Just kidding. Earth I is actually the planet they lived on and moved from to live on a space shuttle that all of a sudden is being stalked a nuclear warhead from the Chinese socialist republic. Ninety percent of the stem is all talk. Boring talk. Analogy after analogy, discussion of what they should do, arguments about peace and about war, and issues aboard the shuttle. While this is not enjoyable for the personal drama (none of these people are anybody I would be interested in being stranded on a space shuttle with), the special effects showing the shuttle in outer space, especially how it goes from teeny tiny to huge four years later, is good.
The film becomes a bit too Technical, and if you're not interested in that sort of thing, this film will be a bust. Add Lee Ayres to the list of veteran actors who got to play the president of the United States, and he's nice and commanding in his brief role on screen although his initial speech is a bit rambling. Of course, who better to play the president than the big screen Dr. Kildare? Gary Lockwood, Mariette Hartley, Anthony Franciosa, Scott Hylands, Inga Swenson and Gary Merrill struggle with a very wordy script that had me bored most of the time. As it got closer to the end, I long to be back on solid ground.
The film becomes a bit too Technical, and if you're not interested in that sort of thing, this film will be a bust. Add Lee Ayres to the list of veteran actors who got to play the president of the United States, and he's nice and commanding in his brief role on screen although his initial speech is a bit rambling. Of course, who better to play the president than the big screen Dr. Kildare? Gary Lockwood, Mariette Hartley, Anthony Franciosa, Scott Hylands, Inga Swenson and Gary Merrill struggle with a very wordy script that had me bored most of the time. As it got closer to the end, I long to be back on solid ground.