During training, a member of the first manned mission to Mars is injured, and NASA chooses a replacement, spaced-out spacecraft designer Fred Z. Randall (Canadian stand-up comic Harland Williams), to team with cocky crew captain William "Wild Bill" Overbeck (William Sadler), efficient mission specialist Julie Ford (Jessica Lundy), and trained chimp Ulysses (Raven). Mission controller Bud Nesbitt (Beau Bridges) backs Fred, but flight-director Paul Wick (Jeffrey DeMunn) has doubts. En route to Mars, Fred's frenetic antics ...
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During training, a member of the first manned mission to Mars is injured, and NASA chooses a replacement, spaced-out spacecraft designer Fred Z. Randall (Canadian stand-up comic Harland Williams), to team with cocky crew captain William "Wild Bill" Overbeck (William Sadler), efficient mission specialist Julie Ford (Jessica Lundy), and trained chimp Ulysses (Raven). Mission controller Bud Nesbitt (Beau Bridges) backs Fred, but flight-director Paul Wick (Jeffrey DeMunn) has doubts. En route to Mars, Fred's frenetic antics become a threat, but he wins respect with his navigational savvy. Filmed at Houston locations, including the Johnson Space Center, under the working title, Space Cadet . Shelley Duvall is seen in an uncredited cameo as Fred's mother. Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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This movie is not new but is very funny and appropriate for kids and adults. The star of the movie is now a well-known stand up comedian.
Trektark
May 11, 2009
Absolutely hysterical!
This is by far one of our family's most favorite movies of all time! The first time we watched it we actually had to pause the movie several times because we were laughing so hard! We have now watched it numerous times and still get a good laugh out of it. My youngest daughter actually memorized most of the movie and will occasionally throw out a line or two causing us to chuckle. Harland Williams does a fantastic job in the lead role. Hilarious! Need a laugh? Watch this one!
RocketFan
Aug 7, 2008
Awesome movie. This is a family favorite of ours. How this was overlooked at Oscar time I'll never know.
