An unconventional corporate agent is given the task of shaping a group of violent criminals and technical wizards into a helicopter defense force assigned to protect a mining station on a remote moon.
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| Michael Paré | ... |
Felix Stone
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| Lisa Eichhorn | ... |
Terry Morgan
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| Dean Devlin | ... |
Tyler
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| Brian Thompson | ... |
Jake O'Neal
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| Malcolm McDowell | ... |
Major Lee
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| Stephen Geoffreys | ... |
Cookie
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| Leon Rippy | ... |
Master Sergeant Sykes
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| Jochen Nickel | ... |
Scooter Bailey
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Mehmet Yilmaz | ... |
Marc
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John March | ... |
Moose Haggerty
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Drew Lucas | ... |
Riffle
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David Williamson | ... |
Lt. Gallagher
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| Calvin Burke | ... |
Capt. Stojanowic
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Andy Howarth | ... |
Guard Checkpoint
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William Begatie | ... |
Pilot Taxi-Crane
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Bernhard Bolden | ... |
Pilot Taxi-Crane
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Michael Antoniou | ... |
Pilot Taxi-Crane
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Bernhard Nickel | ... |
Sergeant #1
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Thomas Nickel | ... |
Sergeant #2
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Frederic Mills | ... |
Fritz
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Lloyd Fields | ... |
Lloyd
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James Herdig | ... |
Cook
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Ingo Eberle | ... |
Security Guard
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Christian Krumm | ... |
Navigator
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Mark Feindt | ... |
Navigator
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Friedrich Grub | ... |
Navigator
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Jason Seizer | ... |
Navigator
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Marcus Schmid | ... |
Navigator
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Andreas Gabriel | ... |
Navigator
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Rainer Fingerle | ... |
Navigator
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Andreas Cordes | ... |
Navigator
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Branko Alagic | ... |
Navigator
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Alexander Kruemmel | ... |
Navigator
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Caban Chastas | ... |
Navigator
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Memis Batmaz | ... |
Navigator
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Patrick Engel | ... |
Navigator
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Valentin Kirsch | ... |
Navigator
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Jens Scherer | ... |
Navigator
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Paul Buksbaum | ... |
Pilot
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Lars Halberg | ... |
Pilot
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Axel Spahr | ... |
Pilot
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Patrick Leader | ... |
Pilot
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Anthony Helfer | ... |
Pilot
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Richard Strunz | ... |
Pilot
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Bobby Patol | ... |
Pilot
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Martin Hering | ... |
Pilot
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David Schwab | ... |
Technician
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| Milton Jones | ... |
Technician
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Gustav Joo | ... |
Technician
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Hiram Krumm | ... |
Technician
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Marco Brunsch | ... |
Technician
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| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... |
Chairman Hall, Galactic Mining Corp. (uncredited)
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| Renée Estevez | ... |
Executive (uncredited)
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Charles Haigh | ... |
Moon 47 Commander (uncredited)
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Alec Murdock | ... |
Gen. Stevens (uncredited)
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Carol Rippy | ... |
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Kat Sawyer | ... |
Baker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roland Emmerich | ||
Written by
| Dean Heyde | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Oliver Eberle | ... | (screenplay) |
| Roland Emmerich | ... | (story) & |
| Oliver Eberle | ... | (story) & |
| Dean Heyde | ... | (story) & |
| P.J. Mitchell | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Roland Emmerich | ... | producer |
| Ute Emmerich | ... | associate producer |
| Dean Heyde | ... | producer |
| Carsten H.W. Lorenz | ... | line producer (as Carsten Lorenz) |
| Michael Scordino | ... | executive producer (as Michael A.P. Scording) |
Music by
| Joel Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tomy Wigand | ||
Casting By
| Joe Reich | ||
Production Design by
| Oliver Scholl | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sven Hass | ||
