A suspense thriller set in space, marooned is the plight of a base commander gregory peck trying to get three astronauts gene hackman. Marooned 1969 gregory peck and gene hackman star in this john sturgesdirected disaster drama, released at a time when the publics imagination was focussed on space exploration. Marooned 1969 film marooned is a 1969 american science fiction film directed by john sturges and starring gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, james franciscus and gene hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. Marooned 1969 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Marooned is a 1969 american science fiction film directed by john sturges and starring gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, james franciscus and. It was based on the 1964 novel marooned by martin caidin. Gregory peck stars as charles keith, the groundbased supervisor of a crew of astronauts led by mission commander jim pruett richard crenna conducting a series of endurance tests while in space. Early in the film gene hackman tests a rocketpowered backpack outside the space station. A suspense thriller set in space, marooned is the plight of a base commander gregory peck trying to get three astronauts gene hackman, richard crenna, and james franciscus back to earth when. Marooned legends of tomorrow, an episode of legends of tomorrow. Marooned 1969 film, an american sciencefiction film. Having seen stanley kubricks infinitely detailed sets and special effects, were no longer willing to settle for conventional models no matter how well done.
This movie is a space disaster film that was made near the peak of the us space program. American astronauts buzz gene hackman, jim richard crenna and clayton james franciscus are stranded in space on their return journey from a new space station when malfunctioning rocket. The special effects were good and were combined well with actual. You probably think im describing the 1995 movie, apollo by producer ron howard, but actually this is a recap of a 1969 movie called marooned. Marooned wants desperately to be a taut, gripping suspense story of astronauts marooned in space due to a machinery malfunction, but it somehow misses the boat. Financial analysis of marooned 1969 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It was also made at a time we were mired in vietnam and engaged in the cold war with the soviet union. Journey to the far side of the sun 1969 full movie. Overall, marooned is a relatively simple movie with a lot of complex emotion added, creating a different type of space film. Journey to the far side of the sun 1969 full movie download full hd natalie. Mar 17, 2014 three american astronauts are stranded in space when their retros wont fire. Three american astronauts are stranded in space when. The spacex dragon v2 design was inspired by a 60s space movie. Marooned 1969 fantastic movie musings and ramblings.
As a film it doesnt get too much into character development except during a sequence when the astronaut wives, lee grant, nancy kovack, and mariette hartley. Although the technology in the film might be a little dated now, it was quite accurate for 1969. John sturges marooned demonstrates convincingly that it will be a long time before a space movie comes along to outclass 2001. Marooned is a film directed by john sturges with gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, gene hackman, year. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. He slowly spins sideways through a complete circle, but instead of each side of his body being lit up in turn as its pointed towards the sun, the light stays constant throughout the maneuver, showing that the makers just took a photo of hackman and rotated it. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, nasa decides to launch a daring rescue. Marooned was released in the science fiction film dark age that stretched between 2001 and star wars, so i wasnt expecting much. Marooned 2019 film, a short film included on the home media. Certainly marooned deserves points for its determination to keep the atmosphere as realistic as possible, going so far as to eliminate any distracting musical underscoring.
Marooned 1969 john sturges synopsis, characteristics. By heroic effort, the titan iiic and xrv lifting body reach the pad, fueled and prepped in time with no serious third party casualties, only to have nasa chief keith forced to scrub the launch at tminus 60 seconds when hurricane winds exceed 48 mph. The special effects were good and were combined well with actual footage from past space flights. Apr 27, 2010 you probably think im describing the 1995 movie, apollo by producer ron howard, but actually this is a recap of a 1969 movie called marooned. The effects, like the movie, are paced very slowly and intended to establish the mood of actual movement and activity in a zerog environment. Marooned 1969 film marooned is a 1969 american film directed by john sturges and starring gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, james franciscus and gene hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. The cast, headed by gregory peck geez, do we miss positive male authority figures like him. Marooned 1969 article 2778 by dave sindelar viewing date. After completing a daring mission in space, the threeman spaceship ironman one orbits earth preparing for reentry.
Back on earth, charles keith academy awardr winner gregory peckjean hersholt humanitarian award, 1968. Three us astronauts are returning from a space station when a malfunction occurs, leaving them marooned in their reentry craft, unable to return to either. But a retrorocket misfires, and the crew commander jim pruett richard crenna, scientistas. One of sturges better films, an extremely realistic space movie about a nasa accident, which had the misfortune to go out on release at precisely the time when the. Marooned 1969, starring some heavyhitting talent including gregory peck, gene hackman, david janseen, and james fransicuss shows how a slow, measured, methodical pace with each frame filled with intelligence can succeed brilliantly where so many of todays shortattentionspangeared films fail miserably. Dont forget to share and subscribe tweet me about movies. Great performances in a movie that leaves you feeling good. Find similar and related movies for marooned 1969 john sturges on allmovie. Marooned 1969, starring some heavyhitting talent including gregory peck, gene hackman. And it was everything my 9yearold self could have asked for. Released 1969, marooned stars gregory peck, richard crenna, james franciscus, david janssen the g movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Journey to the far side of the sun by drunken gunmen.
Marooned is a 1969 american film directed by john sturges and starring gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, james franciscus and gene hackman. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts capsule. This movie was released in 1969 several years before apollo so the exploration of this possibility was very gripping at the time. Marooned won an academy award in 1969 for special visual effects, in part because the movie exercised such tremendous restraint.
Usa three astronauts find themselves stranded in their spacecraft when the retro rockets fail. Read the full synopsis of marooned, 1969, directed by john sturges, with gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, at turner classic movies. Marooned was the perfect movie to end 1969 pop off. Gregory peck, richard crenna, james franciscus, gene hackman. In fact, marooned is a gripping film from the beginning. One of sturges better films, an extremely realistic space movie about a nasa accident, which had the misfortune to go out on release at precisely the time when. After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. Marooning, the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area. Three american astronauts are stranded in space when their retros wont fire. Apr 03, 2014 back on earth, charles keith academy awardr winner gregory peckjean hersholt humanitarian award, 1968. Apr 23, 2018 japan and russia sign trade deals but remain marooned over islands. Marooned is a 1969 american science fiction film directed by john sturges and starring gregory peck, richard crenna, david janssen, james franciscus and gene hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. Marooned 1969 three astronauts face a desperate situation in this spellbinding science fiction cliffhanger.