
Overview
An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.
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Crew
DirectorStuart Gillard
WriterCraig Mazin, Greg Erb
Cast

Harland Williams
Fred Z. Randall

Jessica Lundy
Julie Ford

William Sadler
Wild Bill Overbeck

Jeffrey DeMunn
Paul Wick

James Pickens Jr.
Ben Stevens

Beau Bridges
Bud Nesbitt

Peter Onorati
Gary Hackman

Don Lake
Le Chirurgien du Vol

Bill Jenkins
Mission Controller

Ken Farmer
Mission Controller

Blake Boyd
Gordon A. Peacock

Paxton Whitehead
British Reporter

Sean Tweedley
NASA Lab Tech

Cindy Hogan
Reporter

Lidia Porto
Gary's Nurse

Richard Dillard
The President

Gil Glasgow
Bartender

Shelley Duvall
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)

Gailard Sartain
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
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Keywords
astronautchimpanzee
Details
Budget
$16M
Revenue
$15M
TMDb Votes
142
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026










