Moon Zero Two

1969
G
1h 40m

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4.5/10

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Bernard Bresslaw, Adrienne Corri, Dudley Foster, Ori Levy, Warren Mitchell, James Olson, and Catherine Schell in Moon Zero Two (1969)

A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery.

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A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon.A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon.A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon.

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4.5/10

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Trivia
The film's lunar surface sets and models were so well done some were re-used in other television productions for many years afterwards, appearing in the likes of UFO (1970), Moonbase 3 (1973) and Space: 1999 (1975), as well as the feature films Superman II (1980), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and as recently as Duncan Jones' debut film Moon (2009).

Goofs
At the end of the opening credits the two astronauts are dumped into the "Capernicus Garbage Dump" Assuming it was named after the famous astronomer and mathematician, the correct spelling would be Copernicus.

Quotes
Kemp: I'm always at a disadvantage when I haven't got any clothes on.
Hostess: [aside] I never noticed...

Crazy credits
With the permission of John Waddington Limited, the game Moonopoly is based upon the property trading game marketed by them under their registered trade name, 'Monopoly'.

Connections
Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Moon Zero Two (1990)

Soundtracks
Moon Zero Two
Sung by Julie Driscoll

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5/10

Confused and dated, but fun

What happens when you combine go-go girls, disco music, spaghetti westerns, and 60s sci-fi? "Moon Zero Two" happens, that's what.

The storyline reads like an after-school special, without much character development; but the parts are all well-acted. The miniatures and set designs are well-done, but true to the time; the costumes are mostly vibrant colors and PVC. There are honest efforts made to maintain credibility, such as the lack of noise in a vacuum, and no 'magic gravity' in space. The science is actually quite believable, especially in comparison to other 60s sci-fi.

There are elements ("Moonopoly", six-shooters holstered in PVC gun-belts outside space suits, the moon saloon) of this movie that make it painfully cheesy at times, but not the same "so bad that it's good" cheese one would expect. It's more of a "I'm embarrassed to remember when those things were cool" kind of cheesy.

Overall, an enjoyable watch (depending on your tolerance for '60s kitch) - 6 out of 10.