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Escape Velocity (1998) -- A psychotic spaceman takes over a deep-space observatory manned by a scientist, his wife, and teenage daughter.

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Director:
Lloyd A. Simandl
Writer:
Paul A. Birkett (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 October 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
In Deep Space, There's Lots of Time to Kill.
Plot:
A psychotic spaceman takes over a deep-space observatory manned by a scientist, his wife, and teenage daughter. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Cry Schroder & Let Slip the Hounds of Hell
 (From Dread Central. 29 August 2008, 1:13 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Wendy Crewson is great, even though the movie is not more (10 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Wendy Crewson ... Billie (Ronnie's mom)
Patrick Bergin ... Cal (captain of the Harbinger)
Peter Outerbridge ... Lee Nash aka Carter
Michelle Beaudoin ... Ronnie (Veronica)

Patrik Stanek ... Jansen (escaped con)
Pavel Bezdek ... Lars (escaped con)

David Nykl ... Russell aka the Priest
Emil Linka ... Glenn (escaped con)
Gerard Whelan ... Liam (escaped con)
Robert Russell ... Mesa Verde warden
Mike McGuffie ... Technician (Executioner)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | Canada:96 min (Ontario)
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Milin, Czech Republic

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Cal is examining the missile specs, the display shows the yield as 0.7 kJ (kiloJoules), the same amount of energy used by a 100W light bulb in seven seconds - scarcely terrifying as a missile. more
Movie Connections:
Edited from Downdraft (1996) (TV) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Wendy Crewson is great, even though the movie is not, 28 July 2003
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Author: Terre Sadler (iamluvd) from Chesterfield, VA

Ok...watch this movie and just have fun! There are a lot of things that the audience could pick apart - like the ridiculously long space ship, or the countless meaningless shots of empty corridors, or the sometimes 'campy' dialog. AND...I can't leave out the irritating character of the daughter, Ronnie. She whines and whines and ...ok, you get the picture. BUT...Wendy Crewson is great! It is such fun to see her as the tough gal with a gun! It proves again, that this fabulous actress can turn just about any role into a gem. She is gutsy and sexy, and even manages to be convincingly maternal with her whiney daughter. That alone should have guaranteed her an academy award nod! Don't expect "Aliens"...just expect an evening of entertainment. This little film can deliver that.

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