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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   471 votes
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Director:
Sean McNamara
Writers (WGA):
Eric Gardner (written by) &
Steven H. Wilson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 March 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Tagline:
Together they surprised America and made history.
Plot:
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space. | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Perfect Family Fare! more (21 total)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Race to Space - Mission ins Unbekannte (Germany) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some language and peril.
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:G | France:U | Germany:6 | USA:PG | Italy:T
Filming Locations:
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA more
Company:
Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

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 (1959). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the boy is replacing the fuel line on the rocket he puts the damaged line back on. more

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User Comments

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect Family Fare!, 4 December 2002
10/10
Author: hoads

Incredible action. Heartwarming story. All set against the backdrop of the most exciting race in history--the race to the moon.

My kids stood up and cheered at the end of this terrific movie.

James Woods, Anabeth Gish, William Devane, William Atherton--what a great cast! And that little muppet Alex Linz--he totally put it over.

I could see this movie over and over (kid at heart.)

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