Moon Zero Two (1969)

A sci-fi film that walks a fine line between being an unintentional spoof and a straightforward space adventure film.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Screenplay by Michael Carreras
Story by Martin Davison, Frank Hardman, Gavin Lyall
Produced by Michael Carreras
Cinematography: Paul Beeson
Edited by Spencer Reeve
Music by Don Ellis
Production company: Hammer Films
Distributed by Warner-Pathé Warner Bros.
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: £500,000

Cast

James Olson as Bill Kemp
Catherina von Schell as Clementine Taplin
Warren Mitchell as J. J. Hubbard
Adrienne Corri as Elizabeth Murphy
Ori Levy as Korminski
Dudley Foster as Whitsun
Bernard Bresslaw as Harry
Neil McCallum as space captain
Joby Blanshard as Smith
Michael Ripper as 1st card player
Robert Tayman as 2nd card player
Sam Kydd as barman
Keith Bonnard as Junior customs officer
Leo Britt as Senior customs officer
Carol Cleveland as hostess
Roy Evans as workman
Tom Kempinski as 2nd officer
Lew Luton as immigration officer
Claire Shenstone as female hotel clerk
Chrissie Shrimpton as boutique attendant
Amber Dean Smith as Hubbard's girlfriend
Simone Silvera as Hubbard's girlfriend
The Go-jos as Hilton bar dancing girls

Earth’s Moon

May 2021

Bill Kemp, former astronaut pilot turned space salvager together with his Russian partner, Korminski become involved in a millionaire criminal space industrialist’s scheme to capture a sapphire asteroid and crash it into the far side of the moon for later recovery. Kemp and his partner are initially unaware of the fact that there is also a link between this job and the salvage team’s agreement to help Clementine Taplin locate her missing brother……..

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Outland (1981)

A tense, moody, atmospheric, dark and claustrophobic film with excellent cinematography and brisk pacing accompanied by a rousing and suspenseful musical score.

Directed by Peter Hyams
Written by Peter Hyams
Produced by Richard A. Roth, Stanley O'Toole
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by Stuart Baird
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Production company: The Ladd Company
Distributed by Warner Bros. (through Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors)
Running time: 109 minutes
Budget: $18 million (approx)
Box office: $17–20 million

Cast

Sean Connery as Marshal William T. O'Niel
Peter Boyle as Mark Sheppard
Frances Sternhagen as Dr. Marian Lazarus
James Sikking as Sergeant Montone
Kika Markham as Carol O'Niel
Nicholas Barnes as Paul O´Niel
Clarke Peters as Sergeant Ballard
Steven Berkoff as Sagan
John Ratzenberger as Tarlow
Bill Bailey as Hill
James Berwick as Rudd
Norman Chancer as Officer Slater
Stuart Milligan as Officer Walters
Hal Galili as Officer Nelson
Anni Domingo as Officer Morton
Manning Redwood as Officer Lowell
Angus MacInnes as Hughes
Eugene Lipinski as Cane
Pat Starr as Flo Spector
Sharon Duce as Prostitute Attacked By Sagan
Marc Boyle as Nicholas Spota
Richard Hammatt as Russel Yario
P. H. Moriarty as Hitman #1
Angelique Rockas as Maintenance Woman
Doug Robinson as Hitman #2

Titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by Con-Amalgamate on the Jovian moon of Io.

Federal Marshal William O'Niel is assigned to a tour of duty at the mining colony.

Miners begin dying while suffering psychotic episodes.

Illegal selling of amphetamines takes place to increase productivity and bonuses.

Marshal O’Niel refuses to look the other way.

The new marshal now has a target on his back.

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