An
effort to circumvent global catastrophe becomes a disaster in its own right
in this science fiction thriller. In the year 2050, Earth is on the verge of
ecological disaster, and the Mars Terraforming Project has been created in
hopes of making our neighboring planet habitable so that a colony of
Earthlings might begin a new civilization there. But the project goes awry,
and Commander Kate Bowman (Carrie-Anne Moss) is put in charge of a rescue
mission to set the system back on its feet. Bringing along astronaut Robby
Gallagher (Val Kilmer) and scientists Dr. Quinn Burchenal (Tom Sizemore) and
Dr. Bud Chantillas (Terrence Stamp), Bowman and her crew set out for Mars,
but disaster strikes and the landing craft crashes into the red planet. The
crew is stranded without communications as Bowman struggles to find a way to
get them home; to make matters worse, the robot that was designed to serve
and protect them has gone haywire, and is now attempting to hunt them down
as prey. Red Planet was originally to have been released as Mars, but the
producers changed the title to avoid confusion with Mission to Mars,
released earlier the same year.| Val Kilmer | Robby Gallagher |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | Kate Bowman |
| Tom Sizemore | Quinn Burchenal |
| Benjamin Bratt | Ted Santen |
| Simon Baker | Chip Pettengill |
| Terence Stamp | Bud Chantilas |
Genre/Type - Science Fiction, Space Adventure, Psychological Sci-Fi
Produced by - NPV Entertainment / Village Roadshow Pictures
Release - Nov 10, 2000 (USA)
Released by - Warner Brothers
Running time - 106 min.
Aliens (1986, James Cameron)
Supernova (2000, Thomas Lee)
Pitch Black (2000, David N. Twohy)
Event Horizon (1997, Paul W.S. Anderson)
Flight to Mars (1951, Lesley Selander)
Alien Resurrection (1997, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Escape From Mars (1999, Neill L. Fearnley)
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)