Watch Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996) Official Trailer
5.8 / 10 IMDb March 25, 1996 2h 0m
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; Captain Eugene T. 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.
Director
Runtime
2h 0m
Release Date
March 25, 1996
Genre
Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Keith Carradine
as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
Judge Reinhold
as Ryan West
Elizabeth Wilson
as President Elizabeth Richardson
Alfre Woodard
as Tamara O'Neil
Philip Casnoff
as Nick Van Pelt
Diane Venora
as Lt. Tanya Sadavoy
Michael Murphy
as Dean Rumplemeyer
Christine Estabrook
as Amanda Whitney
Rosalind Chao
as Dr. Lin Yo Yu
Richard Schiff
as Eric Altman
Richard Young
as Astronaut Charles Downing
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Michael Chinyamurindi
Maria Mayenzet
Dean Jones
as Dr. Scott Berlin
Gibby Brand
as White House Correspondent
Leonard Kelly-Young
Deborah Lacey
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Tiiu Leek
Daryl Keith Roach
W.K. Stratton
Production Companies
44 Blue Productions
Fred Silverman Company
Viacom Productions
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