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Magnificent Desolation:
Walking on the Moon 3D
Directed by Mark Cowen Produced by Mark Cowen
Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Mark HerzogWritten by Mark Cowen
Tom Hanks
Christopher G. CowenStarring Tom Hanks
Paul Newman
Morgan Freeman
Scott Glenn
Matt Damon
Gary SiniseMusic by Blake Neely Cinematography Sean MacLeod Phillips Editing by Billy Shinski Distributed by IMAX Release date(s) September 23, 2005 Running time 40 minutes Country United States Language English Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program.
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Production
The film includes historical NASA footage as well as re-enactments and computer-generated imagery. Tom Hanks is the narrator, co-writer and co-producer. Magnificent Desolation is the third Apollo-related project for Hanks: he was previously involved in the film Apollo 13 and the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. The cast includes Andrew Husmann, Aaron White, Brandy Blackledge, Gary Hershberger, and Scott Wilder. The voice cast includes Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Paul Newman, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey.
Score by James Newton Howard[1] and Blake Neely.[2]
The film was released in IMAX theaters on September 23, 2005. It was released on DVD on November 6, 2007.
Origins of title
The title comes from Buzz Aldrin's description[3] of the lunar landscape:
- Aldrin: Beautiful view!
- Armstrong: Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here.
- Aldrin: Magnificent desolation.[4]
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Narrator (voice)
- John Corbett as Harrison Schmitt (voice)
- Andrew Husmann as David Scott
- Bryan Cranston as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- Aaron White as James Irwin
- Matt Damon as Alan Shepard (voice)
- Gary Hershberger as Astronaut Grace
- Morgan Freeman as Neil Armstrong (voice)
- Scott Wilder as Astronaut Wallace
- Brandy Blackledge as Future Astronaut
- Scott Glenn as Charles Duke (voice)
- Rick Gomez as Alpha Station Commander (voice)
- Colin Hanks as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
- Bo Stevenson as Conspiracy Grip
- Frank John Hughes as Future Houston Capcom (voice)
- Tim Matheson as Houston Capcom (voice)
- Matthew McConaughey as Alan Bean (voice)
- Neal McDonough as Reservoir Commander (voice)
- Paul Newman as David Scott (voice)
- Bill Paxton as Edgar Mitchell (voice)
- Barry Pepper as John Young (voice)
- Kevin Pollak as Director (voice)
- Julie Shimer as Future Astronaut (voice)
- Gary Sinise as Eugene Cernan (voice)
- Peter Scolari as Pete Conrad (voice)
- John Travolta as James Irwin (voice)
- Donnie Wahlberg as Helium 3 Commander (voice)
- Rita Wilson as Beta Station Commander (voice)
Awards
On February 16, 2006, Jack Geist, Johnathan Banta, and Jerome Morin received the award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Film from the Visual Effects Society for their work on the film.
References
- ^ James Newton Howard at Internet Movie Database
- ^ Blake Neely at Internet Movie Database
- ^ In George Pal's 1950 film, Destination Moon, the moonwalkers are asked, "Can you give us your first impressions of the moon?". Dr. Cargraves (Warner Anderson) replies, "Well, I'll try. The first impression is one of utter barrenness and desolation." The movie was loosely based on Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert A. Heinlein, who also helped write the script. In the book Heinlein describes the moon as "a scene of blistering desert desolation".
- ^ Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal "One Small Step"
External links
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D official web site
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D at the Internet Movie Database
- Preview: Magnificent Desolation by Jeff Foust, The Space Review, August 1, 2005
- Review: Magnificent Desolation by Jeff Foust, The Space Review, September 26, 2005
- Review: Magnificent Desolation by Robert Pearlman, collectSPACE, September 20, 2005
Tom Hanks Director That Thing You Do! (1996) • Larry Crowne (2011)Screenwriter That Thing You Do! (1996) • From the Earth to the Moon (1998, 4 episodes) • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) • Larry Crowne (2011)Producer Cast Away (2000) • My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) • Connie and Carla (2004) • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) • Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) • The Ant Bully (2006) • Starter for 10 (2006) • Charlie Wilson's War (2007) • The Great Buck Howard (2008) • City of Ember (2008) • Where the Wild Things Are (2009) • Larry Crowne (2011)Executive producer Television From the Earth to the Moon (1998) • Band of Brothers (2001) • My Big Fat Greek Life (2003) • The Pacific (2010) • Big Love (2006–2011)Production company Categories:- English-language films
- Historical documentary film stubs
- 2005 films
- 2000s documentary films
- IMAX films
- Apollo program films
- Playtone films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about United States space exploration
- 2000s 3-D films
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