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Overview
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Tony Basgallop (writer)
Release Date:
20 July 2009 (USA)
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The story leading up to the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing launch. full summary | full synopsis
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[TV] Moonshot
(From JustPressPlay. 30 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Trailer Park: Peter Rodger
(From Quick Stop. 13 November 2009, 12:18 AM, PST)
(From JustPressPlay. 30 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Trailer Park: Peter Rodger
(From Quick Stop. 13 November 2009, 12:18 AM, PST)
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The human side of the moon
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Daniel Lapaine | ... | Neil Armstrong | |
| James Marsters | ... | Buzz Aldrin | |
| Andrew Lincoln | ... | Michael Collins | |
| Nigel Whitmey | ... | Deke Slayton | |
| William Hope | ... | Psychologist | |
| Anna Maxwell Martin | ... | Janet Armstrong | |
| Trevor White | ... | Alan Shepard | |
| Kosha Engler | ... | Pat Collins | |
| Richard Gibbons | ... | Technician #1 | |
| Gene Emmer | ... | Technician #2 | |
| Michael J. Reynolds | ... | Gene Aldrin | |
| Egler Dudenas | ... | Marion Aldrin | |
| Kelli Kerslake | ... | Joan Aldrin | |
| Callum Marullo | ... | Rick Armstrong | |
| Ana Goldberg | ... | Female Neighbour |
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90 min
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When this movie was first aired on the History Channel (US), the moment when the character of Neil Armstrong puts his foot on the moon was timed to within a minute of the 40th anniversary of Armstrong actually stepping on the moon.
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Factual errors: During the UFO sighting, Aldrin asks if any of the other missions had seen anything unusual. Collins replies "Not on 8, 9 or 10." While Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 both went to the Moon, Apollo 9 did not.
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| Just been shown on Brit TV | aje-5 |
| Soundtrack | natonstan |
| I actually liked this. | flashbuck |
| Running Time? Different Versions? | ericmachin |
| Really poorly done | Steadi-2 |
| James Marsters | mjc-20 |
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Everyone knows the basic story, and when there is an anniversary there is a glut of documentaries. This dramatized version is different, in that it focuses mainly on the human relationships. It makes Buzz Aldrin into an ambitious and slightly abrasive character who would quarrel with Neil Armstrong, if only the the latter were not so easy-going (not to say bland). Well, that's how it's played here. I don't know how true it is.
It's entertaining and well acted. Daniel Lapaine has a good (moon) shot at Neil Armstrong - not an easy thing to do.
I'd only really criticize the structure of the film. It is packed with flashbacks, so much so that it's quite confusing at times.