Mission Mars (1968)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Nicholas Webster

Writers:

Michael St. Clair (writer)
Aubrey Wisberg (story)

Release Date:

26 July 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb. |

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Mars | Alien | Outer Space | Rocket Ship

Cast

Darren McGavin	...	Col. Mike Blaiswick
Nick Adams	...	Nick Grant
George De Vries	...	Duncan
Heather Hewitt	...	Edith Blaiswick
Michael DeBeausset	...	Cliff Lawson
Shirley Parker	...	Alice Grant
Bill Kelly	...	Russian Astronaut
Chuck Zink	...	Radio Technician
Ralph Miller	...	Simpson
Art Barker	...	Doctor
Monroe Myers	...	Lawson's Aide

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Red Ram Productions

Trivia:

This was the first feature made at the Studio City Complex in Miami, Florida.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Helmets worn by the astronauts on Mars are open to the outside atmosphere rendering their air supply useless (these appear to be painted motorcycle helmets).

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2006) (V)

Excellent,Science fiction.

A top notch film with great handling of a tiny budget to show that it is not always the case that you need to spend a fortune to create interesting if not flash special effects.Also a first rate cast of B movie actors,and a catchy theme score. Ok it is easy to pull this film to pieces but if you take it at face value it is very entertaining.