The brightly coloured sets and costumes spacesuits of moon zero two also had a great if somewhat kitschy campy look. It could also be described as blaring and very bad. Comments after years of making genre films notably horror films centered around dracula, frankenstein, and the wolfman britains hammer films jumped onto the space craze with a project the original ads billed as the first moon western, but moon zero two is much more than that. Directed by roy ward baker, who helmed such classics as a night to remember and the quatermass and the pit, this scifi western tackles space exploration in the far flung future of the year 2021, and that this movie came out three months after neil armstrong walked on.
Moon zero two s jazzy psychedelic music was is pretty cool. Moon zero two was the most expensive film ever produced by hammer studios and is one of the oddest they ever created. The recent, sophisticated satire planet of the apes had also raised the bar for space movies. Scroll high quality artistic fabric print poster zero two goro zorome kokoro futoshi. James olson, catherine schell, warren mitchell, adrienne corri. It is worth noting that some of the good quality spacesuits. Moon zero two the colonisation of space began in 1986 and now, fifty years on, the moon is frontier territory. Moon zero two 1969 original vintage hammer horror abc. Calling bakers lunar adventure hammers answer to 2001. The film did very poorly at the boxoffice, but became a minor cult classic in following decades. Michael carreras screenplay, gavin lyall from an original story by 2 more credits. Watch moon zero two full movie in hd visit the colonisation of space began in 1986 and now, fifty years on, the moon. Sans their engineer, the moon zero two lands at farside five the last, best hope for peacees of homemade pie on the frontier, chat with an irritating shop owner who rents them a buggy, and off they drive.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Moon zero two is a 1969 british science fiction film from hammer films, produced by michael. From the very first notes that james bernard wrote for hammer his sound became a part of so many films and the creeping unknown 1955 fits perfectly. Although it is true that fortyfour years later some of moon zero two s effects appear dated, many vistas, including a long establishing shot of a lunar city in the distance, remain aweinspiring. Adrienne corri and james olson in moon zero two 1969 catherine schell in moon zero. The screenplay was by michael carreras from an original story by gavin lyall, frank hardman, and martin. In the year 2021, the earth is establishing a colony on the moon. Moon zero two is a 1969 british science fiction film from hammer films, produced by michael carreras, directed by roy ward baker, that stars james olson, catherine schell, warren mitchell, and adrienne corri moon zero two was filmed at the abpc elstree studios in hertfordshire, england. The pink panther movies starred comedian peter sellers as the bumbling inspector jacques clouseau the. The prospects for lucrative rewards exist but the premium paid. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988.
Moon zero two is directed by the great roy ward baker, better known for his british horror movies and itc action series for lew grade. Just doublechecked this the last time i saw moon zero two was indeed 1993 on europes scifi channel. This resulted in a calender featuring twelve very large 18 by 24 or 46cm by 61cm approx, and very lovely, pictures. In whats already turned out to be a banner year for hammer films on dvd, warner home video has unleashed without much of a heads up this scifi themed double feature as a best buy exclusive two other classic scifi double bills have subsequently been released. In 2021, a space pilot becomes embroiled in a crooked scheme to divert an asteroid containing rare metals towards the moon. Actor 339 coronation street tv series 19801982 frankie baldwin 12 episodes, 19801982. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side. Hubbards two lovely young companions, namely simone silvera and amber dean smith, to pose in various costumes on the actual moon zero two sets. They emphasize the bleakness and drudgery of making a buck up there. The print used was a good one id previously rejected the use of a horrendously scratchy transfer i was quality checking some of their transmission masters at the time, the opening titles were presented 1.
Bill says the rockets look good, except for number three. A new westernstyle frontier has opened up on the lunar surface. Moon zero two 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. With james olson, catherine schell, warren mitchell, adrienne corri. Around 1975 christmas time, i watched moon zero two on itv. Mst3k version of moon zero two is the funniest scifi movie ever made. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channelcomedy central, running for seven seasons on that channel until its cancellation in 1996. Roy ward baker, val guest warner home videobest buy.
