What if one of the greatest space adventures was really a hoax? The whole world is watching the first manned flight to Mars prepare. Suddenly, its astronauts are taken from the craft to an abandoned desert hanger where NASA's director tells them their life support systems have failed. Because of the mission's success is crucial to future space programs, he orders them to take part in a simulated Martian landing as cameras roll. If they refuse, their families will be harmed.The phony flight goes well until an uninformed NASA technician spots a computer discrepency. He mentions it to a reporter friend who smells a story and starts to investigate. When their rocket disintegrates and the world thinks them dead, the astronauts realize their lives are in danger. They escape and separate- hoping one of them will survive to expose the sensational fraud.
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Elliott Gould | Robert Caulfield |
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James Brolin | Charles Brubaker |
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Brenda Vaccaro | Kay Brubaker |
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Sam Waterston | Peter Willis |
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O.J. Simpson | John Walker |
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Hal Holbrook | Dr. James Kelloway |
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Karen Black | Judy Drinkwater |
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Telly Savalas | Albain |
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David Huddleston | Hollis Peaker |
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David Doyle | Walter Loughlin |
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Lee Bryant | Sharon Willis |
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Denise Nicholas | Betty Walker |
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Robert Walden | Elliot Whitter |
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James Sikking | Control Room Man |
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Alan Fudge | Capsule Communicator |
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James Karen | Vice President Price |
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Virginia Kaiser | Mrs. Price |
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Nancy Malone | Mrs. Peaker |
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Hank Stohl | General Enders |
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Norman Bartold | President |
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Darrell Zwerling | Dr. Bergen |
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Milton Selzer | Dr. Burroughs |
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Lou Frizzell | Horace Gruning |
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Chris Hyams | Charles Brubaker / Jr. |
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Seanna Marre | Sandy Brubaker |
| Director | Peter Hyams |
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| Writer | Peter Hyams | |
| Producer | Paul N. Lazarus III, Michael Rachmil | |
| Musician | Jerry Goldsmith | |
| Photography | Bill Butler | |
| Edition | Amazon Purchase |
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| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | 2.35:1 |
| Audio Tracks | English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | Spanish |
| Distributor | Lions Gate |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Regions | Region 1 |