SpaceCamp (1986)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Harry Winer

Writers:

Clifford Green (screenplay) and
Casey T. Mitchell (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An impossible mistake put them into space. The adventure of their lives will be getting back home.

Plot:

The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidently launched into orbit.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Camp | Space Shuttle | Astronaut | Alabama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kate Capshaw	...	Andie Bergstrom
Lea Thompson	...	Kathryn Fairly
Kelly Preston	...	Tish Ambrosei
Larry B. Scott	...	Rudy Tyler
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Max (as Leaf Phoenix)
Tate Donovan	...	Kevin Donaldson
Tom Skerritt	...	Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Andie's husband)
Barry Primus	...	Brennan
Terry O'Quinn	...	Launch Director
Mitchell Anderson	...	Banning
Scott Coffey	...	Gardener (as T. Scott Coffey)
Daryl Keith Roach	...	NASA #1 (as Daryl Roach)
Peter Scranton	...	NASA #2
Hollye Rebecca Suggs	...	Young Andie
Terry White	...	NASA #3

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:7 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Company:

ABC Motion Pictures

Trivia:

The song that is playing in the car when Tate pulls up to the camp is "Forever Man" by Eric Clapton, which was released the previous year on his album Behind the Sun.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Solid rocket booster B (SRB-B) supposedly overheats and so SRB-A is ignited, resulting in the launch of the Shuttle. However, given that SRB-B wasn't really overheating, igniting SRB-A alone would not cause a launch but would instead cause the Shuttle to lift off and crash (which, ironically, is exactly what they were trying to prevent).

Quotes:

Max: It's me! I'm here to rescue you!

Movie Connections:

References "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Don't Look Back

Doesn't Quite Hit As High As It Would Have Liked.

Four teenagers (Lea Thompson, Larry B. Scott, Kelly Preston and Tate Donovan) and one pre-teen (Joaquin Phoenix) get launched into outer space by a small robot in this above-average adventure movie. Kate Capshaw is along for the ride as the instructor and Tom Skerritt is solid as the one in charge of mission control when the crisis occurs. With the exception of Scott, the other four young stars have all had recognizable careers. Joaquin Phoenix, in particular, steals every scene as the youngest of the five. 3.5 out of 5 stars.