Stowaway to the Moon (TV 1975)

An 11 year old boy, who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, wishes he could go into space also. So of course it should be easy to get into Cape Kennedy, up the launch tower,... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Jon Boothe, William R. Shelton (novel)

Stars:

Lloyd Bridges, Jeremy Slate, Jim McMullan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lloyd Bridges	...	Charlie Englehardt
Jeremy Slate	...	Astronaut Captain Rick Lawrence
Jim McMullan	...	Astronaut Ben Pelham
Morgan Paull	...	Astronaut Dave Anderson
Michael Link	...	Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt
John Carradine	...	Jacob Avril
Jack Callahan	...	Dr. Jack Smathers
Walter Brooke	...	Whitehead
Keene Curtis	...	Tom Estes
Edward Faulkner	...	Eli Mackernutt Sr.
Jon Cedar	...	Hans Hartmann
Barbara Faulkner	...	Mrs. Mary Mackernutt
Stephen Rogers	...	Joey Williams
Charles Conrad	...	News Commentator

Storyline

An 11 year old boy, who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, wishes he could go into space also. So of course it should be easy to get into Cape Kennedy, up the launch tower, and into the capsule. Naturally when something goes wrong on the journey, he will save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | nasa | outer space | stowaway in space | stowaway | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abenteuer im Weltraum

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Even if the kid survived to the point of liftoff, he would have been dead upon entry into Earth Orbit. Apollo used a low pressure, pure oxygen atmosphere to save weight, and cabin pressure dropped from 16.7 psi to 5.8 psi in less than 2 minutes after launch. To avoid getting the bends, the astronauts had to breathe pure oxygen for about 3 hours prior to launch. This is why they walked to the spacecraft already sealed in their spacesuits. To reduce flammability, the cabin was pressurized with a 60/40 mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, which would not have adequately prepared the kid for the pressure drop.

User Reviews

A low budget TV Movie that entertains and teaches....

Lloyd Bridges and John Carradine are the only big name actors in this TV movie, but the remainder of the cast do fairly well. This is a film about a NASA Moon mission, with a boy who stows away in the trash compartment. While moderately simplistic, it does a good job of showing what an actual mission was all about. Michael Link stars as the title character. Do not expect massive FX, tho there is some good footage from the Apollo missions. Astronaut Charles Conrad provides some nice insight as a news reporter. Shown on Fox Movie Channel on June 5th... it might be repeated. 7.