspire audiences decades after its original broadcast.<ref name="digitalbits" />

The film was a finalist for the Robert Byrd Best Documentary Film Award and the Bill Cooper Best Minnesota Feature Award at the 2025 Twin Cities Film Fest,<ref name="tcff-finalist" /> and received additional recognition on the festival circuit in 2025 and 2026, including an Audience Award at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival.<ref name="eagledoc-site" />

== Cast ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* William Shatner
* Barbara Bain
* Nick Tate
* Kevin J. Anderson
* Sian Proctor
* Charles Duke
* Brian Johnson
* Bill George
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://eagledocumentary.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|28291077|The Eagle Obsession}}

[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2025 documentary films]]
[[Category:American documentary films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about space exploration]]
[[Category:Space: 1999]]
[[Category:Films shot in Minnesota]]