Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Seen it?2005 | 40 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Cowen
- Tom HanksNarrator (voice)
- Bill PaxtonEd Mitchell (voice)
- Morgan FreemanNeil Armstrong (voice)
- Scott GlennCharles Duke (voice)
- Paul NewmanDave Scott (voice)
- John TravoltaJim Irwin
- Matthew McConaugheyAl Bean (voice)
- Matt DamonAl Shepard (voice)
- Bryan CranstonBuzz Aldrin (voice)
- Rick GomezAlpha Station Commander (voice)