
Stowaway to the Moon
Genres
Overview
E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1975-01-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.8
Lloyd Bridges
Charlie Englehardt
Jeremy Slate
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Jim McMullan
Astronaut Ben Pelham
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Astronaut Dave Anderson
Michael Link
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Jacob Avril
Jack Callahan
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Charles Conrad
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Keene Curtis
Tom Estes
Edward Faulkner
Eli Mackernutt, Sr.
Jon Cedar
Hans Hartman
Barbara Faulkner
Mrs. Mary Mackernutt
Stephen Rogers
Joey Williams
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