![]() If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a viewing. The movie reflects not only distrust of government, but also features the crusading reporter as hero All the President’s Men, about Woodward and Bernstein and Watergate, had already been a hit movie two years earlier. Later revelations, such as the Church and Pike congressional investigations that revealed CIA plots to overthrow governments and kill Castro with exploding cigars and poisoned wetsuits, only added to anti-government paranoia. After all, Nixon had waged his “secret war” in Cambodia. Peter Hyams had worked as a reporter in Vietnam, where he became convinced that the government could conceal a great big lie if top officials wanted to do so. Here’s what it has to say about what sparked the thought of the film:Ĭapricorn One is the kind of movie that can only be fully appreciated if you consider the period that it was made, most notably in the years following both Vietnam and Watergate. The Space Review has a more nuanced view, thankfully we have not had to endure the remake that film refers to. Simpson, is set to get the remake treatment, courtesy of New Regency. Holbrook makes you believe that there’s a righteous case to be made for lying to the American people.įor an alternative view, check out this negative review. Capricorn One, the sci-fi conspiracy classic that starred Elliot Gould, James Brolin and O.J. Hal Holbrook, who I would see 22 years later in Mark Twain Tonight is really great as a man responsible for a giant lie. Also James Brolin: I was told I looked like him once–I think it was that I had a full beard at the time. New Regency films tabbed John Moore ( The Omen, Max Payne) to direct a remake of Capricorn One, the 1970s O.J. PG 123 min Action, Thriller 2 June 1978 (USA) A NASA Mars mission wont work, and its funding is endangered, so they decide to fake it just this once. Sam Watterson (years before Law & Order), OJ Simpson and Brenda Vacarro are all good. I think the coat he wears inspired my high school self a bit. The film features a cast of characters of well known folks: E lliot Gould (a family favorite is the chilling Silent Partner, and he’s great in M*A*S*H. Part of it is how resourceful, brave people can beat the odds if they try really hard, but that sometimes those same people end up getting killed for it.Īlso, that if you’re in the desert you can kill a snake and eat it raw.Īnd that you could fake a landing on Mars, almost. Part of my fascination was that there can be things that are stated are true that are not. But hes forced to stay stranded with a family on a remote location. suspenseful films such as Outland ( 1981 ), a remake of High Noon ( 1952 ). Its the story of a Nazi spy played by Donald Sutherland who discovers the plans for D-Day and attempts to return to Germany. If it’s on TV, particularly if it’s on widescreen, I can scarcely avoid it. Luckily, Hyams regained his edge in time to make Capricorn One ( 1978 ). Until then, I'll wait and hope that he learns some tips from Ridley Scott.Capricorn One is a favorite movie of mine. He needs to really show me he is actually capable of making something entertaining. ![]() The idea sounds so cool that I want this to be good, but right now I'm just not sold on Moore. Hopefully he didn't get caught up in the video game movie stigma with Max Payne either. So far he's been rather mediocre when it comes to war ( Behind Enemy Lines), action ( Flight of the Phoenix), and horror ( The Omen). The premise sounds promising and I'm curious whether Moore will be better at sci-fi than anything else. Not much more is known, but it sounds like a fun project.Īlthough I'm not at all familiar with the original film, I usually take an interest in anything sci-fi given my love for the genre. Capricorn One is not exactly a classic, but it does have some great ideas, great scenes, and a great bombastic score by Jerry Goldsmith, best known for his Star Trek theme. Moore's version is described as an updated, reimagining written by Eragon and Jurassic Park III writer Peter Buchman. Elliott Gould and James Brolin starred in the original. With Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston. When their rocket's life support fails last minute, NASA pulls them and the ship is launched unmanned, but NASA requires them to fake the landing and stay in hiding to prevent public humiliation. The original film is a 1978 sci-fi thriller about a group of astronauts who were supposed to be sent on NASA's first manned mission to Mars. ![]() This dynamic is at the center of The Last Jedi as Rey seeks out Luke Skywalker to teach her about the Force and how to become a Jedi. Filmmaker John Moore, of Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix, The Omen, and Max Payne, has been attached to direct a remake of Capricorn One. Young Capricorns look at their elders to teach them the wisdom they have acquired while older Capricorn love to impart their experience to others.
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