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starring: Charles Aidman, Barbara Baxley, James Caan, Stephen Coit, William Conrad directed by: Robert Altman See Larger Image Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300269965 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6300269965 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 101 minutes Sales Rank: 15763 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1968-02 Related Items: Marooned Beyond Therapy El Cid (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection) Streamers Ace in the Hole - Criterion Collection see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Easiest of scenarios I agree with everything that's been said, and I'd also look to mention the completely lack of conflict within the movie. It's amazing, there's almost nothing to work against, and very little tension. Maybe it's because we know now that space flight was possible, but it's still amazing to see a movie about the moon landing where the plotline is: We wanted to go the moon, we trained to go the moon, and then we landed on the moon. There's about five minutes there where it looks like James Caan isn't ... Read More Rating: - Rated 5 for Fun! Seeing this movie as we are, far from era it was made in, makes for quite hokey fun for a few reasons. It's a great encapsulation of that era illustrating the fashions, modern architecture, modes of thinking, scientific fervor, (great cocktail parties!), and the roles of men and women at that time. In other words, everyone was young, smart, modern, knew their place in the world, and we were going to the moon! The script is kind of hard to follow at times, and the rivalry between the two main charactors ... Read More Rating: - TERRIFIC SPECIAL EFFECTS THIS FILM IS NOT WORTH WATCHING FOR ENTERTAINMENT,BUT WELL WORTH WATCHING FOR IT'S TERRIFIC SPECIAL EFFECTS.IT'S A FICTIONALIZED STORY ABOUT THE FIRST AMERICAN LANDING ON THE MOON.THIS IS ONE OF ROBERT ALTMAN'S EARLIEST FILMS.

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