The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, Metacritic 38/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
528 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter HyamsScreenplay
- Peter HyamsDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Elliott GouldRobert Caulfield
- James BrolinCol. Charles Brubaker
- Brenda VaccaroKay Brubaker
- Sam WaterstonLt. Col. Peter Willis
- O. J. SimpsonCmdr. John Walker
- Hal HolbrookDr. James Kelloway
- Karen BlackJudy Drinkwater
- Telly SavalasAlbain
- David HuddlestonHollis Peaker
- David DoyleWalter Loughlin
- Lee BryantSharon Willis
- Denise NicholasBetty Walker
