Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
George De Vries
- Doug Duncan
- (as George DeVries)
Chuck Zink
- Radio Technician
- (as Chuck Zinc)
Jay W. Jensen
- Space Center Worker
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis was the first feature made at the Studio City Complex in Miami, Florida.
- GoofsHelmets worn by the astronauts on Mars are open to the outside atmosphere rendering their air supply useless (these appear to be painted motorcycle helmets).
- ConnectionsFeatured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2006)
- SoundtracksNo More Tears
Written by Gus Pardalis
Sung by Sturg Pardalis
Music by The Forum Quorum
through special arrangement with Hal Davis
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I was there. Here's the true story about the open space helmets on Mars. When Darren McGavin first donned his helmet, it was a bad fit and mashed his nose, his most prominent facial feature. He angrily ripped it off, threw it against the sound stage wall (it shattered), and stomped off the Mars set, vowing not to return until the problem was rectified. With time being money and money scarce on this ultra low budget film, the films designer -- possibly hung over -- rushed out and bought and painted some motorcycle helmets. I, as a gopher and the only person on the crew who could type, was ordered to quickly write a few lines of dialogue indicating that the mission crew back on earth had just discovered that there was sufficient oxygen in the Mars atmosphere to permit simplified helmets that only needed to augment the oxygen supply. (That information was revealed in a brief en route scene on the space ship....which may have been edited out...not sure.)(As another reviewer has noted, I discovered through quick research, that this was considered a possibility.) Thus, Darren was back on the set later the same day. There's also the story of the dump truck which, when backing into the set with a load of "Martian sand," fell through a temporarily constructed plywood covering into a giant pit in the center of the sound stage. It took a day to get it pulled up out of the pit. Why, you ask, was Mars being recreated indoors? Because the day before a local Florida mini-tornado roared through destroying the outdoor Martian landscape it had taken days to construct. Let's face it....it was probably a mistake to film a sci-fi special effects film anywhere in the USA outside of Hollywood. - Lance Webster (the director's son, the 24 and just out of college. Now 68.)
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