Race to Space (2001)

In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Eric Gardner, Steven H. Wilson

Stars:

James Woods, Annabeth Gish, Alex D. Linz

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Woods	...	Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Annabeth Gish	...	Dr. Donni McGuinness
Alex D. Linz	...	Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
Wesley Mann	...	Rudolph
Patrick Richwood	...	Dieter
William Devane	...	Roger Thornhill
Mark Moses	...	Alan Shepard
William Atherton	...	Ralph Stanton
Michael Tylo	...	Guidance Technician
Scott Thompson Baker	...	Telemetry Technician
Michael Jeffrey Woods	...	Dexterity Technician
T.J. Beacom	...	Ed the Bully
James Benson	...	Gertz
Jack McGee	...	Fielding
Marc Kittay	...	Rat Patrol #1

Storyline

In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.

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Plot Keywords:

nasa | chimpanzee | space | independent film

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Taglines:

Together they surprised America and made history.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language and peril

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Avventura nello spazio

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral Air Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Century Entertainment, Telepool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Roger Thornhill (played by William Devane) is clearly a reference to Cary Grant's character, Roger O. Thornhill in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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Goofs

The astronauts are shown flying F-5s and Alan Shepherd takes Willie for a ride in an F-5. The time period of this movie was 1960. The F-5 didn't enter service until 1962.

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Connections

References High Noon (1952)

User Reviews

Good family movie, worth a look

I happened to catch this movie recently on satellite TV here in the U.k quite by accident,and after watching had to order the DVD as an R1 import,(it's not on release here) after initial thoughts of "oh no not another sentimental Kid bonds with animal & mix in a bit of history" the kind of thing that's usually relegated to Saturday morning kid's TV, I found this to be a throughly enjoyable viewing experience, OK the story is a bit thin at times and there are the usual well used character types and plots but it is well acted. Alex D Linz gave his character Billy a good blend of compassion and emotion with what was obviously a genuine bonding with the chimp. This movies doesn't have quite the same quality edge as The Dish which has entered the list as one of my all time favorite movies (I'm not sad really!!) but Race to Space is easy viewing, sit back, enjoy and escape from the horrors of real life for a couple of hours, give it a look there are far worse movies than this out there.