Moon 44 (1990)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers:

Dean Heyde (screenplay) and
Roland Emmerich (story) ...
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Release Date:

15 February 1990 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In the Outer Zone... you need a friend.

Plot:

Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites...

Plot Keywords:

Mining | Planet | Moon | Robot | Year 2038

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Michael Paré	...	Felix Stone (as Michael Pare)
Lisa Eichhorn	...	Terry Morgan
Dean Devlin	...	Tyler
Brian Thompson	...	Jake O'Neal
Malcolm McDowell	...	Major Lee
Stephen Geoffreys	...	Cookie
Leon Rippy	...	Master Sergeant Sykes
Jochen Nickel	...	Scooter Bailey
Mehmet Yilmaz	...	Marc (as Mechmed Yilmaz)
John March	...	Moose Haggerty
Drew Lucas	...	Riffle
David Williamson	...	Lt. Gallagher
Calvin Burke	...	Capt. Stojanowic
Andy Howarth	...	Guard Checkpoint
William Begatie	...	Pilot Taxi-Crane (as William Begatte)
Bernhard Bolden	...	Pilot Taxi-Crane
Michael Antoniou	...	Pilot Taxi-Crane
Bernhard Nickel	...	Sergeant #1
Thomas Nickel	...	Sergeant #2
Frederic Mills	...	Fritz
Lloyd Fields	...	Lloyd
James Herdig	...	Cook
Ingo Eberle	...	Security Guard
Christian Krumm	...	Navigator
Mark Feindt	...	Navigator
Friedrich Grub	...	Navigator
Jason Seizer	...	Navigator
Marcus Schmid	...	Navigator
Andreas Gabriel	...	Navigator
Rainer Fingerle	...	Navigator
Andreas Cordes	...	Navigator
Branko Alagic	...	Navigator
Alexander Kruemmel	...	Navigator (as Alexander Krümmel)
Caban Chastas	...	Navigator
Memis Batmaz	...	Navigator
Patrick Engel	...	Navigator
Valentin Kirsch	...	Navigator
Jens Scherer	...	Navigator
Paul Buksbaum	...	Pilot
Lars Halberg	...	Pilot
Axel Spahr	...	Pilot
Patrick Leader	...	Pilot
Anthony Helfer	...	Pilot
Richard Strunz	...	Pilot
Bobby Patol	...	Pilot
Martin Hering	...	Pilot
David Schwab	...	Technician
Milton Jones	...	Technician
Gustav Joo	...	Technician
Hiram Krumm	...	Technician
Marco Brunsch	...	Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp.
Renée Estevez	...	Executive (uncredited)
Charles Haigh	...	Moon 47 Commander (uncredited)
Alec Murdock	...	Gen. Stevens (uncredited)
Carol Rippy	...	(uncredited)
Kat Sawyer-Young	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Roland Emmerich

Writing credits
Dean Heyde		(screenplay & story)
Roland Emmerich		(story)
P.J. Mitchell		(story)
Oliver Eberle		(story)

Produced by
Roland Emmerich	....	producer
Ute Emmerich	....	associate producer
Dean Heyde	....	producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	line producer (as Carsten Lorenz)
Michael Scordino	....	executive producer (as Michael A.P. Scording)

Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Film Editing by
Tomy Wigand

Casting by
Joe Reich

Production Design by
Oliver Scholl

Set Decoration by
Sven Hass

Costume Design by
Ha Nguyen
Robin Schannewitzki

Makeup Department
Delia Mündelein	....	makeup artist
Suleika Ulmen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jakob Claussen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oliver Eberle	....	second unit director
Heino Herrenbrück	....	second assistant director
Uli Möller	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Frank Bollinger	....	construction supervisor
Marc Gäbelein	....	set dresser
Wolfgang Haupt	....	set dresser
Florian Lehner	....	set dresser
Sonja B. Zimmer	....	construction coordinator (as Sonja Zimmer)

Sound Department
Hubert Bartholomae	....	sound designer
Jens Hasler	....	sound

Special Effects by
Volker Engel	....	special effects supervisor
Joachim Grüninger	....	special effects technician
Pascal Hoffmann	....	special effects cameraman
Theo Nischwitz	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Robert Gerard Brown	....	special visual effects director (as Robert G. Brown)
Volker Engel	....	visual effects supervisor
Bernd Kammermeier	....	visual effects
Carl Schmitt	....	model maker

Stunts
Sven Hass	....	stunt double: Michael Paré

Camera and Electrical Department
Wolfram Anders	....	electrician
Robert Gerard Brown	....	video playback operator (as Robert G. Brown)
Markus Dürr	....	first assistant camera
Pascal Hoffmann	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Krause	....	additional assistant camera
Horst Markgraf	....	electrician
Mario Müller	....	electrician
Rainer Pfister	....	best boy
Rainer Pfister	....	electrician
Lutz Reitemeier	....	camera loader
Christian Saalfeld	....	electrician
Frank Scharl	....	dolly grip
Honorat Stangl	....	gaffer (as Honorath Stangl)
Thomas Ch. Weber	....	director of photography: second unit

Animation Department
Hartmut Keller	....	computer animator
Klaus Knoesel	....	computer animator
Holger Neuhäuser	....	computer animator

Music Department
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor
Jack Smalley	....	orchestrator
Christopher L. Stone	....	conductor
Christopher L. Stone	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Sikander Goldau	....	diffusion supervisor
Andreas Hoffmann	....	technician
Hartmut Keller	....	technician
Oliver Steegmueller	....	technician
Andrea Wimmer	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Centropolis Film Productions
• Overseas FilmGroup

Distributors

• Artédis (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Artisan Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• Hellas Cosmos Video (1994) (Greece) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Live Home Video (1990) (USA) (video)
• Malofilm Home Video (1990) (Canada) (video)
• Moviestore Entertainment (USA)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Panasensor

Other Companies

• Graunke Symphony Orchestra  music performance
• Joe Reich and Friends  casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Quotes:

Tyler:Dinner for one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Godzilla (1998)

Cool beginning for Roland Emmerich & Dean Devlin

Moon 44 is one of those little sci-fi films which really slipped through the cracks during the 1980s and early 90s. Sadly, these types of tales are nothing more than straight to video fodder with absolutely horrid acting, so this represents one of the last of the cool, dark sci-fi films. I was rather mesmerized the first time I watched this in 1992, and I thought it was better the second time around. This ranks as one of those dark films among the likes of Outland and Silent Running. Good show if I had seen any.