Moon Zero Two

19691969
GG
1h 40m

A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The o... Read allA space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is... Read allA space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining claim. But first they must dispose of the miner. Little known to them, ... Read all

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Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Michael Carreras(screenplay)
- Gavin Lyall(from an original story by)
- Frank Hardman(from an original story by)
Stars

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Catherine Schell in Moon Zero Two (1969)

Tim Condren and Bill Weston in Moon Zero Two (1969)

Adrienne Corri and James Olson in Moon Zero Two (1969)

James Olson and Catherine Schell in Moon Zero Two (1969)

Bernard Bresslaw, Dudley Foster, Warren Mitchell, and James Olson in Moon Zero Two (1969)

Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Michael Carreras(screenplay)
- Gavin Lyall(from an original story by)
- Frank Hardman(from an original story by)
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A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining claim. But first they must dispose of the miner. Little known to them, however, is the fact that the miners sister has hired the same salvage team to help her locate her missing brother. —Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>

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Taglines
- An Asteroid Worth Millions. A Robbery. A Murder.
Genres
- Crime
- Sci-Fi
Certificate
- G
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
This is the only Hammer film set in the future.

Goofs
When Clementine discovers the skeleton of her brother, a suture line can clearly be seen separating the top half of the skull above the brow showing it to be a skull with a removable top.

Quotes
Kemp: I'm always at a disadvantage when I haven't got any clothes on.
Hostess: [aside] I never noticed...

Crazy credits
With the permission of John Waddington Limited, the game Moonopoly is based upon the property trading game marketed by them under their registered trade name, 'Monopoly'.

Connections
Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Moon Zero Two (1990)

Soundtracks
Moon Zero Two
Sung by Julie Driscoll

Top review

This was an MST movie?

Overall, Moon Zero Two isn't that bad a movie. It is curious that Mystery Science Theater used it as an experiment, albeit an early one. It is a decent movie with a good plot and engaging characters, something 99% of the other MST movies do not have.

The cartoon sequence in the opening credits along with the title song, suggest something along the lines of a Pink Panther movie rather than a science fiction movie. The be-bop jazz soundtrack is woefully out of place in dramatic scenes where something more serious is required, but this is nit-picking.

The fact that the MST episode guide does not talk much about this movie seems to speak more to the film's availability than to its actual lack of worth as a cinematic form of torture. (A similar movie would be "Quest of the Delta Knights".)

No one will confuse this film with 2001, but it's not Star Trek 6 either. I wouldn't set my VCR to watch this movie, but if there is nothing else to watch on a rainy Saturday afternoon, it's worth your time.

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