Mission to Mars (2000)

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Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: PG
Release Date: Mar 10, 2000
Running Time: 113 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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The year is 2020 and NASA has made another giant leap for mankind- successfully landing a team of astronauts on Mars. However, shortly after their arrival on the Martian surface, Mission Commander Luke Graham and his colleagues encounter something bizarre, shocking and chilling that brings about a catastrophic and mysterious disaster which decimates the crew. Graham is able to send one hasty cryptic message back to Earth before his nightmare begins. Haunted by the enigmatic last communication received from the ill-fated Mars One crew, NASA hurriedly prepares and launches a rescue mission to investigate the tragedy and bring back survivors- if any. Co-piloted by Commander Woody Blake and Jim McConnell, with colleagues Dr. Terri Fisher and scientist Phil Ohlmyer on board, the astronauts set out on a heroic six-month journey to Mars.
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Phil Ohlmyer
Sergei Kirov
Nicholas Willis
Renee Cote
Debra Graham
Maggie McConnell
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There are lots of bad sci-fi movies. But few in recent history are as hilariously cheesy as Brian De Palma's big budget disaster "Mission to Mars."

Featuring a high-powered director and an A-list cast, the film not only fails to blast off, but also unwittingly sets its afterburners for an overblown B-movie abyss.

The lazy script (by three writers, no less) fashions together every cliche from "Apollo 13," "Contact," "The Abyss" and countless other genre benchmarks and serves them up as if no… Continued