Race to Space Movie Review 2001

German rocket scientist Wilhelm Von Huber (Woods) and his young son Billy (Linz) move to Cocoa Beach, Florida, in 1960 so dad can work for NASA on the Mercury program. Billy, who's been lonely since his mother's death, is taken under the wing of vet Donni McGuinness (Gish), and bonds with Mac, one of the chimps being trained to go into space, which in turn helps him get closer to his father. The chimp steals the movie, which is heavy on the sentimentality.

Distribution

Studio Home Entertainment, 11846 Ventura Blvd., 3rd Fl., Studio City, CA 91604, Phone: (818)762-0005, Fax: (818)762-0006, Email: SterlingHE@aol.com, URL: http://www.studiohomeentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Monkeyshines, Space Operas, Dads, Period Piece: 1960s, Florida, Widows & Widowers

Screenplay

Eric Gardner, Steven H. Wilson

Cast

Alex D. Linz, James Woods, William Devane, William Atherton, John O'Hurley, Barry Corbin, Annabeth Gish, Jake Lloyd

Cinematography

Christian Sebaldt

Director

Sean McNamara

Music

John Coda