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Capricorn One

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
26K
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Karen Black and Telly Savalas in Capricorn One (1977)
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Conspiracy ThrillerDark ComedyActionAdventureDramaThriller

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to ... Read allWhen the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

  • Director
    • Peter Hyams
  • Writer
    • Peter Hyams
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • James Brolin
    • Brenda Vaccaro
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Hyams
    • Writer
      • Peter Hyams
    • Stars
      • Elliott Gould
      • James Brolin
      • Brenda Vaccaro
    • 217User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Robert Caulfield
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Charles Brubaker
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Kay Brubaker
    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Peter Willis
    O.J. Simpson
    O.J. Simpson
    • John Walker
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Dr. James Kelloway
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Judy Drinkwater
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Albain
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    • Hollis Peaker
    David Doyle
    David Doyle
    • Walter Loughlin
    Lee Bryant
    Lee Bryant
    • Sharon Willis
    Denise Nicholas
    Denise Nicholas
    • Betty Walker
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Elliot Whitter
    James Sikking
    James Sikking
    • Control Room Man
    • (as Jim Sikking)
    Alan Fudge
    Alan Fudge
    • Capsule Communicator
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Vice President Price
    Virginia Kaiser
    • Mrs. Price
    Nancy Malone
    Nancy Malone
    • Mrs. Peaker
    • Director
      • Peter Hyams
    • Writer
      • Peter Hyams
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      One of the stunt pilots, Frank Tallman, who flew the red stearman plane, claimed this film was the most dangerous film he'd ever flown for. He was killed in a crash soon after filming finished.
    • Goofs
      Astronauts going on an extended mission would have had short haircuts at the beginning of the mission, since there are no barbers in space. Their hair is exactly the same from the start of the mission until the end of the mission; an elapsed time of eight months.
    • Quotes

      Robert Caulfield: Mr Albaine, how much do you charge to dust a field?

      Albain: Twenty five dollars.

      Robert Caulfield: I'd like to hire your plane.

      Albain: That'll be a hundred dollars.

      Robert Caulfield: You said you charged twenty five?

      Albain: Twenty five dollars to dust a field, but you ain't got no field because you ain't no farmer, which means you ain't poor and I think you're a pervert!

      Robert Caulfield: Okay, one hundred.

      Albain: One hundred and twenty five.

      Robert Caulfield: What?

      Albain: Because you said yes to a hundred too quick, which means you can afford a hundred and twenty five.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally released in Japan in a longer (129 min) version which featured alternate and extended scenes (including an additional scenes showing the docking of the spaceship during the Mars landing sequence). This version was unavailable for decades and considered lost, until a copy was discovered in the National Film Archive of Japan and was finally released on Blu-ray in Japan in 2019.
    • Connections
      Edited into Magnum, P.I.: Two Birds of a Feather (1983)

    User reviews217

    Featured review
    7/10

    A guilty pleasure

    One of those movies I'm ashamed to admit that I love. The logic comes and goes in this roller-coaster ride of a film, but the emotional highs are most memorable. One of Elliot Gould's last starring roles. I particularly enjoyed Telly Savalas, who chews the scenery unmercifully but is fun to watch as he saves the day. Also James Brolin, who goes the extra mile and does things that some actors would balk at, such as eating a rattlesnake. When I saw this in the theatre, there were a couple of scenes that had the audience cheering, which is not something one sees very often. And how they ever got NASA to allow them to film has got to be a story in itself, one which I am eager to hear.
    • fitzvizion
    • Sep 9, 2005
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Capricornio Uno
    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Associated General Films
      • ITC Films
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $402
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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