Special Report: Journey to Mars

– When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live cov..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)

When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

25 Mar 1996

Language:

English

Director:

Robert Mandel

Writer:

Rasha Drachkovitch (story), Augustus Taylor (teleplay)

Main Actors:

Gibby Brand, Keith Carradine, Philip Casnoff, Rosalind Chao

Plot:

When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.7/10