Moon

Theatrical Release Date: 2009 06 12 (USA - Limited) / 2009 06 12 (USA) / 2009 (USA) / 2009 (USA)

UPC: 043396323940

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:null

Summary: An astronaut miner extracting the precious moon gas that promises to reverse the Earth's energy crisis nears the end of his three-year contract, and makes an ominous discovery in this psychological sci-fi film starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. For three long years, Sam Bell has dutifully harvested Helium 3 for Lunar, a company that claims it holds the key to solving humankind's energy crisis. As Sam's contract comes to an end, the lonely astronaut looks forward to returning to his wife and daughter down on Earth, where he will retire early and attempt to make up for lost time. His work on the Selene moon base has been enlightening -- the solitude helping him to reflect on the past and overcome some serious anger issues -- but the isolation is starting to make Sam uneasy. With only two weeks to go before he begins his journey back to Earth, Sam starts feeling strange: he's having inexplicable visions, and hearing impossible sounds. Then, when a routine extraction goes horribly awry, it becomes apparent that Lunar hasn't been entirely straightforward with Sam about their plans for replacing him. The new recruit seems strangely familiar, and before Sam returns to Earth, he will grapple with the realization that the life he has created may not be entirely his own. Up there, hundreds of thousands of miles from home, it appears that Sam's contract isn't the only thing about to expire. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Awards: Film Presented – Sundance Film Festival Film Presented – SXSW Film Presented – San Francisco Independent Film Festival Film Presented – Tribeca Film Festival Film Presented – Seattle International Film Festival Film Presented – CineVegas International Film Festival Best Directorial Debut – National Board of Review Best Independent Film – National Board of Review Best Picture – Austin Film Critics Best British Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Features: Commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones, director of photography Gary Shaw, concept designer Gavin Rothery and production designer Tony Noble
The making of Moon
Creating the visual effects

Moon

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/12/2010

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DHMA null

Runtime: 97 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish,Portuguese,French

Josh Ralske

Moon is a suspenseful and haunting science fiction drama, a promising feature debut by Duncan Jones, self-consciously modeled after classic films like 2001, Alien, Outland, and especially Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running. It's cleverly conceived, and executed with heart and economy. The production design, with a layer of dirt and grit over everything (including, it almost seems, Sam Bell [Sam Rockwell] himself, with his sloppy caveman look), quickly conveys the idea of a bare-bones mining operation, designed to deliver the greatest financial rewards for a minimal investment. And while Moon, in the best speculative tradition, is about many things, on one level it's a scathing critique of late capitalism, and our participation in our own exploitation. There's a heartless corporation behind everything, but beyond that Moon compellingly examines the compromises and choices we make for ourselves, and how they impact us in ways we rarely see. When, after nearly three years of working in solitude on the moon, Sam Bell awakens from a mining accident to find a younger, angrier version of himself waiting, he does get to see the impact of those choices, clearly and dramatically. Both Sams do. As good as Moon's story, script, and technical credits are, it's hard to imagine it working so well without Sam Rockwell in the lead. Rockwell's grit as an actor does as much as the excellent production design and old-school effects to put us there with him on that mining station. Moon's storyline may take a fanciful leap or two, but Rockwell plays with such passion and wit that he makes the suspension of disbelief easy. Moon is a small-scale film, but, thanks in no small part to Rockwell, its mix of thematic grandeur and human drama makes it a worthy successor to those 1970s science fiction films that inspired it. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Trudie Styler  Producer 
Clint Mansell  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Henry  Executive Producer 
Alex Francis  Producer 
Nicky Moss  Producer 
Julia Valentine  Producer 
Justin Lanchbury  Producer 
Duncan Jones  Director 
Duncan Jones  Screenwriter 
Nathan Parker  Screenwriter 
Stuart Fenegan  Producer 
Bill Zysblat  Executive Producer 
Trevor Beattie  Executive Producer 
Bil Bungay  Executive Producer 
Trevor Bungay  Executive Producer 
Sam Rockwell  Actor 
Kaya Scodelario  Actor 
Benedict Wong  Actor 
Matt Berry  Actor 
Malcolm Stewart  Actor 
Dominique McElligott  Actor 
Kevin Spacey  Actor 

Country: UK