Home
Showtimes & Tickets
Top Box Office
Trailers & More
In Theaters
Coming Soon
New on DVD
Critics' Reviews
Photos
News
Blog
Superfans
Overview
Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Critics' Reviews
User Reviews
Trailers &
Clips
Photos
News
Similar Movies
Showtimes &
Tickets
Awards &
Nominations
On DVD

Capricorn One

:

Overview
Capricorn One
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
4 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
R,2hrs 7min
Genres:
Action,Drama,Sci-Fi
Released:
May 2, 1978
Director:
Peter Hyams
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
Starring:
Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro  ...more
Synopsis: Astronauts Charles Brubaker, John Walker, and Peter Willis (James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, and Sam Waterston, respectively) are hailed as heroes when they become the first men to be rocketed to Mars. Actually the space travelers are as phony as their mission controller, Dr. James Kelloway (Hal Holbrook); to avert a failure that might cost the space program its funding, the Mars-bound vessel has been sent up without a crew, while the helmeted astronauts sit on a movie soundstage, pretending to be in ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
View Full Reviews
Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
This agreeable high-concept effort is one of Peter Hyams' most accomplished films. The script's conspiracy-theory premise requires a major suspension of disbelief, but Hyams makes it worthwhile for those willing to make that leap with some inspired work behind the camera. The script is peppered with plenty of rapid-fire dialogue worthy of a Howard Hawks comedy (the exchanges between Elliott Gould and ... Full Review
Featured Cast
View More Cast & Crew
Elliott Gould
Robert Caulfield
James Brolin
Charles Brubaker
Brenda Vaccaro
Kay Brubaker
Sam Waterston
Peter Willis
Photos
View All
James Brolin Could have been Bond in: "Octopussy" (1983) Case file: Yes, he's now best known as Mr....
Similar Movies
View All (2)
Hangar 18 (1980) Outland (1981)
advertisement


Privacy
Legal
Advertise
RSS
Site map
Feedback
Help
|
© 2009 Microsoft