7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
“The mission was a sham. The murders were real.”
Capricorn One (1977)
December 10, 19772h 3mEN
6.8
502 votes
Overview
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Director
Peter HyamsWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$12.0M
Production Companies
Associated General FilmsITC Entertainment
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User Reviews
John Chard
8.0It's a pleasure alright, and I don't feel guilty about it at all!. A NASA space mission up to Mars fails to get off the ground due to major technical problems. Fearing funding could be taken away and wishing to avoid embarrassment, the powers that be decide to do a fake landing in a studio. With the astronauts forced to pretend that they are actually up on Mars, and fighting with their own personal belief systems, the government executives in charge fear that the fake flight could come to light. Upon learning that the outside world actually thinks they crashed upon reentering the earths at…
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