The world watches in awe as the Roebling Clipper is launched into space. Using state-of-the-art scalar engines to fly around the Moon and back in just hours, the maiden voyage of the first-ever trans-lunar passenger ship is about to make history. Among those on board: First Lady Simone Mathany, space-exploration entrepreneur Steve Roebling, Dr. Denise Balaban, pilot Fiona Henslaw, and a very lucky lottery winner. But while en route, a massive solar flare sparks a cosmic-ray burst that accelerates Aurora’s engine and blows the ship away from Earth’s orbit. Now out of control, it’s hurtling straight for the sun.
Practical Effects
Charming Canadian TV budget spacecraft interiors.
Acting
Julia Ormond committing harder than this script deserves.
Director
Michael Robison
Julia Ormond
Joan Elias
David James Elliott
Don Wincroft
Natalie Brown
Cheryl Wincroft
Anthony Lemke
Craig Bakus
Alex Weiner
Reggie Walker
Mylène Dinh-Robic
Denise Balaban
John Maclaren
Alan Elias
Jane Wheeler
Simone Mathany
Bruce Dinsmore
Peter Roebling
Bruce Dinsmore
Fiona Henslaw
Charlotte Legault
Lara Mathany
Cristina Rosato
Marta Hernandez
Miranda Handford
Amy
Devery Jacobs
Nourhan
Kyle Gatehouse
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally pitched as a two-part TV movie for Reelz Channel, which explains the 174-minute runtime that absolutely no one asked for.
Released the same year as Gravity, this film serves as a fascinating case study in what $100 million versus 'we found it in the couch cushions' buys you in space spectacle.
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