Product Information
After a retro-rocket problem, three astronauts become stranded in outer space. Their ground crew struggle frantically to get them back down to Earth safely.Product Identifiers
EAN5035822018235
eBay Product ID (ePID)30484767
Product Key Features
ActorGene Hackman, James Franciscus, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, Lee Grant, Gregory Peck
Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Film/TV TitleMarooned
DirectorJohn Sturges
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General
Run Time124 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationGregory Peck stars as Charles Keith, the ground-based supervisor of a crew of astronauts led by mission commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna) conducting a series of endurance tests while in space. When Keith orders the ship to reenter earth's atmosphere, their craft experiences a mechanical problem, leaving the astronauts adrift. With the help of veteran astronaut and rescue specialist Ted Dougherty (David Janssen), Keith conceives a plan for saving the crew, whose lives are further endangered by the limited amount of available oxygen. Unfortunately, the takeoff of Dougherty's rescue craft is delayed by a hurricane. Realizing the crew's final hour might be at hand, Keith summons their wives in order to let them communicate with their spouses. During astronaut Buzz Lloyd's (Gene Hackman) conversation with his wife, he becomes hysterical, using up much of their oxygen in the process. Given the paucity of oxygen, Keith suggests that one of the crew might increase the chances for survival of the other two by offering to cut off his own oxygen supply. Understandably, this idea is not greeted with great enthusiasm. MAROONED features an intelligent script, Oscar-nominated cinematography, and excellent performances, especially from Hackman and Lee Grant (as Pruett's wife).
ScreenwriterMayo Simon
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono\Dolby Digital Surround