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The mission was a sham. The murders were real.

Overview

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

Top Billed Cast

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    Elliott Gould

    Robert Caulfield

  2. Cast 1

    James Brolin

    Col. Charles Brubaker

  3. Cast 1

    Brenda Vaccaro

    Kay Brubaker

  4. Cast 1

    Sam Waterston

    Lt. Col. Peter Willis

  5. Cast 1

    O. J. Simpson

    Cmdr. John Walker

  6. Cast 1

    Hal Holbrook

    Dr. James Kelloway

  7. Cast 1

    Karen Black

    Judy Drinkwater

  8. Cast 1

    Telly Savalas

    Albain

  9. Cast 1

    David Huddleston

    Hollis Peaker

It's a pleasure alright, and I don't feel guilty about it at all!. A NASA space mission up to Mars fails to get off the ground due to major technical problems. Fearing funding could be taken away and wishing to avoid embarrassment, the powers that be decide to do a fake landing in a studio. With the astronauts forced to pretend that they are actually up on Mars, and fighting with their own personal belief systems, the government executives in charge fear that the fake flight could come to light. Upon learning that the outside world actually thinks they crashed upon reentering the earths at...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,000,000.00

Revenue $12,000,000.00

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