A group of schemers plot to steal an asteroid with the help of an interstellar hired gun in this british scifi yarn. Moon zero two 1969 when dinosaurs ruled the earth 1970 directors. Its only large colony, moon city, has the feel of a wild west frontier town. The colonisation of space began in 1986 and now, fifty years on, the moon is frontier territory. In the year 2021 the moon has been colonised and much of it leased to prospectors. Check out our zero two poster selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade. The eagle has landed was astronaut neil armstrongs first nontechnical transmission back to earth once the apollo 11 lunar module landed upon the moon is this a pink panther movie. Prior to moon zero two, the versatile director delivered the one two punch of cerebral science fiction thriller and personal favorite quatermass and the pit 1967, followed swiftly by the bette davis dark comedy the anniversary 1968. Zer0 poster borderlands 2 digital file instant download. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia. Bill kemp olson, a former commercial space pilot, now flies a beatenup shuttle, moon zero two, on salvage trips from moon city.
The book differed from the movie in some minor aspects. And, like others here, i lived through that period. Moon zero two 1969 yep, a scifi western, very much like the heinlein moon set stories would probably need some more romance and something flashier to actually qualify. Moon zero two 1969 barman the expert tv series 1969 harry poole 1 episode, 1969 comedy playhouse tv series 1967 1969 rory alfred 2 episodes, 1967 1969 the fossett saga tv series 1969 herbert quince 3 episodes, 1969 the. Moon zero two is a british science fiction film directed by roy ward baker, produced by hammer films and released in 1969 some three months after the moon landing, in fact. Moon zero two 1969 full movie download full hd youtube. En rout, schell asks kemp if hes the same bill kemp who was the first man on mars, back when she was 12. Carefully written, even the guns in space of outland are present with the comment that they are. Exastronaut bill kemp, the very first man to ever land on mars, has been hired by millionaire j. Moon zero two 1970 stream and watch online in 2021 a crooked tycoon warren mitchell uses a freelance spaceman james olson in a plot to sell worthless land on the moon. Moon zero two original theatrical trailer 1969 youtube. The classic collection mystery science theater 3000. Having watched the moon zero two then, i was unable to get a hold of a good quality copy for years.
You can even see the main character,captain kemp as a variation on the archetypal drifting cowboy,except that it is the deep range of. Moon zero two movie poster print 1969 science fiction one 1 sheet artwork. Moon zero twowhen dinosaurs ruled the earth dvd for. Moon zero two is een britse sciencefictionfilm geproduceerd door hammer films en. Were always interested in buying or consigning good quality posters, especially from 19401970. A part of season 1, moon zero two finds william kemp on an adventure he. With just those two pictures, the scifi genre had taken giant steps forward. The prospectors, the drillers, the exploiters and the exploited all surviving in this alien environment. This is the style a quad with funky artwork by chantrell and apart from a couple of pinholes and very slight aging is in excellent original condition. The prospectors, the drillers, the exploiters and the exploited all surviving in this.
Apart from the freaky lady wigs and the zero gravity bar fight, i think moon zero two really does a pretty good job of anticipating what industrial life on the moon might be like. The full size moon buggy was seriously cool, or very bad. Theres also a wellexecuted landing of a lunar ship at a site called far side 5, and some good scenes involving a miniature moon buggy traversing a treacherous frontier landscape. But, you all better watch schwarzesmarken on crunchyroll for this. The english sciencefiction picture journey to the far side of the sun had the misfortune to be released when stanley kubricks 2001. In these classic episodes, youll join ordinary guy hosts joel robinson and mike nelson along with robotic. Moon zero two is directed by the great roy ward baker, better known for his. Danko helps the pair onto the ship and we get a good closeup of the jet packs they use to get around. Moon zero two boasts a standard western movie plota battle over mining rights and simply transposes the story to the moon. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining. A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. Moon zero two represents hammer films one and only foray into futuristic storytelling, and its easily one of their weirdest. Wdre was released in 1969 and is a sequel of sorts to hammer films highly successful 1967 release. On this channel, you will find many of the best riffs and highlights from mst3k episodes, trailers from dvd box sets, bonus material including.
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