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Destination Moon (1950) -- One of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon.

Overview

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Director:

Irving Pichel

Writers:

Robert A. Heinlein (novel)
Alford Van Ronkel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

August 1950 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING!

Plot:

One of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Monday Night Poll: Favorite Moon Movies?
 (From Cinematical. 20 July 2009, 8:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Story by Heinlein, astronomical art by Bonestell, Pal produced and Woody Woodpecker to boot! more (46 total)


Cast

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John Archer ... Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson ... Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers ... General Thayer

Dick Wesson ... Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore ... Emily Cargraves
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Grace Stafford ... Woody Woodpecker (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #14432)


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Trivia:

This marked the first time that Grace Stafford (cartoon producer Walter Lantz's wife) did the voice of Woody Woodpecker. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Although the characters mention that radio signals take 3 seconds to travel between the earth and the moon, earth replies arrive almost instantaneously during conversations with the men on the moon. more

Quotes:

Dr. Charles Cargraves: You can't buck public opinion; I've tried. Have you seen this?
[Newspaper headline: MASS MEETING PROTESTS RADIOACTIVE ROCKET]
General Thayer: That isn't public opinion - it's a job of propaganda!
Jim Barnes: You're almighty right it is. Manufactured and organized - with money and brains. Somebody's out to get us.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Futurama: The Series Has Landed (#1.2)" (1999) more


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Story by Heinlein, astronomical art by Bonestell, Pal produced and Woody Woodpecker to boot!, 14 October 2000
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I can go for quite a while listing the movie's weaknesses-script, actors, et cetera. But with an idea by Robert Heinlein, Chesley Bonestell handling the astronomical artwork, George Pal as producer and a special bit of animation by Walter Lantz starring Woody Woodpecker done just for the movie, what else matters? Anyone who recognizes all those names and appreciates them understands just what I mean. Since everyone coming here is likely to know Pal and Woody, I won't say any more. For the rest, gather round my children and attend.

Rober Heinlein was the dean of Science Fiction writers. He spun off enough ideas as throwaways to do another writer proud for two careers! As for Chesley Bonestell, quite simply, he was the greatest artist ever when it came to astronomic art. Paintings he did look so real, you'd swear that they were photographs and so accurate that you'd swear he'd been there. Not only did he have no equal, he lapped the field two or three times over. If I ever strike it rich, the first extravagance would be a Bonestell. Genius strikes rarely. Greatness with only somewhat more frequency. This film, flawed in many ways, is shadowed by greatness and touched by at least one genius.

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