Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
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; Captain Eugene T. 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.
Director: Robert Mandel
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Keith Carradine as Capt. Eugene T. Slader |
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Judge Reinhold as Ryan West |
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Elizabeth Wilson as President Elizabeth Richardson |
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Alfre Woodard as Tamara O'Neil |
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Philip Casnoff as Nick Van Pelt |
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Diane Venora as Lt. Tanya Sadavoy |
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Michael Murphy as Dean Rumplemeyer |
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Christine Estabrook as Amanda Whitney |
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Rosalind Chao as Dr. Lin Yo Yu |
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Richard Schiff as Eric Altman |
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Richard Young as Astronaut Charles Downing |
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Michael Chinyamurindi as |
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Maria Mayenzet as |
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Dean Jones as Dr. Scott Berlin |
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Gibby Brand as White House Correspondent |
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Leonard Kelly-Young as |
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Deborah Lacey as |
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Tiiu Leek as |
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Daryl Keith Roach as |
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W.K. Stratton as |
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Anne O'Sullivan as |
| Directing | Robert Mandel | Director |
| Writing | Rasha Drachkovitch | Story |
| Writing | Augustus Taylor | Teleplay |
| Crew | Bill Klages | Cinematography |
| Editing | Stephen Michael | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Music |
| Production | Susan Bluestein | Casting Director |
| Production | Harry R. Sherman | Producer |
| Production | Steve Reagan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rasha Drachkovitch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fred Silverman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Mandel | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Nora Reynolds | Associate Producer |
| Production | Maria Wye | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bridget Terry | Supervising Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Wendy Dallas | Script Supervisor |