Special Report: Journey to Mars

2h

Drama

Science Fiction

TV Movie

When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.

Production Companies

44 Blue Productions

Fred Silverman Company

Viacom Productions

CBS

Cast

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Capt. Eugene T. Slader
Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Tamara O'Neil
Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

Nick Van Pelt
Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Dr. Lin Yo Yu
Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

President Elizabeth Richardson
Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Dean Rumplemeyer
Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Eric Altman
Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Lt. Tanya Sadavoy
Richard Young

Richard Young

Astronaut Charles Downing
Christine Estabrook

Christine Estabrook

Amanda Whitney
Dean Jones

Dean Jones

Dr. Scott Berlin
Gibby Brand

Gibby Brand

White House Correspondent

Release date

25th Mar 1996

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English