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Capricorn One

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 2h 3m
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6.8/10
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Capricorn One (1977)
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When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to ... Read allWhen the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
23K
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POPULARITY
2,343
3,996
    • Peter Hyams
    • Peter Hyams
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • James Brolin
    • Brenda Vaccaro
    • Peter Hyams
    • Peter Hyams
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • James Brolin
    • Brenda Vaccaro
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    • 200User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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    James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    O.J. Simpson in Capricorn One (1977)
    Elliott Gould and Telly Savalas in Capricorn One (1977)
    Monty Jordan in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, Hal Holbrook, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, Hal Holbrook, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston in Capricorn One (1977)
    James Brolin in Capricorn One (1977)

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    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Robert Caulfield
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Charles Brubaker
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Kay Brubaker
    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Peter Willis
    O.J. Simpson
    O.J. Simpson
    • John Walker
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Dr. James Kelloway
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Judy Drinkwater
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Albain
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    • Hollis Peaker
    David Doyle
    David Doyle
    • Walter Loughlin
    Lee Bryant
    Lee Bryant
    • Sharon Willis
    Denise Nicholas
    Denise Nicholas
    • Betty Walker
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Elliot Whitter
    James Sikking
    James Sikking
    • Control Room Man
    • (as Jim Sikking)
    Alan Fudge
    Alan Fudge
    • Capsule Communicator
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Vice President Price
    Virginia Kaiser
    • Mrs. Price
    Nancy Malone
    Nancy Malone
    • Mrs. Peaker
      • Peter Hyams
      • Peter Hyams
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    • Trivia
      Despite being portrayed as a villain, NASA provided technical assistance, including mock-up spacecraft, sets, vehicles, front screen projection expertise.
    • Goofs
      When reporter Robert Caulfield tells his editor about NASA technician Elliott Whitter's disappearance, he says that Alva Leacock claims to have been living in what he knows to be the other man's apartment "for over a year." Even *if* NASA engaged the connivance of the telephone company to change their own current records, they could not possibly have altered and/or replaced every copy of the telephone directory in the Houston metropolitan area, and just a handful would not only put the lie to Leacock's claim, they would also document Whitter's existence.
    • Quotes

      Robert Caulfield: Mr Albaine, how much do you charge to dust a field?

      Albain: Twenty five dollars.

      Robert Caulfield: I'd like to hire your plane.

      Albain: That'll be a hundred dollars.

      Robert Caulfield: You said you charged twenty five?

      Albain: Twenty five dollars to dust a field, but you ain't got no field because you ain't no farmer, which means you ain't poor and I think you're a pervert!

      Robert Caulfield: Okay, one hundred.

      Albain: One hundred and twenty five.

      Robert Caulfield: What?

      Albain: Because you said yes to a hundred too quick, which means you can afford a hundred and twenty five.

    • Connections
      Edited into Magnum, P.I.: Two Birds of a Feather (1983)

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    7/10
    A guilty pleasure
    One of those movies I'm ashamed to admit that I love. The logic comes and goes in this roller-coaster ride of a film, but the emotional highs are most memorable. One of Elliot Gould's last starring roles. I particularly enjoyed Telly Savalas, who chews the scenery unmercifully but is fun to watch as he saves the day. Also James Brolin, who goes the extra mile and does things that some actors would balk at, such as eating a rattlesnake. When I saw this in the theatre, there were a couple of scenes that had the audience cheering, which is not something one sees very often. And how they ever got NASA to allow them to film has got to be a story in itself, one which I am eager to hear.
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    FAQ5

    • With current rocket technology the trip to mars would take over a month. How did they expect to get three astronauts to mars in a Apollo type capsule?

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 1978 (United States)
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    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Associated General Films
      • ITC Films
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
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