Moonwalkers (2015)

After failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.

Director:

Antoine Bardou-Jacquet

Writers:

Dean Craig (a film written by), Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (story by)

Stars:

Rupert Grint, Ron Perlman, Robert Sheehan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ron Perlman	...	Kidman
Rupert Grint	...	Jonny
Robert Sheehan	...	Leon
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Derek Kaye
Eric Lampaert	...	Glenn
Kevin Bishop	...	Paul
Tom Audenaert	...	Renatus
Erika Sainte	...	Ella
Jay Benedict	...	Dickford
Kerry Shale	...	Mr. White
James Cosmo	...	Dawson
John Flanders	...	Agent Murphy
Joe Sheridan	...	Poshman
Andrew Blumenthal	...	Kozinsky
Nathaniel Martello-White	...	Mike (as Nathaniel Martello White)

Storyline

What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent will never find Kubrick but instead is forced to team up with a lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time, in this riotous, high-tempo action-comedy.

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Plot Keywords:

moon landing | watching tv | bare butt | bare chested male | disguise | 

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Taglines:

Based on a true conspiracy theory.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, graphic nudity, plentiful drug use and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The general who briefs Kidman is made up to look like General Jack D. Ripper from Dr. Strangelove to fit in with the movie's Kubrick motif.

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Goofs

When he flew to London, the plane he took was a two engine jet. Back in 69, there was no 2engine jet flying a transatlantic route. Would have to be a 4 engine back then.

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Quotes

Kidman: It sounds like a rather large operation. How are we going to keep this secret?
Colonel Dickford: We'll do what the Egyptians did.Bury the architects inside the pyramid.

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Connections

References Paths of Glory (1957)

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Soundtracks

Daydream
(John Sebastian)
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful
Originaly released 1966 Kama Sutra Records.
All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment France
Publishing Trio Music Company / Alley Music Corp
Courtesy BMG Rights Management (France) and EMI Music Publishing France

User Reviews

Definitely underrated.

While 8 would imo be too much, 6 is definitely less than what this movie is worth. Come on people what's wrong with you? When I see some ratings here lately I wonder how can those film get a 8 and this a 6.

The acting here is fabulous, the humour is in a right balance of dementia and intelligence. There are nice gags, a nice kind of surrealism, it even touches some political themes, and it offers more or less all what you may want, fun, action, drama, sexiness. So, don't hesitate.

Anyway I think that IMDb should urgently revisit its politic of "not enough lines" for reviews. People do not necessarily have to write the holy bible to review each single film each single time. (hopefully now I have enough lines).

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Moonwalkers

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$92,365

Company Credits

Production Co:

Partizan Films, Nexus Factory, Potemkino

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1