Mission to Mars

Titolo originale: Mission to Mars
Regia: Brian De Palma |
Anno: 2000
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Fantascienza Avventura Dramma
Tag: spacecraft | planet mars | affectation | space travel | alien | space | astronaut | dismemberment | alien contact | trapped in space | aggressive | philosophical | lyrical | based on theme park ride | inspirational | absurd | admiring | adoring | amused | appreciative | enchant | exuberant | 2020s |
Cast: Gary Sinise | Tim Robbins | Don Cheadle | Connie Nielsen | Jerry O'Connell | Peter Outerbridge | Kavan Smith | Jill Teed | Elise Neal | Kim Delaney | Marilyn Norry | Freda Perry | Lynda Boyd | Patricia Harras | Robert Bailey Jr. | Britt McKillip | Chaynade Knowles | Jeffrey Ballard | Anson Woods | Jillian Marie | Jody Thompson | Lucia Walters | Pamela Diaz | Sugith Varughese | Story Musgrave | Mina E. Mina | Carlo Rota | Dmitry Chepovetsky | Tracy Waterhouse | McCanna Anthony Sinise | Chantal Conlin | Jukka Joensuu | Bill Timoney | Riley Cantner | Samantha Cantner | Daniel Lederman | Armin Mueller-Stahl |

Stati Uniti, 2020. Si fa festa per la partenza del primo terzetto di astronauti diretto a Marte. Su una piattaforma orbitante Woody e Jim osserveranno il lavoro di Luke e della sua squadra. 13 mesi dopo solo Luke sopravvive a una tempesta di sabbia scaturita da una montagna che il gruppo voleva esplorare alla ricerca di acqua. Woody, sua moglie Terri, Jim e il tecnico Phil scendono sul pianeta quasi un anno dopo. Ma una serie di piccole falle conduce all'abbandono dell'astronave e al sacrificio di Woody. Su Marte i sopravvissuti trovano uno scarmigliato Luke che li conduce dinanzi a un'enorme scultura di un volto. Segno inequivocabile della presenza di un'altra civiltà.

Approfondimenti

Ennio Morricone's third soundtrack for Brian De Palma, after The Untouchables (1987) and Casualties [...] D
Reunites Don Cheadle and Elise Neal who both starred in the film Rosewood (1997). D
Between visuals, miniatures, and animation, over 400 technicians were directly involved in the produ [...] D
Don Cheadle actually slept outside by himself to get a sense of the environment and isolation. D
The wristwatch worn by the crew sent to determine what happened during the first mission to Mars is [...] D
The film takes place in 2020. D
Full-body weightless shots were created by hanging the actors from wires. D
To create the illusion of weightlessness, Brian De Palma kept the camera moving. D
The filmmakers received NASA's most up-to-date plans for a Mars mission when making the movie. D
HIDDEN MICKEY: Momentarily as we see the Mars Recovery vehicle approach the planet, Mars itself, the [...] D
The crew used a real 2,000 lb. rock to drop behind the astronauts. D
This is Robert Bailey Jr.'s first movie. D
Gary Sinise and Kim Delaney were lately involved with the CSI franchise: Sinise played Mac Taylor in [...] D
Much of the film the Sopravvissuto - The Martian (2015) and the novel it's based on (2011) is simila [...] D
The original director of the film was Gore Verbinski. When the budget was upgraded, Brian De Palma s [...] D
The Martian face structure and Martian woman hologram seem to have a design based on Ancient Egyptia [...] D
This came out the same year as another Mars-themed film, Pianeta rosso (2000). Both were unsuccessfu [...] D
The crew used over 14,000 gallons of paint to spray the soil "Mars red." D
As of 2020, this is the last major Hollywood studio film directed by Brian De Palma D
Peter Outerbridge's character is named Sergei Kirov. Sergei Mironovich Kirov was a leader of the com [...] D
In one scene, members of the crew shake the tent to create the illusion of wind. In reality, there's [...] D
Dr. Story Musgrave, real life shuttle astronaut, plays one of the capcom people in the early part of [...] D
Monica Potter was originally cast as Terri Fisher. D
The cast includes one Oscar winner: Tim Robbins, and three nominees: Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, and A [...] D
The communication viewscreen on Mars Recovery was built by Silicon Graphics (hence the abbreviation [...] D
Tim Robbins on acting inside the suits: "You hear your own breathing. It's an interesting, very insu [...] D
Each one of the space suits cost around $100,000 to make. But a real NASA space suit costs between $ [...] D
After Mars Recovery is given the OK to enter orbit around Mars, Woody Blake says "Let's light this c [...] D
The filmmakers created the Martian landscape in a massive sandpit near Vancouver. It was one of the [...] D
Gary Sinise also plays an astronaut missing out on the mission in Apollo 13 (1995). D
Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000 (#04) D
One of two science-fiction Mars movies that were first released in the year 2000 and were both partl [...] D
All the ships were based on actual NASA aircraft and used materials from real aerospace companies. D
The idea for the massive white room came from production designer Ed Verreaux. The whole structure i [...] D
Many of the props from this movie, including the big turning wheel set and the spacecraft model are [...] D
Armin Mueller-Stahl, who plays Ray Beck (commander on the space station) is not listed in the credit [...] D
The crew put little film lights inside all the actors' helmets to illuminate their faces. D
All of the plants are real. They were grown hydroponically - in liquid, not soil. D
Gary Sinise was strapped in a chair that really rotated around and around until he asked Brian De Pa [...] D
The crew reflected copper light onto the actors to mimic the orange atmosphere of the Martian sky. D
Jerry O'Connell took this role because he studied Brian De Palma movies in film school. D
In the movie, Luke's space suit becomes dirty. They didn't use actual space suit material, Teflon, b [...] D
There were theme park attractions at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World called Mi [...] D
Effects supervisor Hoyt Yeatman says this is a "hardware film." Almost every location in the movie h [...] D
Gary Sinise took this "All-American" role because he'd just played a bad guy in Trappola criminale ( [...] D
Reunites Jerry O'Connell and Elise Neal who both starred in Scream 2 (1997). D
The film crew used gallons of paint to colour the sand on set "mars red", used coloured light to cre [...] D
Tim Robbins and Connie Nielsen had 35 feet of space to dance, more than any actual spacecraft. D
Every actor had their own "crew" to get into the space suits. It still took them 45 minutes. They al [...] D
The rotating circles that signify the alien countdown are indeed *counting* down... in binary. The c [...] D
Jerry O'Connell loved wearing the space suit on set: "I felt like a super hero." D
The appearance of the "Face on Mars", as well as the alien hologram, were modeled after the work of [...] D
In 1985, astronauts really did drink soda in space as part of an experiment. D
That dust is blown by 10 massive 350-horsepower wind machines. The whole crew wore gas masks while t [...] D
The crew made the interior of the space station blue to mimic Earth. D
Gary Sinise's fancy convertible in the beginning of the barbecue scene is an Isuzu Vehicross convert [...] D