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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.
Catherine Schell
- Clem Taplin
- (as Catherina von Schell)
Dudley Foster
- Whitsun
- (as Dudley Forster)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe 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).
- GoofsWhen Clementine discovers the skeleton of her brother, a suture line can clearly be seen separating the top half of the skull above the brow showing it to be a skull with a removable top.
- Crazy creditsWith 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'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Moon Zero Two (1990)
- SoundtracksMoon Zero Two
Sung by Julie Driscoll
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Limp attempt at blending westerns and science fiction tropes
A space-pilot is caught up in a claim-jumping scheme on the far side of the Moon. Touted as the first 'Moon-western', the film would have been much better if it had simply lifted plot and character tropes from the classic oaters and dispensed with silly trappings such as the 'gunfighter-style' holsters and the awful 'saloon-themed' bar complete with the dancing girls and inevitable brawl (a particularly silly scene). On the plus side, 'Moon Zero Two' has the entertaining look of contemporaneous British science fiction with carefully detailed and well thought-out miniatures, and fashions and hair styles straight out of 'UFO' (1970) or 'Space 1999' (1975). The central plot is clever (albeit implausible) and the special effects generally good (although as usual the filmmakers couldn't resist adding sounds in space). The cast of British character actors is OK but they are saddled with trying to deliver an awkward mélange of adventure and parody through a tongue-in-cheek script that is nether very clever nor witty. Unfortunately, the end product is a film that is worse than it looks and likely of interest only to fans of genre fans or those nostalgic for the short skirts, austere jumpsuits, beepy machines, and vibrantly coloured wigs of the British vison of the future in the late 60s/early '70s. If you can sit though the goofy, incredibly 60s-looking, animated opening-credits sequence and tolerate the theme song, you can probably survive watching the film.
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- Also known as
- Banditen auf dem Mond
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- Budget
- £500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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