Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996 NR 2h 4.8

The last two hours before a manned spaceship's landing on Mars are transmitted on a TV news channel on Earth. Problems arise.

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, the captain Eugene 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. Written by

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Info about Special Report: Journey to Mars

Studio(s): 44 Blue Productions, Fred Silverman Company

Originally Released: United States on Mar 25, 1996

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi