The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)

In 2022, a repair crew is sent to fix an orbital weapon but their spaceship malfunctions and ends up heading towards the dark side of the moon. There, in a mysterious, seemingly abandoned space shuttle, a sinister force lies in wait.

Director:

D.J. Webster

Writers:

Carey W. Hayes (as Carey Hayes), Chad Hayes

Stars:

Robert Sampson, Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Sampson	...	Flynn Harding
Will Bledsoe	...	Giles Stewart
Joe Turkel	...	Paxton Warner
Camilla More	...	Lesli
John Diehl	...	Philip Jennings
Wendy MacDonald	...	Alex McInny
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Dreyfuss Steiner
Ken Lesco	...	Michael C. Gotier (as Kenneth R. Lesco)

Storyline

It is the year 2022. A mysterious systems failure causes the crew of a spaceship to be stranded on the dark side of the moon, while rapidly running out of fuel and oxygen. They are surprised to discover a NASA space shuttle floating in space, and board it in the hope of salvaging some supplies. One by one, the crew is possessed and killed, and it is up to Paxton Warner to find the links between the dark side of the moon, the Bermuda Triangle, and the Devil himself.

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Plot Keywords:

coma | moon | spaceship | devil | demonic possession | 

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Taglines:

Something is waiting

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes.

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Goofs

Lesli the android/computer refers to "The Holy Bible. The Book of Revelations." It is in fact, the "Book of Revelation" (singular).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: The year, 2022. The maintenance ship SPACECORE 1 is on a routine "refab" mission. The refabs are fixers. Their purpose is to repair nuclear-armed satellites orbiting high above the earth. Due to the atomic capabilities of these satellites, refabbing is considered dangerous... Very dangerous.

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Connections

Referenced in The Player (1992)

User Reviews

Really a Well Done Movie With a Creepy Plot

It had been many years since I first saw this movie. Probably about 15 years, but I remember the premise was genuinely freaky and a few scenes stained themselves in my head. Finally after all these years I just got done watching the movie and had to sit through the credits to realize that the movie had ended.

The plot is that it is 2024 and a spaceship is out by the moon. A team is doing their normal routine when they have a power failer. This causes for the ship to not supply them with oxygen. So while they are trying to fix the problem a ship appears out of nowhere that is 30 years old and lands itself in front of them. Apparently the old ship is still functioning and they decide to use the oxygen supply from that ship and that is where everything starts to go wrong.

I was struck with this weird feeling after the movie was over and I wasn't sure whether or not I liked this movie. It took me about 10 minutes of thinking about this film before I realized that it was really good. The story is good, the acting is good, and the ending is incredibly creepy. I would have to recommend this movie to fans of both horror and sci fi because it really was a very good melding of both styles. In a way, I can see where Event Horizon may have got some of its ideas. 8/10 stars

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

666 il triangolo maledetto

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wildstreet Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1