Space Camp
- Lea Thompson: Kathryn Fairly
- Kelly Preston: Tish Ambrose
- Larry B. Scott: Rudy Tyler
- Joaquin Phoenix: Max Graham
Space Camp is a science fiction film directed by Harry Winer from 1985, of June 6, 1986 - came into the American cinema - less than five months after the Challenger disaster. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was on 22 January 1987. Alternative title holiday is in space.
Action
The Space Camp is a training camp of NASA, may complete an astronaut training during the summer holidays in the teens. As the training manager Andie Bergstrom is with their 5 - member group during a training exercise aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, it leads to disaster: A disorder brought about by the robot Jinx the spacecraft will be launched into space. Jinx wanted to be Max's dream of one day in the universe meet. For Max and the rest of the crew a battle in race against time begins as the spacecraft was not ready and is not enough oxygen on board. When necessary outboard use the astronaut Bergstrom is also injured. Nevertheless, it is possible the youthful crew, the shuttle safely to land at White Sands.
Locations
- Huntsville (Alabama ), USA
- Kennedy Space Center, Titusville (Florida ), United States
The recordings of the start date of the mission STS -51- C, the footage of the landing of STS -8.
Reception
Space Camp received mixed to negative reviews, only 40 percent of critics gave positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Critic Roger Ebert gave it a half star rating and said: ". Our ideas of a space shuttle will never be the same and our memories are so painful that Space Camp is condemned before it starts at all " Variety is of the opinion that it SpaceCamp not successfully manages to combine the summer camp events with space idealism to inspire with a compelling story, while James Sanford v. Kalamazo Gazete replies. " Not quite out of this world " The Website At- A- Glance gave the film an even lower rating. . "It's hard to accept the conditions of this movie a few kids can take a break in a space shuttle, while NASA is testing their engines An accident happens and together with their leader, they are launched into space. Once in space, they can with instructions again be brought back? joining another annoying, seemingly sentient robots in the mixture. Paste the standard two-dimensional character development arcs added, in which each character his or their traits or character flaws at the end of the story overcomes. joining a few drops of overvoltage and boredom added. Combine everything well and you have a mess first class. "
Criticism
The lexicon of the International criticized the film: "The film problematizes neither the uncritical devotion of young people in high-tech and space conquest yet he manages to combine the long-winded description of the life of young people in the Space Camp with the Space Adventure dramatically. "