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  • Actors: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson
  • Directors: Peter Hyams
  • Writers: Peter Hyams
  • Producers: Michael I. Rachmil, Paul Lazarus III
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Prism Leisure
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004I9OG
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,135 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Thanks to repeated showings on cable television and home video, this speculative thriller has built quite a loyal following since its release in 1978. The provocative "what if?" scenario still packs a punch, even if it is not always believable. James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O J Simpson star as three astronauts who agree to spare the government embarrassment by faking their historic landing on Mars after their spacecraft is determined to be unsafe for blastoff. When a scheming mission controller (Hal Holbrook) plots to kill the astronauts in a staged capsule fire, the trio embarks on a dangerous mission to expose the truth. Elliott Gould costars as the journalist determined to crack the conspiracy, and director Peter Hyams turns up the tension with an exciting chase sequence involving Telly Savalas as an eccentric barnstormer who comes to Gould's aid in his attempt rescue the hoax mission's sole survivor. --Jeff Shannon

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The flight that never got off the ground, 20 Nov 2006
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This review is from: Capricorn One [1976] [DVD] [1979] (DVD)
Capricorn One is a film that seems to have fallen out of favor over the years but it still holds up as one of the best 70s conspiracy thrillers even if it spends more time as a chase movie than it does on the nuts and bolts of exactly how to fake a space mission from a TV studio in Texas. The chronology also gets a little awkward in the second half as Elliot Gould's cynical reporter uncovers NASA's little game and suddenly finds his brakes tampered with and the feds planting drugs on him for his troubles - you can't help feeling that his suspicions should have been aroused a lot earlier to stop him putting the pieces together a little too quickly and conveniently while at the same time the three astronauts who are only co-operating because their families have been threatened (since O.J. is on the crew it must have been a 2-1 majority decision) and suddenly find themselves excess to requirements spend far too much time on the run in the desert. Not that the interest falters, especially as James Brolin has an increasingly tough time of it, finding himself a playground for scorpions and rattlesnakes while chased by the two most malevolent looking helicopters in screen history that become vividly vulture-like characters of their own. It's extraordinarily well directed by Peter Hyams with a remarkably strong visual sense he's long lost since becoming his own cinematographer and some superb crosscutting, and Jerry Goldsmith's superb driving score is among his very best.

The extras package on Network's DVD is better than any previous edition - the full trailer (but not the better teaser trailer on the R1 disc), a 6-minute vintage making-of short and 40-minutes of raw production footage with sound - but not outstanding. However, it does feature an excellent new 2.35:1 transfer that greatly improves on all previous versions.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Daft idea, great movie!, 11 Mar 2002
This review is from: Capricorn One [VHS] [1976] (VHS Tape)
The rocket is on the launch pad. The astronauts have just strapped themselves in. Suddenly there is a tap on the window and the three men (James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O.J. Simpson) have become pawns in one of the most improbable conspiracies ever invented. Ushered out of the space capsule and flown to a remote military base in the desert, they are forced against their will to co-operate in a desperate plan to fake the first manned mission to Mars. The motive: Congress is looking for an excuse to cut NASA's funding, and an aborted mission, caused by the last-minute discovery of a faulty life-support system, would be all the excuse they need. So the mission must go ahead, or appear to go ahead, at all costs. All goes well until the capsule's heat shield disintegrates on re-entry to Earth and the capsule burns up in the atmosphere, leaving millions of people with the idea that the astronauts are dead. NASA cannot afford to have them around anymore....
Sounds silly eh? Well, essentially it is, but director Peter Hyams takes this silly idea and runs with it with such flair and energy that, disbelief suspended, the audience is taken on one of the most entertaining journeys of the 70s. Everything works together so well: the sardonically witty dialogue, the arresting visuals, the exhilarating stunts, all linked by Jerry Goldsmith's brilliantly atmospheric music. Never mind that the plot is full of holes, this is a film to watch again and again.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, 12 Nov 2005
This review is from: Capricorn One [1976] [DVD] [1979] (DVD)
Thrilling plot, acted out in a way that isn't too dated given its age; with a great cast and twists and turns around every corner. I originally bought this for nostalgic reasons (in the early days of Betamax, it was one of the few videos that we were able to borrow and we watched it over and over); but the film lives up to those early memories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excelent
it is money`s worth for the DVD it is not expensive and delivery was excelent, i buy my product from here again

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Published 17 days ago by Charles Galdes

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning, not widescreen
I just wanted to point out to pontentional buyers that this edition of Capricorn One is not in widescreen. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Gotfredsen

3.0 out of 5 stars A Film of Two Halves
The first half of Capricorn One stays just far enough within the realms of believability to convince as both space programme conspiracy theory and adventure film. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars BLAST FROM THE PAST!
As good a film to watch now as it was when first released. Makes you really think in the light of the controversy surrounding the moon landings - watch and think... Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. Hudson

4.0 out of 5 stars A great 'what if' film! But....
A fantastic plot, even allowing for the downright silly concepts of time and size. Or maybe NASA had had a budget cut? Read more
Published 12 months ago by AnOldGoat

4.0 out of 5 stars 1978 Thriller - Top drawer stuff
The premise behind Peter Hyam's (Busting) Capricorn One plot is believable: how an agenda-based government space program, struggling on a shrinking budget, tries to buffalo the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars The Moon Landing?
This is a good movie about the USA government attempting to hoax the world with a staged manned space flight to Mars. Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. A. Ramos

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
I thought this film was excellent, I saw it for the first time in 2006, and have to say that the idea for the plot seems all too real, great acting all round Gould is brilliant as... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2006 by Jinjan

5.0 out of 5 stars Capricorn One
Very good and packed very, well recommended
Published on 4 Feb 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars A fast-paced thriller with a strong cast
Elliot Gould, James Brolin, OJ Simpson and a cameo appearance from Telly Savalas feature in this thriller about a US manned mission to Mars

In short, a cracking film and my... Read more

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