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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jerry Lewis | ... | Peter Mattemore | |
| Connie Stevens | ... | Eileen Forbes | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Harold Quonset | |
| Dennis Weaver | ... | Hoffman | |
| Howard Morris | ... | Schmidlap | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby | |
| Dick Shawn | ... | Igor Valkleinokov | |
| Anita Ekberg | ... | Anna Soblova | |
| William O'Connell | ... | Ponsonby | |
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Bobo Lewis | ... | Esther Davenport |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Russian Delegate | |
| Milton Frome | ... | American Delegate | |
| Alexander D'Arcy | ... | Deuce Hawkins (as Alex D'Arcy) | |
| Linda Harrison | ... | Peggy | |
| James Brolin | ... | Ted Robertson | |
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In 1989, the Americans and the Russians each have a two-person base on the moon. The Americans have had to keep replacing their astronaut teams because they quickly go crazy; they have been using only male astronauts on the unspoken assumption that this would avoid any possibility of impropriety. The Russians, as godless Communists, are under no such constraints, and their male-female team has remained well-adjusted. At the start of the film, a male and female American astronaut team is sent up to replace the sex-starved all-male team. The government insists on them being married first to preserve morality. Most of the story revolves around the eventual consummation of this marriage of convenience, and around their relationship with their Russian neighbors, who keep casually dropping by. Written by Bob Kanefsky
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psychotronic film | astronaut | marriage of convenience | faked pregnancy | video telephone |Taglines:
Once Upon A Time In 1989, The Americans And The Russian Went To The Moon See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 October 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Mondkalb See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 18, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
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$2,955,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Pete Mattemore: When do you untie him?
Hoffman: When I rendezvous with Deuce in the main ship, and get some help.
Schmidlap: NOTHIN'S gonna help ya Hoffman! You no good dir...
[Hoffman yanks the cord on Schmidlap's suit radio. Schmidlap continues shouting in silence, until quieted by a few blows by Hoffman to the side of his helmet]
Pete Mattemore: What happens when Schmidlap gets back, and there's girls all over the place?
Hoffman: Oh I don't know... I honestly don't know... If I could just get him ...
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Words by Hal Winn
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Sung by Gary Lewis & The Playboys (as Gary Lewis and the Playboys)
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The film takes place in 1989. See more »Goofs
On their first night on the moon the valve on Pete's pillow appears and disappears. See more »Quotes
[loading the sex-crazed Schmilap onto the return vessel]Pete Mattemore: When do you untie him?
Hoffman: When I rendezvous with Deuce in the main ship, and get some help.
Schmidlap: NOTHIN'S gonna help ya Hoffman! You no good dir...
[Hoffman yanks the cord on Schmidlap's suit radio. Schmidlap continues shouting in silence, until quieted by a few blows by Hoffman to the side of his helmet]
Pete Mattemore: What happens when Schmidlap gets back, and there's girls all over the place?
Hoffman: Oh I don't know... I honestly don't know... If I could just get him ...
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Way... Way OutWords by Hal Winn
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Sung by Gary Lewis & The Playboys (as Gary Lewis and the Playboys)
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Arguably despite having Jerry Lewis, Dick Shawn and Howard Morris (3 great comedic actors) in the cast this was the most unfunny Jerry Lewis movie I have ever seen. The cold war/space race humor is indeed dated but despite being an attempt at political satire it failed as comedy and probably didn't get lots of laughs even back in 1966. I'm used to Jerry Lewis as a great comedic actor but in this movie he was playing it straight and totally lacking the kind of outrageous antics and physical comedy that made his earlier movies great comedy. I'm inclined to believe that even in France this Jerry Lewis effort would have been a great disappointment. Not only was it lame comedy but it wasn't even good science fiction. Absolutely thumbs down.