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

This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Cowen

Writers:

Tom Hanks, Mark Cowen,

Stars:

Tom Hanks, John Corbett, Andrew Husmann

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the moon peppered by their quotations of their impressions.

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Plot Keywords:

moon | astronaut | 3 dimensional | apollo 1 | digit in title | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Documentary | Animation | Short

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Magnificent Desolation

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$503,253 (USA) (23 September 2005)

Gross:

$33,557,433 (USA) (23 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IMAX, Playtone, Herzog-Cowen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the emergency scenario the spacesuit connectors for cooling water and oxygen from the PLSS (Portable Life Support System) are reversed and the BSLSS (Buddy Secondary Life Support System) hose is incorrectly connected between the suit oxygen inlets. The BSLSS shared only the cooling water from a single working PLSS, not oxygen. This allowed the astronaut with the failed PLSS to extend his emergency oxygen supply.

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Connections

Featured in Larry Crowne (2011)

User Reviews

Shocked

This movie is shockingly short. Granted I did not check the run time before purchasing a ticket, but I expected the movie to be longer.

Also, despite excellent effects, amazing pictures (especially when viewed in a IMAX 3D), and excellent narration; the movie did not contain much information. The movie gives more of the feelings behind a journey to the moon, pointing out how something might have gone wrong, that it's a long journey, the people to take the journey were heroes, etc... No actual useful information. This disappointed me as I was expecting something educational.

One thing I the movie did provide was less popular comments from less known astronauts from the other Apollo missions.

Other than the short length and the lack of educational comment, it was enjoyable to watch. The visual effects are surprising and realistic (at times, because of the 3d effects you feel the sudden urge to dodge something or get out of the way of something coming at you)