Moon
250,000 miles from home, the hardest thing to face... is yourself.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$9 760 104
Director
Actors
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Rosie Shaw, Adrienne Shaw, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart, Robin Chalk
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Steve Milne, Mark Foligno, Trudie Styler, Stuart Fenegan, Alex Francis, Nicky Bentham, Deepak Sikka, Justin Lanchbury, Michael Henry, Bill Zysblat
Camera operator
Gary Shaw
Composer
Artist
Tony Noble, Peter Ryan
Audition
Jeremy Zimmermann, Manuel Puro
Editing
Nicolas Gaster
Whole Team (137)
Whole Team (137)
Short description
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
What's left behind the scenes
- Four mining modules are named after the authors of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
- According to director Duncan Jones, the film was shown to some NASA specialists who inquired why the mining of H3 (helium-3) gas was conducted on the far side of the Moon when there is more of it on the near side. The choice of the far side of the Moon for gas extraction was explained by concerns about harming living organisms.
- The film was shot during a screenwriters' strike, which halted many other projects. Director Duncan Jones says that thanks to the lull, he was able to assemble a team of first-rate special effects artists.
- The film was shot in 33 days.
- Scenes on the lunar surface were filmed using miniature models. Filming took more than three days.
- The composition "Downfall" by the Canadian electro-industrial group Front Line Assembly uses a fragment from the film's soundtrack, as well as a scene of a decommissioned clone being destroyed in an incinerator.
- The film was shot during the writers' strike, which caused many other projects to be halted. Director Duncan Jones says that thanks to this lull, he was able to recruit top-tier special effects artists for his team.
- The name "SARANG" translates to "Love" from Korean.
- Jones and his team didn't have enough money even for radio-controlled models; they literally pulled their moon buggies along with a string. The fishing line then had to be cleaned up on the computer.
- Jones and his team didn't even have money for radio-controlled models; they literally steered their moon rovers 'by a string.' The fishing line later had to be erased digitally.
- The song playing on Sam's alarm clock is the 1991 single "The One and Only" by British artist Chesney Hawkes.
- The scenes on the lunar surface were filmed using miniature models. Filming took more than three days.
- There is an episode in the film where the main character observes Earth from the rover's window, although the plot states that the station is located on the far side of the Moon. According to the director (in a commentary to the film), this is because Sam traveled so far from the station to establish direct communication with Earth that he ended up on the visible side of the Moon. At the station on the far side of the Moon, direct communication was jammed by equipment from the "Lunar" company.
- The yellow suit, which Sam-2 speaks so highly of ("Thank you for the suit! Great thing! Comfortable."), is actually a MusucBag sleeping bag.
- The yellow suit, which Sam-2 speaks so highly of ("Thank you for the suit! It's great! Comfortable."), is actually a MusucBag sleeping bag.
- For entertainment, the main character watches the black and white comedy series "Bewitched" (1964-1972).
- According to director Duncan Jones, the film was shown to some NASA specialists who questioned why the extraction of Helium-3 (H3) was taking place on the far side of the Moon, given that H3 is more abundant on the near side. The choice of the far side for gas mining was explained by the fear of harming wildlife.
- For entertainment, the main character watches the black-and-white comedy series "Bewitched" (1964-1972).
- The song that plays on Sam's alarm clock is the 1991 single by British performer Chesney Hawkes—"The One and Only".
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