Rocket's Red Glare (TV 2000)

A troubled 17-year-old Todd Baker restores a Mercury Redstone rocket as a science project with the help of his ex-astronaut grandfather. When a NASA emergency leaves a space shuttle and its... See full summary »

Director:

Chris Bremble

Writers:

Chris Bremble, John Palmer (story)

Stars:

Robert Wagner, Marilu Henner, Ryan Merriman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Wagner	...	Gus Baker
Marilu Henner	...	Meg Baker
Ryan Merriman	...	Todd Baker
Danielle Fishel	...	Sarah Miller
John Finn	...	Wyatt Claybourne
Matt Winston	...	Mr. Lake
Bill Timoney	...	Pete Baker
Frederick Coffin	...	Mitch Greer (as Fred Coffin)
Duane Lamb	...	Himself
Taryn Reif	...	Jen Karsten
Brandon Tyler	...	Vic Henry
Cory Pendergast	...	Jason Jones
Clayton Landey	...	Colonel Vincenze
Joel Polis	...	Colonel Mitchell
Alan Bean	...	Himself

Storyline

A troubled 17-year-old Todd Baker restores a Mercury Redstone rocket as a science project with the help of his ex-astronaut grandfather. When a NASA emergency leaves a space shuttle and its crew in danger, Todd's rocket is the only one ready for immediate launch.

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Plot Keywords:

rocket | space shuttle | science project | nasa | grandfather | 

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Taglines:

He built a rocket to honor his father, he never counted on becoming a hero.

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mercury Project

Filming Locations:

Santa Maria, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capital Arts Entertainment, Tranquility Base Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Braindead Entertainment

Nothing I can write about this film (and I use that term loosely) can accurately describe how awful it is.

The other user comments were right, although I feel that if I spend that much effort writing about this film I will regret, not only the time I wasted watching it, but even more time on this internet site.

The acting, the story, and the direction were pathetic. I suppose (and I'm not in the film industry), but those things fall on the director's head. Especially since he wrote the script.

What kind of message did this film send? Grandfather's unite, sacrifice your gransons b/c we're too old, frail, and afraid to do things for ourselves!

Bad, bad filmmaking.