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:
Rupert Grint	...	Jonny
Ron Perlman	...	Kidman
Robert Sheehan	...	Leon
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Derek Kaye
Eric Lampaert	...	Glen
Kevin Bishop	...	Paul
Tom Audenaert	...	Renatus
Erika Sainte	...	Ella
Jay Benedict	...	Colonel Dickford
Kerry Shale	...	Mr. White
James Cosmo	...	Dawson
John Flanders	...	CIA Agent Murphy
Joe Sheridan	...	Pashman
Andrew Blumenthal	...	Kozinsky
Julie Maes	...	Barmaid Country Pub

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

As the Apollo 11 mission is broadcast on TV in the film, the song "Fortunate Son" with Credence Clearwater Revival is played in the background, but the song was actually released in September 1969, one month after the Apollo landing.

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Quotes

Kidman: It's not that I don't understand; it's that I don't give a fuck.

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Connections

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Soundtracks

Fire In The Sky
Writeen by Daniel Pemberton
(P) & (C) Chappell Tecorded Music Library Ltd.
Courtesy of Universal Publishing
Production Music France

User Reviews

Argo meets Lock, Stock and Two Loaded Barrels. Via Hangar 18. On acid.

The film was fun, if anything. All actors play well. Ron Perlman is a delight as an old CIA operative that has the shakes from all his Vietnam missions and wants to kill everybody, Rupert Grint basically plays Ron Weasley without the wand and Misfit Robert Sheenan is great as an unreliable but fun druggie who is always wasted.

The plot is totally silly and at no time is this film in danger of being used as proof for conspiracy nutters that think we never went to the Moon, but the script is well done. I mean, all stories start with a crazy "what if" seed and then there is the actual writing. The writing was good. The seed in this case was that the Americans would hire Stanley Kubrick to make a secret film of a fake Moon landing in case the real one failed, all in 10 days. Yeah, right.

Bottom line: this movie teaches us that while the Americans were sending their kids to die in Vietnam, Brits were really cool and fun. The rest is history.

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:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1