Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Mark Cowen

Writers (WGA):

Tom Hanks (written by) and
Mark Cowen (written by) ...

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Animation | Short

Tagline:

Only 12 Have Walked On The moon. This Fall, You're Next!

Plot Keywords:

Lunar Lander | 3D In Title | 3 Dimensional | Astronaut | Space

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Narrator (voice)
John Corbett	...	Jack Schmitt (voice)
Andrew Husmann	...	Astronaut Scott
Bryan Cranston	...	Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Aaron White	...	Astronaut Irwin
Matt Damon	...	Al Shepard (voice)
Gary Hershberger	...	Astronaut Grace
Morgan Freeman	...	Neil Armstrong (voice)
Scott Wilder	...	Astronaut Wallace
Brandy Blackledge	...	Future Astronaut
Scott Glenn	...	Charles Duke (voice)
Rick Gomez	...	Alpha Station Commander (voice)
Colin Hanks	...	Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Bo Stevenson	...	Conspiracy Grip
Frank John Hughes	...	Future Houston Capcom (voice)

Also Known As:

Magnificent Desolation (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:G | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

IMAX

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the surface emergency sequence, neither astronaut has anything connected to the headset/biomedical connector on the front of the suit below the left shoulder. This may explain why they had trouble communicating.

Movie Connections:

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