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Space Camp
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by Starz / Anchor Bay
Sales Rank: 19019
Price: $9.99
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<I>SpaceCamp</I> shares a striking similarity to Ron Howard's <I>Apollo 13</I>--it's about NASA trying to bring some people down from outer space, except in this case <I>13</I> represents the median age of those in danger. Kate Capshaw plays Andie, who throws off the curve by being on the high end of that age scale. She's always a bridesmaid, but never a bride in the shuttle program, an astronaut doomed to play wet nurse to a gaggle of kids enrolled in NASA's summer program. Of course, out of all these teeming hordes of children (there don't appear to be any particular qualifying standards to attend the camp), the film focuses on five. Kathryn (Lea Thompson) is a hopeful pilot who wants to be at the controls of the shuttle one day. Tate Donovan plays Kevin, a daft young carouser who is supposed to be so incorrigible he's winning (he's not). Kelly Preston is Tish, a valley girl with a photographic memory, and Larry B. Scott is Rudy. Rudy's there to meet the Hollywood quota for capsule diversification, but neither he nor Trish does much. Most oddly, Joaquin Phoenix is Max, the young <I>Star Wars</I> nut whose brain and fast friendship with a NASA robot get them all sent into orbit. It's unfortunate that a lot of topical swear words are peppered throughout <I>SpaceCamp</I>, as it could operate as a diverting night's watch for the young astro-nut in your house. Director Harry Winer, who rose from television and sank back to television after this film stiffed over the summer of 1986, directs in 20-minute blocks like he's pacing himself for a commercial break. Once the embarrassing, extremely '80s, opening 40 minutes are dispensed with, however, and the crew accidentally gets blasted into space, the effort to return home is involving, even if it is pretty silly. <I>SpaceCamp</I> won't win any merit badges for script writing, acting, or direction but it's got the right li'l Camp NASA spirit. <I>--Keith Simanton</I>
Viewer Reviews
This was a pretty good movie. I saw it several times while it was in the theater. It, unfortunately, had the bad timing of being released shortly after the 1986 Challenger accident. Had it been released earlier I think it would have found an audience and done pretty well. I recently showed this movie to my nieces and nephews and they really enjoyed it, espcially Jinx, the "handyman" robot in the movie. It's a good movie for everyone in the family. It has Steven Spielberg's wife Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson from Caroline in the City, Joaquin Phoenix (although he's listed as Leif Phoenix in the creidts) and Kelly Preston, John Travolta's wife. Enjoy!
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