SpaceCamp (1986)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Harry Winer

Writers:

Clifford Green (screenplay) and
Casey T. Mitchell (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An impossible mistake put them into space. The adventure of their lives will be getting back home.

Plot:

The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidently launched into orbit.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Camp | Space Shuttle | Astronaut | Alabama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kate Capshaw	...	Andie Bergstrom
Lea Thompson	...	Kathryn Fairly
Kelly Preston	...	Tish Ambrosei
Larry B. Scott	...	Rudy Tyler
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Max (as Leaf Phoenix)
Tate Donovan	...	Kevin Donaldson
Tom Skerritt	...	Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Andie's husband)
Barry Primus	...	Brennan
Terry O'Quinn	...	Launch Director
Mitchell Anderson	...	Banning
Scott Coffey	...	Gardener (as T. Scott Coffey)
Daryl Keith Roach	...	NASA #1 (as Daryl Roach)
Peter Scranton	...	NASA #2
Hollye Rebecca Suggs	...	Young Andie
Terry White	...	NASA #3

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:7 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Company:

ABC Motion Pictures

Trivia:

The interior of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was filmed in the Atlantis simulator at the real Space Camp.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the re-entry sequence when the space shuttle enters a flat spin the exterior shots of the shuttle correctly show a combination of out-of-control roll and yaw. The internal cockpit shots show the earth rotating in the background through the side-windows which could only occur if the shuttle were pitching end over end.

Quotes:

NASA #1: How the hell am I supposed to keep a lid on this? People for 500 miles know the shuttle went up.
Commander Zach Burkstroom: Tell them the truth. You sent my wife and five kids up from Spacecamp. They'll never believe it.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Walk of Life

Doesn't Quite Hit As High As It Would Have Liked.

Four teenagers (Lea Thompson, Larry B. Scott, Kelly Preston and Tate Donovan) and one pre-teen (Joaquin Phoenix) get launched into outer space by a small robot in this above-average adventure movie. Kate Capshaw is along for the ride as the instructor and Tom Skerritt is solid as the one in charge of mission control when the crisis occurs. With the exception of Scott, the other four young stars have all had recognizable careers. Joaquin Phoenix, in particular, steals every scene as the youngest of the five. 3.5 out of 5 stars.