
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Writer
- Peter Hyams
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,000,000
Cast
Brenda Vaccaro
David Doyle
David Huddleston
Elliott Gould
Hal Holbrook
James Brolin
Karen Black
O. J. Simpson
Sam Waterston
Telly Savalas
Keywords
astronaut
beguilement
conspiracy
crop duster
desert
escape
helicopter
investigative reporter
nasa
planet mars
spacecraft
texas
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