The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Andie Bergstrom | |
| Lea Thompson | ... | Kathryn Fairly | |
| Kelly Preston | ... | Tish Ambrosei | |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Rudy Tyler | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Max (as Leaf Phoenix) | |
| Tate Donovan | ... | Kevin Donaldson | |
| Tom Skerritt | ... | Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Andie's Husband) | |
| Barry Primus | ... | Brennan | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Launch Director | |
| Mitchell Anderson | ... | Banning | |
| Scott Coffey | ... | Gardener (as T. Scott Coffey) | |
| Daryl Keith Roach | ... | NASA #1 (as Daryl Roach) | |
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Peter Scranton | ... | NASA #2 |
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Hollye Rebecca Suggs | ... | Young Andie |
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Terry White | ... | NASA #3 |
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American kids go to a space camp during the summer holidays. They learn how to operate the Space Shuttle. A team consisting of a guy who just entered to meet girls, a wanna be astronaut and an instructor who wanted to go on a mission instead of teaching can sit in the Shuttle while testing the engines. Then they're launched by mistake ... Written by Ivo Kroone <ab2693@triton.heao.hsa.nl>
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space camp | space shuttle | astronaut | human in outer space | mixed caps in title |Taglines:
[Max] WOW! At SPACE CAMP they're training kids to be the astronauts of the future. But there's a real emergency, and we're heading into orbit! Come along and share the excitement of SPACE CAMP! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 June 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,918,072, 8 June 1986, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$9,697,739Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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According to Lea Thompson, because the numerous delays in filming, the cast and crew jokingly wore T-shirts saying "SpaceCramp". See more »Goofs
The runways at White Sands are dry lake beds. Atlantis is shown landing on a paved runway. See more »Soundtracks
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