Capricorn One (1977)
Directed by Peter Hyams
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
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There is a cult movie, “ Capricorn One ” (1977), about not even trying to make it to the moon but faking it instead: manna from Heaven for anyone starved of conspiracy.
A stellar injustice: Hollywood has made a movie about a faked Mars landing—1977’s deliriously silly Capricorn One—but has never given the historic first moon landing its due.
While echoing "Network," "Capricorn One" and "1984," as well as the cult television series "The Prisoner," "The Truman Show" defines its own niche.
"Capricorn One" may come to mind, giving conspiracy theorists a possibility to ponder.