Stowaway to the Moon
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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Stowaway to the Moon
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 10, 1975
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Family, Science Fiction
User Score
58%
Original Title
Stowaway to the Moon
Production Companies
A MOR-Film Fare, Alan Neuman Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Description
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.
