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Earth Star Voyager: Part 1

Episode aired Jan 17, 1988
Unrated
4h

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6.6/10

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Duncan Regehr in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

Adventure Drama Family

A select group of young cadets in the twenty-first century is sent off on a spaceship to find a new home for humanity when Earth is deteriorating.A select group of young cadets in the twenty-first century is sent off on a spaceship to find a new home for humanity when Earth is deteriorating.A select group of young cadets in the twenty-first century is sent off on a spaceship to find a new home for humanity when Earth is deteriorating.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

667

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Jonathan Hays was born in 2067.

Goofs
The ship supposedly catches up with radio waves broadcast from Earth in the past. However, their objective was only 18.7 light years away. Especially since they had only begun the trip, they should not have received any broadcasts older than a few weeks or months old. The broadcasts they received range from 1927 to 1987, which should have been 101-161 light years from Earth by the year 2088, more than five times the distance to Demeter. Also, because light cannot vary speed, they would not have caught up to all the broadcasts at once. The broadcasts would have gradually gotten older as they traveled further from Earth. (Additional note: There is no reason to suspect that the intercepted radio signals were original broadcasts; although that is the aside made in the movie. These could be rebroadcasted (reruns) programs from Earth on the same day in the same spatial direction.)

Quotes
[Jake enters the ship's gym, looking around]
Brody: -Crew members are required to work out to maintain muscle tone.
Jake: -I'm not a crew member.
Brody: -But what about your body?
Jake: -What about it?
Brody: -Aren't you worried about letting it go?
Jake: -I'm a nice guy, I let it go wherever it wants to. Besides, I only need it to carry my brains around.

Alternate versions
Originally shown in two parts

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Edited into The Magical World of Disney: Earth Star Voyager: Part 2 (1988)

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Featured review

8/10

The movie still works for me.

After years of voting, this is my first comment. It is sad that Disney has not released this movie (preferably on DVD). I also have a copy of this movie, still watchable fortunately.

This movie was enjoyable with an original plot and interesting views of a future Earth. The portrayal of computers and other technology as it could impact society makes this movie a gem as well. As a teenager planning on a career with space, I admired the opportunity these young explorers had.

The movie is somewhat dated. The special effects are not the best and the acting is a little cheesey in places. But the story is very interesting and having it told from a teenager's viewpoint (the age of most of the crew) helped make this movie memorable for me.