Red Planet (film)
2000 film directed by Antony Hoffman
Red Planet is a 2000 science fiction action film directed by Antony Hoffman. The film stars Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tom Sizemore. The plot follows a team of astronauts who search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
Red Planet was released in the United States on 10 November 2000. The film was a critical failure and a box-office bomb, only grossing $33.5 million against the budget of $80 million and is Hoffman's only feature film to date. Red Planet was one of two films released in 2000 that depicted an expedition to Mars; the other was Mission to Mars, which was released eight months earlier.
Plot
Due to the 21-century ecological crisis on Earth, for twenty years humankind has been terraforming Mars as its new home by sending algae to its surface. When oxygen levels begin decreasing, Mars-1 is sent to investigate, under Mission Commander Kate Bowman with a crew consisting of egotistical co-pilot Ted Santen, science officer Bud Chantilas, mechanical systems engineer Robby Gallagher, and two civilians: bioengineer Quinn Burchenal, and terraforming expert Chip Pettengill. Rule-breaking Gallagher is not Bowman's first choice, and while the crew nicknames him "space janitor," the two are drawn to each other.
A gamma-ray burst resulting from a massive solar flare damages the ship as it reaches Mars.
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