Search - Spacecamp [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Suitable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 09/25/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Science Fiction, Space Adventure, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Spacecamp [Widescreen]

This is an eerily prescient family adventure starring Kate Capshaw as Andie, a frustrated NASA astronaut who's never actually been into outer space. Her husband, flight controller Zach (Tom Skerritt), is sympathetic, but he can't influence her place in the rotation. Andie is assigned to train a group of intelligent high school students at the summer science camp called Space Camp, which is run by NASA and supervised by her husband. There she meets her campers: Kevin (Tate Donovan), a blasé, horny teenager; Tish (Kelly Preston), an airhead with a photographic memory; Kathryn (Lea Thompson), an arrogant pilot; obnoxious youngster Max (Joaquin Phoenix); and scientist-in-training Rudy (Larry B. Scott). While testing the solid booster rockets aboard a real shuttle, the team is blasted into space accidentally. Without enough air, the discordant team pulls together, each discovering hidden talents. The "Challenger" space shuttle disaster in January 1986 was bizarrely similar to the events depicted in Spacecamp, with far more horrific results. Its release date pushed back several months because of the tragedy, the film was still a painful reminder to the public of the national calamity, and it consequently grossed only about $10 million at the box office. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Kate Capshaw - Andie
Lea Thompson - Kathryn
Kelly Preston - Tish
Larry B. Scott - Rudy
Tom Skerritt - Zach
Leaf Phoenix - Max

Harry Winer's tale about high school kids in space, Spacecamp, comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame transfer. The English sundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. This is a by-the-numbers title from Anchor Bay that will appeal to fans of the film and those who remember it fondly from their youth. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide