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Moontrap
Sign in to saveMoontrap is a 1989 American science fiction film produced by Magic Films. Written by Tex Ragsdale and directed by Robert Dyke, it was released on April 28 at WorldFest Houston. A comic book adaptation, featuring the film's production notes, was released in the same year by Caliber Comics. The cast features Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell as modern-day astronauts, with Leigh Lombardi as an ancient astronaut from a forgotten human civilization. They face an alien invasion by a race of predatory cyborgs.
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4.9The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions.
Cast
- Walter Koenig as Col. Jason Grant
- Bruce Campbell as Ray Tanner
- Robert Kurcz as Koreman
- Leigh Lombardi as Mera
- Tom Case as Beck
- Judy Levitt as Intrepid Commander
Themes
- moon
- nasa
- alien robot
- astronauts
- ancient astronaut
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Moontrap
- Film.image
- Moontrap poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Video release poster by Tom Jung
- Film.director
- Robert Dyke
- Film.producer
- Robert Dyke John Cameron James A. Courtney Stephen A. Roberts
- Film.writer
- Tex Ragsdale
- Film.starring
- Walter Koenig Bruce Campbell Leigh Lombardi Robert Kurcz John J. Saunders
- Film.music
- Joseph LoDuca
- Film.cinematography
- Peter Klein
- Film.editing
- Kevin TentSteven C. Craig
- Film.studio
- Magic Films
- Film.distributor
- Image Entertainment (LaserDisc) Malofilm Home Video Shapiro-Glickenhaus Home Video (video)
- Film.runtime
- 92 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $3.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 537547
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- publication date
- 1989-04-28
- title
- Moontrap
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Moontrap is a 1989 American science fiction film produced by Magic Films. Written by Tex Ragsdale and directed by Robert Dyke, it was released on April 28 at WorldFest Houston. A comic book adaptation, featuring the film's production notes, was released in the same year by Caliber Comics. The cast features Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell as modern-day astronauts, with Leigh Lombardi as an ancient astronaut from a forgotten human civilization. They face an alien invasion by a race of predatory cyborgs.
== Plot == On July 21, 1969, a robotic eye emerges from the lunar soil and observes the landing module of the Apollo 11 mission taking off.