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Marooned

  • 1969
  • G
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
5.5K
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Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, David Janssen, and Nancy Kovack in Marooned (1969)
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Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?

  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Mayo Simon
    • Martin Caidin
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Richard Crenna
    • David Janssen
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    5.5K
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    • Director
      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Mayo Simon
      • Martin Caidin
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Richard Crenna
      • David Janssen
    • 99User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, and James Franciscus in Marooned (1969)
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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Charles Keith
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Jim Pruett
    David Janssen
    David Janssen
    • Ted Dougherty
    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Clayton Stone
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Buzz Lloyd
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Celia Pruett
    Nancy Kovack
    Nancy Kovack
    • Teresa Stone
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Betty Lloyd
    Scott Brady
    Scott Brady
    • Public Affairs Officer
    Frank Marth
    Frank Marth
    • Air Force Systems Director
    Craig Huebing
    • Flight Director
    John Carter
    John Carter
    • Flight Surgeon
    Vincent Van Lynn
    • Aerospace Journalist
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Mission Director
    Tom Stewart
    • Houston Cap Com
    Duke Hobbie
    Duke Hobbie
    • Air Force Titan Specialist
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Network Commentator
    Dennis Robertson
    Dennis Robertson
    • Launch Director
    • Director
      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Mayo Simon(screenplay)
      • Martin Caidin(novel)
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    • Trivia
      There is no musical score for this film. Instead, each spacecraft has its own ambient soundtrack when it is shown in space. The Apollo shots feature a low hum; the XRV, a hollow ringing; the Nimbus Weather Satellite, a rapid series of beeps ascending in pitch; and the Russian Voshkhod, a constant pitch series of beeps. The only exceptions to this is are a very slight, muted bit of music played under the Apollo ambient soundtrack during Pruett's final EVA, and a single tone (with some ambient effects that could be called music) during the opening credits.
    • Goofs
      The astronauts are repeatedly shown releasing free-floating hand-held objects such as video cameras during their spacewalks. However, no loose untethered objects are ever allowed on spacewalks as the potential for them to float away and become hazardous objects is too great.
    • Quotes

      Jim Pruett: Okay Buzz you're right. To hell with waiting for a bunch of slide-rule jockeys. We used to fix the airplanes we flew with paperclips. Lets get into our hard suits and fix this bird.

      Buzz Lloyd: [smiling] Okay Jimmy.

    • Alternate versions
      The version titled "Space Travelers" is the one spoofed by Mystery Science Theater 3000. In this version, the scene where Celia Pruett learns of her husband's death is accompanied by a truly AWFUL electronic score (it sounds literally like random keys played on a toy synthesizer, something MST3K made note of). The original version has no music during this scene (and almost no other music; a muted, very low-key score can be heard when Pruett leaves the ship to "fix" it).
    • Connections
      Edited into Wonder Woman: Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 1 (1977)

    User reviews99

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    8/10
    For the record...
    ...Marooned is a good movie.

    If you're inclined to consider when it was made, or you're old enough to remember when the idea of manned space exploration was actually exciting, you might even think it's great. The worst thing I can say is that it's certainly not fast-paced: if you're looking for a sci-fi action spectacular, this probably isn't going to be your cup of tea.

    The specifics are covered very well in previous users' comments (and in Roger Ebert's ***/**** review), so I won't repeat them here.

    There is one thing I'd like to clarify, though, if I may:

    Anyone looking at the user ratings and user comments should take into consideration that a (very) abbreviated version of this movie was shown on Mystery Science Theatre 3000 as "Space Travelers." I'm a pretty hardcore MST fan myself, and I agree that it was a funny episode. However, there's a certain type of MSTie that finds it entertaining to visit the IMDb and "vote" (negatively, of course) for the movies featured in their favourite episodes, with a view to knocking them down into the IMDb's "Bottom 100" list. Sometimes this is reasonably well-deserved: honestly, some of the worst (best) movies featured on MST3K would be indefensible in any form. Other times, particularly when the original is cut to pieces (this one lost approximately 1:15 of its 2:15 running time, while "gaining" some lousy incidental music and a shabby new title sequence*), I don't think it's right at all.

    If you want to watch an interesting, thought-provoking sci-fi drama, "Marooned" is a good bet. If you want to watch a funny episode of MST3K, "Space Travelers" (#0401) is an equally good bet. You can even watch and enjoy both, as I have. Don't let the strange mix of votes and comments here dissuade you from watching it entirely, though, because that would be a mistake.

    (A minor mistake, admittedly, but still -- a mistake.)

    --

    * Credit where it's due: most of this hack job was courtesy of re-distributor Film Ventures International, and not the folks at MST3K. If you come across a non-MST'd version of this movie that runs about 1:30, don't waste your time: I guarantee it'll be neither interesting _or_ funny.
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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1970 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Space Travelers
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA(Second Unit Footage, Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Frankovich Productions
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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