Moon 44 (1990)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers:

Dean Heyde (screenplay) and
Roland Emmerich (story) ...

Release Date:

15 February 1990 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In the Outer Zone... you need a friend.

Plot:

Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites...

Plot Keywords:

Space | Computer Cracker | Futuristic | Gay Interest | Teenager Nudity

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Paré	...	Felix Stone (as Michael Pare)
Lisa Eichhorn	...	Terry Morgan
Dean Devlin	...	Tyler
Brian Thompson	...	Jake O'Neal
Malcolm McDowell	...	Major Lee
Stephen Geoffreys	...	Cookie
Leon Rippy	...	Master Sergeant Sykes
Jochen Nickel	...	Scooter Bailey
Mehmet Yilmaz	...	Marc (as Mechmed Yilmaz)
John March	...	Moose Haggerty
Drew Lucas	...	Riffle
David Williamson	...	Lt. Gallagher
Calvin Burke	...	Capt. Stojanowic
Andy Howarth	...	Guard Checkpoint
William Begatie	...	Pilot Taxi-Crane (as William Begatte)

Also Known As:

Intruder

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004) (V)

Give it a miss...

I'm suprised about the amount of positivity expressed towards this movie as it is quite poor. As a long standing SF fan I was looking forward to it, despite it's low budget and the fact that the director's subsequent movies have been less than satisfactory.

The good points: The special effects are reasonable (although not great) and the set designs are excellent (quite reminiscent of Alien.)

The bad points: Cliche after cliche hits you until you can't take it seriously. The handsome tough guy cop who smokes a cigarette out of the corner of his mouth. You'll hate this character unless you like one dimensional humourless carboard cut out stereotypes.

The muscle bound convicts who bully everyone else. IS this a prison for body builders or something?

The geeky computer wiz kids and their quirky humour. How we laughed.

The obvious 'good guy saves the day' ending.

Malcolm Mcdowell. Why does he take movies like this? Such a fine actor is wasted here.

The plot holes are too numerous to mention here but there are lots and lots - probably about 44.

There really isn't anything to like about this film apart from the average visuals.

I advise you to give this one a miss and pick up a very similar but far superiour movie called 'Outland' starring Sean Connery and directed by Peter Hyams.