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Capricorn One (1978) -- A NASA Mars mission won't work, and its funding is endangered, so they decide to fake it just this once. But then they have to keep the secret...

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   6,049 votes
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Director:
Peter Hyams
Writer:
Peter Hyams (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 June 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
The mission was a sham. The murders were real. more
Plot:
A NASA Mars mission won't work, and its funding is endangered, so they decide to fake it just this once. But then they have to keep the secret... full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Check Out the 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' Trailer
 (From CinemaSpy. 15 May 2009, 9:10 PM, PDT)

Directors I Like: Peter Hyams
 (From Cinematical. 29 March 2009, 5:32 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Suspenseful, on the edge of your seat, adventure more
US TV Schedule:
Tue. July 213:45 AMTCM   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elliott Gould ... Robert Caulfield
James Brolin ... Charles Brubaker
Brenda Vaccaro ... Kay Brubaker

Sam Waterston ... Peter Willis
O.J. Simpson ... John Walker
Hal Holbrook ... Dr. James Kelloway

Karen Black ... Judy Drinkwater

Telly Savalas ... Albain
David Huddleston ... Hollis Peaker
David Doyle ... Walter Loughlin
Lee Bryant ... Sharon Willis

Denise Nicholas ... Betty Walker
Robert Walden ... Elliot Whitter
James Sikking ... Control Room Man (as Jim Sikking)

Alan Fudge ... Capsule Communicator
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Additional Details

Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The end helicopter-crop-duster sequence was used in an episode of the television series "The Fall Guy" (1981). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Following the helicopter/plane chase, after the two government choppers crash into the cliffs, the crop-duster is seen turning right, and flying away. In this shot, one of the government helicopters can be seen flying behind the plane, in the lower left foreground. more
Quotes:
Robert Caulfield: Mr Albaine, how much do you charge to dust a field?
Albain: Twenty five dollars.
Robert Caulfield: I'd like to hire your plane.
Albain: That'll be a hundred dollars.
Robert Caulfield: You said you charged twenty five?
Albain: Twenty five dollars to dust a field, but you ain't got no field because you ain't no farmer, which means you ain't poor and I think you're a pervert!
Robert Caulfield: Okay, one hundred.
Albain: One hundred and twenty five.
Robert Caulfield: What?
Albain: Because you said yes to a hundred too quick, which means you can afford a hundred and twenty five.
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Suspenseful, on the edge of your seat, adventure, 28 January 1999
9/10
Author: chez-3 from Chicago, Il

"Capricorn One" is filled with more suspense then most movies today. Starting with the hoax of the Mars mission to the astronauts realizing they're dead if they don't escape the situation they're in, it's the ride of your life.

Speaking of which, Elliot Gould has the ride of his life in one of the most exciting car chase scenes ever.

And, finally, Telly Savalas appears in the last twenty minutes and gives one of the funniest cameo performances ever put on film.

A must see for ANY fan of the action-adventure/suspense genres.

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