David Janssen, Gene Hackman, Gregory Peck
In this tense 1969 thriller, commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna) leads a team of astronauts on a fact-finding space mission that leaves them stranded when their vehicle develops a problem. Their onl...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Stats: 62 reviews
In 1969, this was accepted as science fiction. A year later, the country would be hanging on their seats when a similar thing happened to the astronauts of Apollo 13. The visual effects are very good for their time. Like Stanley Kubrick, John Sturges realizes that the most effec...( read more)
It unfolds slowly, with realistic but often no cinematic purpose. As the last quarter of the film approaches, it regains its cinematic credentials and regains a tense, anxious air.
It truly shines when understood in its timeframe, between the Moon Landing and Apollo 13 incident....( read more)
In this desperate situation three astronauts are trapped in a cramped metal vessel with no power. Outside there is no heat and air, and the Earth is 200 miles below. After completing a space mission the Ironman One is in orbit and preparing for re-entry. But a retro-rocket...( read more)
I saw this and I remember it was good, but I don't remember anything about it.
Excellent! Before Armageddon and Apollo 13, there was Marooned. Very impressive and still holds up today!
How do you make a movie about a NASA space rescue dull? For the answer to this question, see Marooned. Or don't.
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The film was released only four months after the Apollo 11 moon landing and is clearly tied to the topical public fascination with the event. The film does its best to depict the actual Apollo space program in a realistic fashion. It won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.
Marooned (1969)
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