The read
Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,432 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do.
151 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart GillardDirector
- Craig MazinScreenplay
- Greg ErbScreenplay
- Michael TaveraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Harland WilliamsFred Z. Randall
- Jessica LundyJulie Ford
- William SadlerWild Bill Overbeck
- Jeffrey DeMunnPaul Wick
- James Pickens Jr.Ben Stevens
- Beau BridgesBud Nesbitt
- Peter OnoratiGary Hackman
- Don LakeLe Chirurgien du Vol
- Bill JenkinsMission Controller
- Ken FarmerMission Controller
- Blake BoydGordon A. Peacock
- Paxton WhiteheadBritish Reporter
Stills
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Themes
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