![]() We as an audience have to forget that more than one person at Mission Control would be scratching their heads at the radio anomaly not to mention many stations around the world tracking the spacecraft. The screenplay addresses it thus: rub out Whitter and the errant signal goes away never to darken our doorstep again. I mean, Hyams isn’t daft, he knows the movie can’t be allowed to dwell on the comms signal beyond Whitter (Robert Walden), the NASA technician puzzled by the glitch early on. People believe what they see on the telly some folk think Coronation Street is real. I’m not saying that, in reality, space missions couldn’t be faked, I’m sure they could. I’m saying that now because it may sound as if I don’t. I’ve got to say straight out I like this movie. ![]() Meanwhile, a roving reporter is investigating the mysterious disappearance of his NASA friend which he finds is distinctly ratus smellius… But when the now un-manned mission returns, a faulty heat shield destroys the ship meaning the astronauts will have to disappear.Īnd when they escape captivity – make that disappear permanently. Naturally, they aren’t too keen, it’s hardly in keeping with the spirit of discovering new frontiers… until their families are threatened, then they’re much more amenable to the idea. “Funny thing happened on the way to Mars…” When a mission to Mars is abruptly interrupted, the three astronauts are whisked away to a remote hangar and asked to simulate a landing on the Red Planet instead. ![]() This one replaced L’amour En Fuite on the list because L’amour turned out to be the fifth film featuring the main character and is basically a clip show of the previous four! May contain snake eating and spoilers… Starring: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Hal Holbrook
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