Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
“Only twelve have walked on the moon. You're next.”
Synopsis
Twelve men who are members of one of the world's most exclusive fraternities—those who have walked on the surface of the moon—are honored in this documentary. Utilizing newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, *Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon* explores the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972 that placed astronauts on the lunar surface.
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A crew of 193+ credited
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Edited by Billy SchinskiShot by Sean Macleod PhillipsScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Charles Dwight LeeSound by Steve BedauxStunts by Marcus YoungVFX by Kristen Andersen
Box Office
2005 · Box office
Grossed $40.3M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$40.3M
US & Canada: $34.1M — 85% of worldwide · International: $6.2M (15%)
Opening weekend: $480K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $706K — 2% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 80 theaters
Also known as
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moonen
- (Japanese)ウォーキング・オン・ザ・ムーン 3D
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesSep 23, 2005
- FranceSep 28, 2005
- MexicoOct 21, 2005
- DenmarkJan 14, 2006
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Cast & Crew
193 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tom Hanks
as Narrator
John Corbett
as Jack Schmitt
Andrew Husmann
as Astronaut Scott
Bryan Cranston
as Buzz Aldrin
Aaron White
as Astronaut Irwin
Matt Damon
as Al Shepard
Gary Hershberger
as Astronaut Grace
Morgan Freeman
as Neil Armstrong
Scott Wilder
as Astronaut Wallace
Brandy Blackledge Derrick
as Future Astronaut
Scott Glenn
as Charles Duke
Rick Gomez
as Alpha Station Commander
Supporting cast
15Colin Hanks
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Frank John Hughes
as Future Houston Capcom
Tim Matheson
as Houston Capcom
Matthew Mcconaughey
as Al Bean
Neal Mcdonough
as Reservoir Commander
Paul Newman
as Dave Scott
Bill Paxton
as Ed Mitchell
Barry Pepper
as John Young
Kevin Pollak
as Director
Julie Shimer
as Future Astronaut
Gary Sinise
as Gene Cernan
Peter Scolari
as Pete Conrad
John Travolta
as Jim Irwin
Donnie Wahlberg
as Helium 3 Commander
Rita Wilson
as Beta Station Commander
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
14Chris Brown
digital producer: Sassoon Film Design
Chris Del Conte
visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Christopher G Cowen
associate producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Greg Foster
supervising producer
Hugh Murray
executive producer
Jack Geist
visual effects producer
Jerome Morin
visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Jini Durr
supervising producer
Kristen Andersen
visual effects producer: Live Wire Productions (as Kristen Simmons)
Mark Cowen
Producer
Mark Herzog
Producer, executive producer / producer
Neal Allen
line producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Other crew
158Robert Puff
additional music preparer / music librarian
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Matt Hausmann
art production assistant / graphic designer (uncredited)
Courtney Bishop
Assistant ADR Mixer / adr recordist (uncredited)
Claudia Huerta
assistant editor
Patrick Spain
assistant score engineer
Brandon Carroll
assistant: Mark Cowen
Brian Cantrell
best boy electric
Jeffrey T Sweet
best boy grip
Jayme Roy
boom operator
Joe Beachy
boom operator
Steve Bowerman
boom operator
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