Moon Zero Two (1969)

A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writers:

Michael Carreras (screenplay), Gavin Lyall (original story),

Stars:

James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Olson	...	Capt. William H. Kemp
Catherine Schell	...	Clementine Taplin (as Catherina von Schell)
Warren Mitchell	...	J.J. Hubbard
Adrienne Corri	...	Elizabeth Murphy
Ori Levy	...	Korminski
Dudley Foster	...	Whitsun
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Harry
Neil McCallum	...	Space Captain
Joby Blanshard	...	Smith
Michael Ripper	...	1st Card Player
Robert Tayman	...	2nd Card Player
Sam Kydd	...	Len the Barman
Keith Bonnard	...	Junior Customs Officer
Leo Britt	...	Senior Customs Officer
Carol Cleveland	...	Hostess

Storyline

A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining claim. But first they must dispose of the miner. Little known to them, however, is the fact that the miners sister has hired the same salvage team to help her locate her missing brother.

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Plot Keywords:

asteroid | mining | moon | space | moon surface | 

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Taglines:

Ride a rocket Texas-style! Have a shoot-out in Moon City! Find a new frontier and a new kind of pioneer. But watch out for deadly moon maidens. IT'S THE FIRST MOON "WESTERN".

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Genres:

Crime | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alerte satellite 02

Filming Locations:

Associated British Picture Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Hammer Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was described by the producers and director as a "western in space", complete with claim jumpers, showdown-type gunfights, a hired gunslinger and even dancing saloon girls.

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Goofs

When Kemp shoots the bad guy in the yellow spacesuit at the mining site, the puncture blows out on the top rear of his tank, yet leaves no hole in his front- despite the fact the bad guy is far above and facing him.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Being from Another Planet (1992)

User Reviews

A unique SiFi movie

The storyline was a realistic tale about mining on the moon. Why else would people go there and live long-term?

The things I look for in a SiFi movie are unique concepts not presented by other films. This movie is filled with unique concepts. My favorite part in this film is the bit where James Olson and Catherina Von Schell travel across the moon surface by bug (moon car) to investigate what happened at a remote mine. During the trip, cold from the dark, heat from the sun, and worry about loosing environmantal systems were realistic. Also other unique items included a moon city with periodic shuttle flights from Earth, moon bar with dancers for entertainment, quick trips into space in a lunner lander space ferry, gun fights in space, and ultimatelly attempting to fly an asteroid made of sapphire to the moon surface where it could be mined. In 1969 there was limited technology available to implement special effects and the technical details of this space western plot of May 9 2021. The calculator (box) was adding machine like, and ship controls were simplistic.

It would be interesting to see plot enhanced with new technology.