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Mission to Mars
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Mission to Mars is a 2000 American action, science fiction, adventure, and thriller film directed by Brian De Palma. The screenplay was written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost, with production by David S. Goyer. The cast includes Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, and Connie Nielsen. Stephen H. Burum served as director of photography, Paul Hirsch edited the film, and Ennio Morricone composed the score.
Filming took place in Vancouver, and the narrative is set on Mars. The film was produced by Spyglass Media Group, Touchstone Pictures, and The Jacobson Company. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix, with availability in video on demand format. The runtime is 114 minutes.
Critical reception included a review score of 4.2/10, 24%, and 34/100. Audience ratings were 5.7 from 79,801 votes on IMDb and 6.029 from 1,571 votes on TMDb. The production budget was $90,000,000 to $100,000,000, generating $110,983,407 in revenue. The film has been referenced by 174 other encyclopedia articles.
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6.0When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Cast
- Gary Sinise as Jim McConnell
- Tim Robbins as Woody Blake
- Don Cheadle as Luke Graham
- Connie Nielsen as Terri Fisher
- Jerry O'Connell as Phil Ohlmyer
- Peter Outerbridge as Sergei Kirov
Themes
- spacecraft
- planet mars
- affectation
- space travel
- alien
- space
- astronaut
- dismemberment
- alien contact
- trapped in space
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brian De Palma
- Screenplay by
- Jim Thomas , John Thomas , Graham Yost
- Story by
- Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Lowell Cannon
- Based on
- Walt Disney 's Mission to Mars
- Produced by
- Tom Jacobson
- Starring
- Gary Sinise Don Cheadle Connie Nielsen Jerry O'Connell Kim Delaney Tim Robbins
- Cinematography
- Stephen H. Burum
- Edited by
- Paul Hirsch
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- March 10, 2000 ( 2000-03-10 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $111 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Screenwriter
- Graham Yost
- Cast member
- Jill Teed
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Producer
- David S. Goyer
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Stephen H. Burum
- Narrative location
- Mars
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 428206
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Mission to Mars logo.svg
- Significant event
- première
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- film editor
- Paul Hirsch
- title
- Mission to Mars
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 100000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 34/100
- box office
- 60883407
- publication date
- 2000-05-11
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Encyclopedic overview
Mission to Mars is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim and John Thomas and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name.
The film depicts the first crewed Mars exploration mission going awry; American astronaut Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) helps to coordinate a rescue mission for a colleague. The film also stars Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell and Kim Delaney. Released theatrically by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution through Touchstone Pictures on March 10, 2000, the film was both a critical and commercial disappointment.
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