Costume Design by
| Ha Nguyen | ||
| Robin Schannewitzki | ||
Makeup Department
| Delia Mündelein | ... | makeup artist |
| Suleika Ulmen | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jakob Claussen | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Oliver Eberle | ... | second unit director |
| Heino Herrenbrück | ... | second assistant director |
| Uli Möller | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Frank Bollinger | ... | construction supervisor |
| Marc Gäbelein | ... | set dresser |
| Wolfgang Haupt | ... | set dresser |
| Florian Lehner | ... | set dresser |
| Sonja B. Zimmer | ... | construction coordinator (as Sonja Zimmer) |
Sound Department
| Hubert Bartholomae | ... | sound designer |
| Jens Hasler | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Volker Engel | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Joachim Grüninger | ... | special effects technician |
| Pascal Hoffmann | ... | special effects cameraman |
| Theo Nischwitz | ... | special effects |
| Frieder Schlaich | ... | special effects assistant camera |
Visual Effects by
| Robert Gerard Brown | ... | special visual effects director (as Robert G. Brown) |
| Volker Engel | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Bernd Kammermeier | ... | visual effects |
| Torsten Kuhn | ... | model construction |
| Carl Schmitt | ... | model maker |
| Thorsten Schrecke | ... | chief model maker / chief modelmaker |
Stunts
| Sven Hass | ... | stunt double: Michael Paré |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wolfram Anders | ... | electrician |
| Robert Gerard Brown | ... | video playback operator (as Robert G. Brown) |
| Markus Dürr | ... | first assistant camera |
| Pascal Hoffmann | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Peter Krause | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Horst Markgraf | ... | electrician |
| Mario Müller | ... | electrician |
| Rainer Pfister | ... | best boy / electrician |
| Lutz Reitemeier | ... | camera loader |
| Christian Saalfeld | ... | electrician |
| Frank Scharl | ... | dolly grip |
| Honorat Stangl | ... | gaffer (as Honorath Stangl) |
| Thomas Ch. Weber | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Animation Department
| Hartmut Keller | ... | computer animator |
| Klaus Knoesel | ... | computer animator |
| Holger Neuhäuser | ... | computer animator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Peri de Bragança | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Joel Goldsmith | ... | music programming / musician: synthesizers |
| Keith Grant | ... | music engineer / music mixer |
| Chris Ledesma | ... | music editor |
| Münchner Symphoniker | ... | music performer (as the Graunke Symphony Orchestra) |
| Jack Smalley | ... | orchestrator |
| Christopher L. Stone | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Andrea Wimmer | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Sikander Goldau | ... | diffusion supervisor |
| Andreas Hoffmann | ... | technician |
| Hartmut Keller | ... | technician |
| Oliver Steegmueller | ... | technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Artédis (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Medusa Pictures (1990) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Moviestore Entertainment (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
- América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Arrow (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1990) (Australia) (video) (under "Medusa Pictures")
- First Look International (2009) (World-wide)
- First Look Pictures (2009) (Non-US) (video) (streaming)
- Hellas Cosmos Video (1994) (Greece) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Films (2017) (World-wide)
- Live Home Video (1990) (United States) (video)
- Malofilm Home Video (1990) (Canada) (video)
- Medusa Communications (1991) (Australia)
- Medusa Home Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Nikkatsu (1991) (Japan) (VHS)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (Roland Emmerich Collection)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- VideoVisa (Mexico) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI München (laboratory)
- Arri (additional cameras: lenses: lighting and grip equipment by)
- Atari (special thanks to)
- Bavaria Musik-Studios (music recorded at)
- Dolby Stereo (recorded in)
- Graunke Symphony Orchestra (music performance)
- Joe Reich and Friends (casting)
- Motorola (special thanks to)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 2038, Earth's mineral resources are drained, there are space fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites. This is the situation when one of the bigger mining corporations has lost many mineral moons except one and many of their fully automatic mining robots are disappearing on their flight home. Since nobody else wants the job, they send prisoners as a last resort to defend the mining station. Among them, internal affairs agent Felix Stone, assigned to clear the whereabouts of the expensive robots. In an atmosphere of corruption, fear and hatred, Stone gets between the fronts of rivaling groups and locates the person committing sabotage.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | CBS/Fox Video presents... A galactic adventure from the excitement zone! (Australian CBS/Fox Video trailer) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | DEM7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Moon 44 (1990) is the first orchestral symphonic score written by composer Joel Goldsmith. Prior to this he had only written electronic scores to such films as The Man with Two Brains (1983) among others. See more » |
| Goofs | There are multiple shots of enemy spaceships that were shot on spherical lenses and have thus been incorrectly desqueezed to fit in the rest of the film's anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Master of Desaster: Roland Emmerich - eine Hollywoodkarriere (1998). See more » |
| Quotes |
Tyler:
Dinner for one. See more » |