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Old 28th August 2020, 07:13 PM
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Capricorn One.(1978)
A marvelous cross between The Parallax View and all those conspiracy theories about the moon landings... Anyone who has watched The Toast of London, where Toast has a run in with an angry Stanley Kubrick,and a lurking Nixon in the background,will never take the conspiracy seriously...
Capricorn One is all ready to be blasted off into space,for the first manned flight to Mars,when it's crew are quickly ushered off the rocket before take off.. Apparently NASA decided to get its life support system from its local poundshop,and then found out it would fail after a couple of weeks,and kill the astronauts...Of course instead of admiting there mistake to the general public,and losing millions of dollars in funding,and the Knock on effect it would have for contractors all making money off of NASA..Of course like most cover ups, especially those done by government agencies, nothing goes to plan,and when the spaceship burns up on re-entry,the astronauts soon realise they are now expendable... With a slight nod to All The President's Men , Elliott Gould plays an investigative television journalist who starts to suspect some things are not quite right after his friend a technician at NASA goes missing and his entire past is erased... With a top-notch cast that includes James Brolin,Brenda Vaccaro,Sam Waterston ,O. J. Simpson and the ever reliable Hal Holbrook... Directed by Peter Hyhams,he mixes some decent action sequences,the helicopters chasing the bi-plane flown by an angry Telly Savalas, being the high light, with a great conspiracy plot that does not stretch the grounds of credibility.. Produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment ,this was a staple of late night television for as long as I can remember... This has also had a decent blu ray upgrade,and looks fine and dandy to these weary old eye's... Just an enjoyable thriller that has tremendous re-watch value....
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