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Stowaway to the Moon

Stowaway to the Moon

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E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

10 January 1975

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Charlie Englehardt

Jeremy Slate

Jeremy Slate

Astronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence

Jim McMullan

Jim McMullan

Astronaut Ben Pelham

Morgan Paull

Morgan Paull

Astronaut Dave Anderson

Michael Link

Michael Link

Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr.

John Carradine

John Carradine

Jacob Avril

Jack Callahan

Jack Callahan

Dr. Jack Smathers

Charles Conrad

Charles Conrad

Himself

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Whitehead

Keene Curtis

Keene Curtis

Tom Estes

Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner

Eli Mackernutt, Sr.

Jon Cedar

Jon Cedar

Hans Hartman

Barbara Faulkner

Barbara Faulkner

Mrs. Mary Mackernutt

Stephen Rogers

Stephen Rogers

Joey Williams

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