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11 December 1969 (USA)
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Three marooned astronauts. Only 55 minutes left to rescue them. While the whole world watches and waits... more
Plot:
Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out? full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 3 nominations
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(2 articles)
Xbox and Netflix Taste Great Together
(From Cinematical. 20 November 2008, 9:30 AM, PST)
Actor Richard Crenna Dies at Age 76
(From WENN. 20 January 2003)
(From Cinematical. 20 November 2008, 9:30 AM, PST)
Actor Richard Crenna Dies at Age 76
(From WENN. 20 January 2003)
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Great for fans of science fiction; others need not apply
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gregory Peck | ... | Charles Keith | |
| Richard Crenna | ... | Jim Pruett | |
| David Janssen | ... | Ted Dougherty | |
| James Franciscus | ... | Clayton Stone | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Buzz Lloyd | |
| Lee Grant | ... | Celia Pruett | |
| Nancy Kovack | ... | Teresa Stone | |
| Mariette Hartley | ... | Betty Lloyd | |
| Scott Brady | ... | Public Affairs Officer | |
| Craig Huebing | ... | Flight Director | |
| Frank Marth | ... | Air Force System Director | |
| John Carter | ... | Flight Surgeon | |
| Vincent Van Lynn | ... | Aerospace journalist | |
| George Gaynes | ... | Mission Director | |
| Tom Stewart | ... | Houston Cap Com |
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Also Known As:
Space Travelers (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
134 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Mono (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
Iceland:12 |
USA:TV-PG |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Australia:G |
Finland:K-8 |
Norway:12 (original rating) |
Sweden:11 |
UK:U |
USA:G
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There is no musical score for this film. Instead, each spacecraft has its own ambient soundtrack when it is shown in space. The Apollo shots feature a low hum; the XRV, a hollow ringing; the Nimbus Weather Satellite, a rapid series of beeps ascending in pitch; and the Russian Voshkhod, a constant pitch series of beeps. The only exceptions to this is are a very slight, muted bit of music played under the Apollo ambient soundtrack during Pruett's final EVA, and a single tone (with some ambient effects that could be called music) during the opening credits.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The Russian Soyuz spacecraft depicted only shows the orbital module. The launch/re-entry and service modules are missing.
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Quotes:
Clayton Stone:
Jesus, fifty-five minutes... We'll be pretty cold by then.
Buzz Lloyd: Well, one of us's gonna have to go. I mean uh... that's what we're talkin' about, isnt it? One of us goes and the... other two stay. What... what are we gonna do?
Clayton Stone: Alright look. Let's do this scientifically: two big guys throw the little guy out, okay?
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Buzz Lloyd: Well, one of us's gonna have to go. I mean uh... that's what we're talkin' about, isnt it? One of us goes and the... other two stay. What... what are we gonna do?
Clayton Stone: Alright look. Let's do this scientifically: two big guys throw the little guy out, okay?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Rocketship X-M (#3.1)" (1990)
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I found this movie while I was searching through all the new movies on OnDemand. I usually look through the new movies about once a week, searching for some hidden gem I've never heard of. I'm not always successful, but this time I was.
I'm a pretty big sci-fi fan and especially love "speculative fiction;" meaning content about the near future that isn't necessarily out-of-this-world sci-fi. Authors like Philip K Dick and Jonathan Lethem excel in this genre, and I like Marooned fits in it very nicely.
Released in 1969, it obviously takes place at a not-much-later date - the inclusion of SKYLAB, launched in 1973, proves this. The rescue vehicle used also looks like a very crude version of the space shuttle - a futuristic test vehicle that looks grounded in reality enough to escape being campy. A few lines of dialogue also hint that a Mars expedition is something that is considered to be right around the corner.
Most complaints in the comments section refer to the pacing. All i can say is: go read a book. If 90-minute action fests are your barometer for the worth of a film, go elsewhere. There are no exploding fireballs or meteors ripping through space stations with stereotypical crazy Russians here. Instead, you get a fully realized and believable view into what might happen if some of our astronauts became stranded in space.
Personally, I was invested fully into the film and felt sad when the movie ended, the same way I feel when I finish a good book. The pacing here, if you are interested in the subject matter, is fine. For fans of science fiction, this movie is a must-see. For those of us who actually can sit through a book and enjoy it (and I don't mean "page-turners"), this movie is a great way to spend an afternoon. For everyone else, please avoid. You will only drag this movie's rating further into the mud.