Synopsis
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
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Cast
- Tom HanksNarrator (voice)
- Bill PaxtonEd Mitchell (voice)
- Morgan FreemanNeil Armstrong (voice)
- Scott GlennCharles Duke (voice)
- Paul NewmanDave Scott (voice)
- John TravoltaJim Irwin
- Matthew McConaugheyAl Bean (voice)
- Matt DamonAl Shepard (voice)
- Bryan CranstonBuzz Aldrin (voice)
- Rick GomezAlpha Station Commander (voice)
Recommendations
- 88
New York Post
Adults will be more than passably entertained by this short, patriotic feature, and kids will be entranced. - 80
Washington Post
A gee-wonderful virtual visit to the arid orb, which uses ingenious technical sleight of hand to -- let's face it -- fake it beautifully. - 80
Los Angeles Times
An unapologetic cheerleader for exploring the final frontier, Hanks wrote and produced (along with director Mark Cowen) this enthralling look at what might be the greatest technological feat of the 20th century. - 75
New York Daily News
The results are impressive. Maybe, as the U.S. falls abysmally behind other nations in the sciences, it will get kids interested in that field again. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Aims for the junior stargazer in a release coinciding with NASA's new moon-by-2018 initiative. The movie is unmistakably a pitch, and an honorable one. - 60
The New York Times
The film is an unabashed promotion for space exploration. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
A choppily told tribute to the Apollo astronauts that makes striking use of never-before-seen archival images.
