Post by auntym on Jun 6, 2016 14:09:56 GMT -6
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SPACE CAMP / the movie
The very young, but very recognizable cast of Space Camp, which was released on June 6, 1986. All Images: MGM
by Germain Lussier / kinja.com/germainlussier
June 6, 2016
Thirty years ago today, a movie with a very recognizable cast opened in theaters. It wasn’t a big hit, and has since all but faded away to a point where it’s very difficult to watch anywhere legally. And that’s a damn shame, because Space Camp was, and remains, a fine piece of popular entertainment.
Two years after her breakout role in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Space Camp stars Kate Capshaw as Andie Bergstrom, a smart, capable astronaut who has yet to make it into space. After missing her latest window she and her husband (played by Tom Skerritt) bring their NASA expertise to Space Camp, which is exactly what it sounds like—asummer camp where kids learn what it takes to be an astronaut.
Andy is given a team of five kids as her crew, and it’s literally star-studded, whether you watched the movie then or now. You’ve got Lea Thompson, a year removed from Back to the Future. You’ve got Larry Scott, two years after both Revenge of the Nerds and The Karate Kid. You’ve got Kelly Preston, two years before breaking out in Twins, and the feature film debuts of both Tate Donovan and Joaquin Phoenix. Yes, that Joaquin Phoenix, here at the age of 12, then going by the name Leaf Phoenix.
Oh, and did I mention the score is by John Williams and is awesome? Because that’s true too.
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SPACE CAMP / full length movie / in English
SPACE CAMP / the movie
The very young, but very recognizable cast of Space Camp, which was released on June 6, 1986. All Images: MGM
by Germain Lussier / kinja.com/germainlussier
June 6, 2016
Thirty years ago today, a movie with a very recognizable cast opened in theaters. It wasn’t a big hit, and has since all but faded away to a point where it’s very difficult to watch anywhere legally. And that’s a damn shame, because Space Camp was, and remains, a fine piece of popular entertainment.
Two years after her breakout role in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Space Camp stars Kate Capshaw as Andie Bergstrom, a smart, capable astronaut who has yet to make it into space. After missing her latest window she and her husband (played by Tom Skerritt) bring their NASA expertise to Space Camp, which is exactly what it sounds like—asummer camp where kids learn what it takes to be an astronaut.
Andy is given a team of five kids as her crew, and it’s literally star-studded, whether you watched the movie then or now. You’ve got Lea Thompson, a year removed from Back to the Future. You’ve got Larry Scott, two years after both Revenge of the Nerds and The Karate Kid. You’ve got Kelly Preston, two years before breaking out in Twins, and the feature film debuts of both Tate Donovan and Joaquin Phoenix. Yes, that Joaquin Phoenix, here at the age of 12, then going by the name Leaf Phoenix.
Oh, and did I mention the score is by John Williams and is awesome? Because that’s true too.
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SPACE CAMP / full length movie / in English