Escape from Mars
Directed byNeill Fearnley
Written byPeter Mohan
Jim Henshaw
Produced byPeter Lhotka
Michael Scott
Arvi liimatainen
CinematographyPeter Woeste
Edited byPaul Mortimer
Music byPeter Allen
Production
companies
Distributed byCBS Television Distribution
Release date
  • February 25, 1999 (February 25, 1999)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Escape from Mars (1999) is a made-for-TV film produced for the UPN Network. The story concerns five astronauts who make the first crewed trip to Mars in 2015.

The film was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Cast

  • Christine Elise as Lia Poirier, Sagan Cocommander
  • Peter Outerbridge as John Rank, Sagan Cocommander
  • Allison Hossack as Andrea Singer, Mission Chemist
  • Michael Shanks as Bill Malone, Mission Architect
  • Ron Lea as Jason, Mission Control Weasel
  • Kavan Smith as Sergei Andropov, Mission Biogeochemist
  • David Kaye as Steve Yaffe
  • Peter Kelamis as David Adams, Mission Control Weasel
  • Julie Khaner as Gail "Mack" McConnell, Mission Control
  • Tammy Isbell as Stephanie Rank, John's Ex-Wife
  • Arlene MacPherson as Remi
  • Aaron Pearl as Robert, Lia Poirier’s Fiancé
  • Jonathan Barrett as Richard Singer, Andrea's Husband
  • Darrell Nicholson as Andy Singer
  • Sophia Sweatman as Amanda Singer

Home Release

Released on VHS.[1]

Reception

Radio Times gave the movie two out of five stars.[2] Moria gave the movie the same rating, finding the scientific realism of the movie a plus, but that the direction and characters were lacking.[3] TV Guide gave the movie one of four stars, finding the movie spends too much time in the Earth bound control room.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. Amazon.com: Escape from Mars [VHS] : Christine Elise, Peter Outerbridge, Allison Hossack, Michael Shanks, Ron Lea, Kavan Smith, David Kaye, Peter Kelamis, Julie Khaner, Tammy Isbell, Arlene MacPherson, Aaron Pearl, Neill Fearnley, Arvi Liimatainen, Georgene Smith, Michael J.F. Scott, Peter Lhotka, Steve White, Jim Henshaw, Peter Mohan: Movies & TV. ASIN 6305844372.
  2. "Escape from Mars (1999)".
  3. "Escape from Mars (1999)". 31 December 2008.
  4. "Escape from Mars".
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