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Summary

Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

Details

Release Date: September 4, 1980

Runtime: 104 minutes

Genres: Science Fiction, Drama

Rating: 6.2/10 (6 votes)


Space 1999 Movie Collection

  • Destination Moonbase-Alpha

    Destination Moonbase-Alpha

    After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 300 people on board. When a rescue team from Earth arrives in a faster-than-light space ship, everyone is overjoyed that they can now return to Earth. But Moonbase Commander John Koenig, having undergone an experimental brain soothing process after receiving a concussion in a crash on the Lunar surface, sees not friends from Earth but gruesome monsters which have telepathically caused all others on Alpha to see an illusion of an Earth party. The aliens are desperate for radiation and plan to manipulate the Alphans into detonating nuclear waste on the Lunar surface, reducing the Moon and everyone on it to dust. Koenig must expose this conspiracy to save his people. Compiled from the two part episode The Bringers Of Wonder from the TV series Space: 1999's second series.

  • Alien Attack

    Alien Attack

    Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

  • Cosmic Princess

    Cosmic Princess

    An alien princess aids people stranded on out-of-orbit Moonbase Alpha.

  • Space 1999

    Space 1999

    A moonbase crew fights for survival in the aftermath of a massive explosion that shifts the moon from its orbit into space.


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Cast

  • Martin Landau

    Martin Landau

    Commander John Koenig

  • Barbara Bain

    Barbara Bain

    Doctor Helena Russell

  • Barry Morse

    Barry Morse

    Professor Victor Bergman

  • Nick Tate

    Nick Tate

    Captain Alan Carter

  • Prentis Hancock

    Prentis Hancock

    Paul Morrow

  • Zienia Merton

    Zienia Merton

    Sandra Benes

  • Roy Dotrice

    Roy Dotrice

    Commissioner Gerald Simmons

  • Anthony Valentine

    Anthony Valentine

    Male Alien

  • Isla Blair

    Isla Blair

    Female Alien

  • Philip Madoc

    Philip Madoc

    Commander Anton Gorski

  • Lon Satton

    Lon Satton

    Benjamin Ouma

  • Eric Carte

    Eric Carte

    Eddie Collins

  • Clifton Jones

    Clifton Jones

    David Kano

  • Patrick Allen

    Patrick Allen

    Luna Commission Chairman

  • Christopher Matthews

    Christopher Matthews

    Main Mission Operator