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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rated by buyers PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 9780784011546
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN number: 0784011540
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Quantity: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publishing house: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 18, 1998
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 11834
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: June 02, 1978
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Thanks to repeated showings on cable television and home video, this speculative thriller has built quite a loyal following since its release in 1978. The provocative 'what if?' scenario still packs a punch, even if it is not always believable. James Brolin, Sam Waterston, and O.J. Simpson star as three astronauts who agree to spare the government embarrassment by faking their historic landing on Mars after their spacecraft is determined to be unsafe for blastoff. When a scheming mission controller (Hal Holbrook) plots to kill the astronauts in a staged capsule fire, the trio embarks on a dangerous mission to expose the truth. Elliott Gould costars as the journalist determined to crack the conspiracy, and director Peter Hyams turns up the tension with an exciting chase sequence involving Telly Savalas as an eccentric barnstormer who comes to Gould's aid. --Jeff Shannon
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... was made by the director who refused to listen to his characters who insisted that transmission signals are taking 21 minutes from Mars to Earth, but keep them talking to each other as if the point was not of any importance. I should have put only 2 stars, if it was not for the fact that anything dealing with paranoia ( which is the foundation of politics, especially in US) has my attention. Even if Andy Groove who was accused by his interviewer (about 10 years ago) of being paranoid, replied "you know, even paranoids have enemies".
Of course, it might be very damaging for ANY government to tell the truth about about ANYTHING (that might incite taxpayers to go on strike - Thoreau was one of the most gifted Americans in clairvoyance) I can't see any other reason why Bush was elected AND reelected, since he proved that perjury (by himself or his goons) was the best way to rule a country.
If you want a good transfer, get the DVD released on October 24, 2008 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DE29SI/ref=cm_cr_thx_view)
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This movie is OK. It stretches the bounds of plausability of course. If you subscribe to Netflix with on online viewing option, you can watch this for free. If you don't already subscribe to Netflix, sign up for a free trial and you watch it.
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I remember watching this on tv some time back and have finally managed to get it on dvd.
The plot involves the proposed very first manned landing on mars...however before the rocket is even launched the Nasa realises that the mission is doomed. In order to ensure that the 'space programme' funding is secure they convince the astronauts (played by James Brolin, Sam Waterson and yes...O.J Simpson) to participate in an elaborate hoax. So far so good...all goes to plan until months later on return to earth something goes wrong on re-entry... which means the 3 astronauts holed up in the desert are also doomed.
The film builds the suspense slowly and purposefully and although now it may seem somewhat dated...I'm sure at the time of release it played nicely into the hands of the 'conspiracy theorists'. Elliot Gould gives a good performance as the reporter who uncovers the hoax and persues the truth. Brenda Vaccarro gives a nicely modulated turn as one of the wives and there are cameo appearances by 70's stalwarts Telly Savalas and Karen Black.
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Capricorn One This is one my favorites. When it came out the Apollo missions were the state of the art space craft. So that's why these astronauts look so crammed together for the (impossibly long) mission to Mars. If they did a remake today, they would no doubt use something more like a shuttle with some room to exercise in!
That quibble aside, the premise behind Capricorn One's plot is believable: how an agenda-based government space program, struggling on a shrinking budget, tries to buffalo the public into believing in a faked mission to Mars, then the fallout over that botched endeavor results in an action-packed "escape" plot of high entertainment. The cast is excellent: movie buffs will enjoy Telly Savalas, James Brolin and Elliot Gould at the peak of their careers, along with many others. Hal Holbrock plays an icy and very, very bad program director out to cover his kiester at any cost. It is perversely enjoyable to see O. J. Simpson fresh out of pro football and long before his infamous trial days.
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Good plot. Could be repeated in many areas today. Classic movie for any collector. Moves well until toward the end. Really could have had more exciting and realistic chases. After all, a crop duster out maneuvering/flying helicopters? Of course it was great when I saw it in the "picture show" many decades ago. Had to own it...
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