Question: Build a movie plot around this: What is DEN an acronym for? David Ellis Norman
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Soft Landing[edit]The film's title sequence story opens with a space shuttle flying in orbit over Earth. The bay doors open, releasing a Corvette.[6] An astronaut seated in the Corvette then begins descending through Earth's atmosphere, landing in a desert canyon (both car and occupant miraculously unscathed by re-entry friction heat).CrewJimmy T. Murakami and John Bruno - DirectorsJohn Coates - ProducerDan O'Bannon - WriterThomas Warkentin - Art directionMusic"Radar Rider" by RiggsGrimaldi[edit]Leading directly from the title sequence, the film's framing story has the astronaut, Grimaldi, arriving at home where he is greeted by his daughter. He shows her something he brought back: a crystalline green sphere. When he opens the case, the orb rises out and melts the astronaut. It introduces itself to the terrified girl as "the sum of all evils". Looking into the orb, known as the Loc-Nar, the girl sees how it has influenced societies through time and spaceCastPercy Rodriguez (uncredited) as voice of the Loc-NarDon Francks as GrimaldiCaroline Semple as GirlCrewHarold Whitaker DirectorJohn Halas ProducerHarry Canyon[edit]In a dystopian New York City in the year 2031, cynical taxicab driver Harry Canyon narrates his day in film noir style, grumbling about his fares and occasional robbery attempts, which he thwarts with a disintegrator installed behind his seat. He stumbles into an incident where he rescues a girl from a gangster named Rudnick, who had murdered the girl's father. She tells him about her father's discovery: the Loc-Nar, an artifact over which people are killing each other. Harry takes the girl back to his apartment, where she climbs into his bed and has sex with him. The next day, one of his fares is Rudnick, who threatens Harry if he does not cooperate. The girl decides to sell the Loc-Nar to Rudnick and split the proceeds with Harry. He agrees to take her to the exchange, where Rudnick takes the Loc-Nar out of its isolation case and disintegrates. Meanwhile, the...