Alan Fudge, Brenda Vaccaro, David Huddleston
Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. All appears to be going well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by shadowy government types and whisked off...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 15, 2000
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July 2, 2008James Brolin heads a team of astronauts who're pulled from their capsule seconds before the launch and told they must help fake a Mars landing in order to save the space program. Meanwhile Elliot Gould is a reporter whose friend that works in the Houston command centre tells him ...( read more)
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November 9, 2006Engaging conspiracy film. Capricorn One concerns a US cover-up of a mission to Mars, attempting to claim the astonauts' journey resulted in a accident costing them their lives. Regretting their decision to lie for 'the sake of the nation', the actor/astronauts try to escape the g...( read more)
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February 27, 2009Moments before the launch of NASA's first manned mission to Mars, the astronauts of Capricorn One are secretly taken out of their spacecraft, and whisked away to a secret airfield in the middle of nowhere. Once there, they are told that their life support system on the ship was d...( read more)
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September 11, 2009I?ve heard all the jokes about this movie, but decided to watch it. Never saw it or a glimpse before. And you know what? It wasn?t bad at all. In fact, it is a very creative take on the story and political conspiracy movies of the time (If you haven?t seen the Parallax View, that...( read more)
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June 5, 2009This was a bit ahead of its time and beautifully exploited the conspiracy mindset.
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May 6, 2009Yes, it has some logic gaps here and there, but Hyams' direction is solid enough to keep you glued to the screen from start to finish. Add in a funny cameo by Savalas plus that brilliant Goldsmith score and you get a near great blend of sci-fact/fi, drama and even a bit of action.
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March 28, 2009A little far-fetched but still a good watch. The cast was a real treat. I had to crack up at the end when James Brolin and Elliott Gould are running together toward the camera... Couldn't help but think of Barbra Streisand.
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February 28, 2009I am surprised that I missed watching this movie until now. The entire story is plausible. I just had a hard time feeling any empathy for O.J.
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