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Doghouse
26311
Capricorn One
(1978)
The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
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Stars: Telly Savalas, Hal Holbrook, O.J. Simpson, Sam Waterston, Brenda Vaccaro
Director: Peter Hyams
Writer: Peter Hyams
Language: English
Studio: Associated General Films
Duration: 126
Rated: PG
DVD Release: February 1998

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.


Elliott Gould James Brolin Brenda Vaccaro Sam Waterston O.J. Simpson Hal Holbrook Karen Black Telly Savalas David Huddleston David Doyle Lee Bryant Denise Nicholas Robert Walden James Sikking Alan Fudge James Karen Virginia Kaiser Nancy Malone Hank Stohl
James MitchellEditor
Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Bill ButlerDirector of Photography
Telly SavalasAlbain
Hal HolbrookDr. James Kelloway
O.J. SimpsonCmdr. John Walker
Sam WaterstonLt. Col. Peter Willis
Brenda VaccaroKay Brubaker
James BrolinCol. Charles Brubaker
Elliott GouldRobert Caulfield
Karen BlackJudy Drinkwater
David HuddlestonHollis Peaker
David DoyleWalter Loughlin
Lee BryantSharon Willis
Denise NicholasBetty Walker
Robert WaldenElliot Whitter
James KarenVice President Price
Virginia KaiserMrs. Price
James SikkingControl Room Man
Nancy MaloneMrs. Peaker
Alan FudgeCapsule Communicator
Hank StohlGeneral Enders
Norman BartoldPresident
Darrell ZwerlingDr. Bergen
Milton SelzerDr. Burroughs
Lou FrizzellHorace Gruning
Chris HyamsCharles Brubaker, Jr.
Seanna MarreSandy Brubaker
Paul PicerniJerry
Barbara BossonAlva Leacock
Paul HaneyPaul Cunningham
Jon CedarF.B.I. Man Number 1
Steve TannenMan at Hangar Number 1
Trent DolanMan at Hangar Number 2
Todd HoffmanN.A.S.A. Usher
Marty AnkaBartender
Ken WhiteTracking Technician
John HiscockReporter Number 1
Bridget ByrneReporter Number 2
Colin DangaardReporter Number 3
James BaconReporter Number 4
Sandy DavidsonN.A.S.A. Reporter
Ron CumminsF.B.I. Man Number 2
Dennis O'FlahertyF.B.I. Man Number 3
Zack TaylorF.B.I. Man Number 4
Frank FarmerPoliceman
Nick BorganiSpectator
Monty JordanArmy Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Bob BryanSpectator
George BrysonSpectator
Les FresholtzSound Department
Jack ClintonSpectator
Robert G. HendersonSound Department
Fred DaleCeremony Guest
Jon DavisonReporter
Jerry JostSound Department
Jaye DurkusSecret service agent
Joseph KiteSound Department
Allan GrafReporter outside Kay Brubakers house
William ManoochSound Department
Michael MinklerSound Department
Bob HarksReporter
Robert HitchcockCeremony Guest
Arthur PiantadosiSound Department
Kenneth WhiteTracking Technician (as Ken White)
Monty O'GradyCeremony Guest
Arnold RobertsSpectator
Albert BrennerProduction Designer
Hank RobinsonReporter
David M. HaberArt Director
Robert StrongSpectator
Rick SimpsonSet Decorator
Bob TempletonMilitary Officer
Patricia NorrisCustome Designer
Arthur ToveySpectator
Emma M. diVittoriohair stylist
Michael WestmoreMakeup Artist
Paul VanSpectator
Jack Frost Sanderssecond assistant director
Manny WeltmanReporter
Irby Smithfirst assistant director
Peter L. Bergquistdga trainee
Joe Longolead man
Ken Ormesecond prop man (as Kenny Orme)
Julian Sacksassistant art director
George Stokesconstruction coordinator
Marty Wunderlichproperty master
Vern Hendricksonswing gang
Nikita Knatzproduction illustrator
Genre: Sci-Fi
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital
IMDb: 0077294