Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.

Документальный фильм о Джордже Пале, мастере спецэффектов, режиссере и продюсере, классике киносказки и кинофантастики. В фильме использованы фрагменты его фильмов "Война миров", "Машина времени", "Атлантида, погибший континент", "Чудесный мир братьев Гримм" и др.