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
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (6 votes)
Space 1999 Movie Collection
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
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
An alien princess aids people stranded on out-of-orbit Moonbase Alpha.
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
Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain
Doctor Helena Russell
Barry Morse
Professor Victor Bergman
Nick Tate
Captain Alan Carter
Prentis Hancock
Paul Morrow
Zienia Merton
Sandra Benes
Roy Dotrice
Commissioner Gerald Simmons
Anthony Valentine
Male Alien
Isla Blair
Female Alien
Philip Madoc
Commander Anton Gorski
Lon Satton
Benjamin Ouma
Eric Carte
Eddie Collins
Clifton Jones
David Kano
Patrick Allen
Luna Commission Chairman
Christopher Matthews
Main Mission Operator