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The Cold Equations (1996) (TV)
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7 December 1996 (USA)
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Lt. John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony...
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What the writers and directors did to this story is a crime!
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(Complete credited cast) | Bill Campbell | ... | Lt. John Barton |
 | Poppy Montgomery | ... | Marilyn 'Lee' Cross |
| Daniel Roebuck | ... | Mitch |
 | William R. Moses | ... | Adrian Cross |
| John Prosky | ... | Markham |
| Heidi Swedberg | ... | Board Member |
 | Derk Cheetwood | ... | Corporal |
 | Nicki Micheaux | ... | Ground Controller |
 | Albert Hall | ... | Capt. Keynes |
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Marilyn 'Lee' Cross:
So what are you gonna do?
Lt. John Barton: Ask for help.
Marilyn 'Lee' Cross: Don't be stupid. They're not gonna help. You're kind of stuck with me.
Lt. John Barton: Stupid? I'm being stupid? You have no idea what's happening.
Marilyn 'Lee' Cross: Yes I do. I'm here and it's against the rules and don't be such a pain. I said I'd pay the fine.
Lt. John Barton: There is no fine. It's more serious than that!
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Lt. John Barton: Ask for help.
Marilyn 'Lee' Cross: Don't be stupid. They're not gonna help. You're kind of stuck with me.
Lt. John Barton: Stupid? I'm being stupid? You have no idea what's happening.
Marilyn 'Lee' Cross: Yes I do. I'm here and it's against the rules and don't be such a pain. I said I'd pay the fine.
Lt. John Barton: There is no fine. It's more serious than that!
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Version of "Out of This World: Cold Equations (#1.4)" (1962)
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| Spoil the movie for me, please. | wfbvodrey |
| Based on a Twilight Zone episode | marj-8 |
| HELP! | selwitelsd |
| Third adaptation of story | wtdk123 |
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This film is the third, and worst, adaptation of one of the best SF shorts I have ever read.
The original story had some very clear messages: People are responsible for their actions and there are consequences; Life isn't fair; Neither is death; Sometimes, one has to make tough choices.
Unfortunately, by the time Geiger and Burger got through with it, it had become an overly long, rambling true love in space soap opera.
The short story generated a good bit of controversy when it was published in 1954.
I can't recommend this film to anyone who has read Tom Godwin's story.