Its release date pushed back several months because of the tragedy, the film was. Parents need to know that this movie revolves around a perilous mission on the space shuttle, and in light of the challenger and columbia disasters, both the tension and the comedy seem inappropriate. Spacecamp came out as the shuttle era was ascendant. It will be remembered as the decade which led to the end of the cold war, the fall of the berlin wall, the live aid concert, the chernobyl disaster, the first space shuttle lifting off, the dawn of michael jackson and madonna as well as pacman, the mullet, italy winning. And while lea thompson is also nice, the little robot steals the. Although the film is fictional, space camp does include scenarios that real astronauts have to deal with when they are blasted off into space. Kate capshaw, lea thompson, kelly preston, larry b. The movie was a critical and commercial flop probably due to the fact that it was released soon after the challenger accident but it is weirdly fun and watchable despite it having a sentient robot named max who is responsible for sending the kids into space why is this robot at space camp anyway. Waste report for august 10, 2015 learn english at space camp. Learn english at space camp and dollywood if you were a kid in the 80s you probably dreamed of going, to space camp, especially if you saw the movie. Oct 10, 2011 heres a movie that was truly a product of its time.
Back when the spacecamp film was released, she was beginning a stint as director of the real space camp. Starring kate capshaw, lea thompson, kelly preston. While there, they were allowed to sit in a space shuttle during a routine. Great cast, and yes the plot is out there but it makes for a fun entertaining 80s movie. The 1980s teen space adventure space camp is getting relaunched. To the children of the 80s, the only thing cooler than the idea of space camp is the idea behind 1986s space camp, in which lea thompson. Andie bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her nasaemployed husband, zach.
The movie told the story of a group of teens who attend an astronaut camp near cape canaveral, florida. Thousands upon thousands of those same youths went on to attend huntsvilles real space camp, which helped inspire the film. Next to the explorers, another 80s scifi adventure, this is a fun movie about young kids getting to participate in space exploration. Now i finally have replaced all my movies with dvds, blu rays, or 4k movies. That is unless you are a kid in pakistan, because if you are. A young bill murray anchors this classic 80s summer camp flick where he spends the season in pursuit. Space camp the 1986 scifi movie featuring kate capshaw and tom skerritt at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Or, at the very least, attend one of their summer camps. See more ideas about 80s movies, movies and i movie. Song forever man 1999 remaster artist eric clapton. Spacecamp dvd makes for a fun 80s sci fi movie with spirit, comedy and heart. An unlikely tale, to be sure, but one which represented many a young geeky kids dreams of going into space, and showed the penchant for flights of fancy that were common in 80s movies. Blast from the past as a bunch of lids get blasted into space in a shuttle that is not fully functional.
Space camp aventura no espaco 1986 dublado duration. Spacecamp the 80s movie 80s movies, childhood movies, movies. Teenagers accidently launched into space must figure out how to get back to earth. Feb 15, 2017 lea thompson in space camp 1986 duration. Can you figure out the 80s movie title from this picture. It also came out at a time when spacey scifi movies were big at the box office. When i saw this movie at the drivein theater in 1986, i officially decided that i wanted to work for nasa. The challenger space shuttle disaster in january 1986 was bizarrely similar to. The kids start off at space camp and the victors of the camps competition get to sit in a shuttle while the engines are tested, but it all goes wrong and they are launched into space.
If you are looking for a classic 80s style movie that is can be watched as a family thats not a cartoon, this would be a great addition to your collection. The movie starred 80s mainstay lea thompson, kelly preston, tate. The basic plot of the movie is the best kind of 80s wishfulfillment fantasy, as these kids, mere space campers, literally get to go into space after. It was fun to watch this with my kids after completing a family space camp in huntsville and to show them what portions of the place looked like when i was 12. Overall, space camp is a very enjoyable movie and i recommend it to anyone. Space camp dvd is a fun and fascinating 80s sci fi flick. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Space camp is undeniably 80s, and thats why we love it. Space camp is about a bunch of smart kids and teenagers recruited into a camp in which they must master training to be young astronauts. With wet hot american summer airing this month on ifc, lets take a look at the ten summer camp movies that capture the hilariously awkward moments we all remember from long summer days of swimming, hiking, and raiding the girls bunks.
She also mentioned that we had tshirts printed up that said, spacecamp. Disney is remaking the 1980s teen space adventure space camp. The 1986 spacecamp told the story of a group of young attendees of a space camp find. Aside from 80s fans of corny movies, i would say this movie is most suitable for young kids who are probably twelve yearsold and younger and interested in. Spacecamp 1986 dvd holds up very well for a 30 year old contemporary sci fi movie. Alright, this isnt the woodsandcabins kind of camp, but if you think about it, the rest of the conventions of the genre still apply. All 6 songs from the spacecamp 1986 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Does anyone remember the 1986 kidsin space movie spacecamp. The film is standard 80s fare, gives you a mold of who the characters are and allows them to develop as the story moves along. The challenger space shuttle disaster in january 1986 was bizarrely similar to the events depicted in spacecamp, with far more horrific results. D, iron eagle, thrashin, transformers the movie 1986, rocky 4, the wraith, license to drive, flight of the navigator, space camp, the breakfast. One night during an engine test, andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. The movie is based on an actual space camp that nasa operates for bright young kids, who are so well trained during their summer vacation according to a line in this movie, anyway that they actually could pilot a space shuttle.
May 30, 20 ladies and gentlemen, please return your seats and traytables to their full upright positions, and extinguish all smoking material, as were about to land in the red zone. Space camp suffered from some bad timing in its release. Jan 11, 2020 does anyone remember the 1986 kidsin space movie spacecamp. Capshaw, preston and thompson are all wonderful in space camp 1986 dvd. Just a fun adventure movie about space camp, when they accidently get shuttled into space. I bought this movie to replace my old vhs of this movie. Mitchell, the film stars kate capshaw, kelly preston, larry b. Spacecamp 1986 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Space camp aventura no espaco 1986 legendado youtube. Every decade is identified throughout history by the events that occurred during that times and the 1980s were no different. Spacecamp 1986 cast and crew andie bergstrom kate capshaw, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her nasaemployed husband, zach tom.
Directed by harry winer from a screenplay by clifford green as w. Space camp sequences are depicted in the film as taking place at floridas john f. It has a cast full of people that were at their career peak in 1986 lea thompson, kelly preston, kate capshaw, tom skerrit, tate donovan, and larry b. Category 7 the end of the world full movies duration. So space camp is a great film to watch if you wish to learn about what you need to learn to become an astronaut. If you grew up in the 80s, you may or may not remember a teen space adventure movie from disney titled space camp. Kennedy space center, and scenes for spacecamp were. An accidental launch puts them in space, where they have to link up with a space station to survive, and somehow make it back to earth. The original trailer of spacecamp directed by harry winer and starring kate capshaw, lea thompson and kelly preston. Teen campers sneak away from dorms, and a motivated, capable girl learns an overly harsh lesson about leadership.
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