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Red Planet (2000)

PG_13 106 min  -  Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller  -   10 November 2000 (USA)
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Reviews: 335 user | 128 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.

Director:

Antony Hoffman

Writers:

Chuck Pfarrer (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Val Kilmer ...
Carrie-Anne Moss ...
Tom Sizemore ...
Benjamin Bratt ...
Simon Baker ...
Terence Stamp ...
Jessica Morton Jessica Morton ...
Caroline Bossi Caroline Bossi ...
Bob Neill Bob Neill ...
Houston Control (voice)
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Storyline

In the near future, Earth is dying. A new colony on Mars could be humanity's only hope. A team of American astronauts, each a specialist in a different field, is making the first manned expedition to the red planet and must struggle to overcome the differences in their personalities, backgrounds and ideologies for the overall good of the mission. When their equipment suffers life-threatening damage and the crew must depend on one another for survival on the hostile surface of Mars, their doubts, fears and questions about God, man's destiny and the nature of the universe become defining elements in their fates. In this alien environment they must come face to face with their most human selves. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Mars | Algae | Environment | Nature | Future  | See more »

Taglines:

Not A Sound. Not A Warning. Not A Chance. Not Alone. See more »

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence, brief nudity and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Planète rouge See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,721,296 (USA) (12 November 2000) (2703 Screens)

Gross:

$17,480,890 (USA) (21 January 2001)
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Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Antony Hoffman's feature film debut. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: While orbiting Mars, the orbiter would be in darkness for a few hours, not the entire Martian night. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Commander Kate Bowman: [narration] By the year 2000 we had begun to over populate, pollute, and poison our planet faster than we could clean it up. We ignored the problem for as long as we could. But we were kidding ourselves. By 2025, we knew we were in trouble. And began to desperately search for a new home - Mars.
Commander Kate Bowman: For the last 20 years we've been sending unmanned probes with algae, bio-engineered to grow there and produce oxygen. We're going to build ourselves an atmosphere we can breathe. And for 20 years it seemed to worked. It looked like we pulled it off. We'd done it. Then all of a sudden, oxygen levels started to drop. We don't know why.
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Crazy Credits

In the credits, Pettengill is spelled Pettengil (one "l"). See more »

Connections

Referenced in Spartan (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Thousand Years"
Written by Sting and Kipper
Published by Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Diverse Music Ltd.
Administered by BMG Songs, Inc.
Performed by Sting
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »