Stowaway to the Moon
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 40m
Genre
Family, Science Fiction
Release Date
10 Jan 1975
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Lloyd BridgesCharlie Englehardt
Jeremy SlateAstronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence
Jim McMullanAstronaut Ben Pelham
Morgan PaullAstronaut Dave Anderson
Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr.
John CarradineJacob Avril
Dr. Jack Smathers
Charles ConradHimself
Walter BrookeWhitehead
Keene CurtisTom Estes
Edward FaulknerEli Mackernutt, Sr.
Jon CedarHans Hartman
A MOR-Film Fare
Alan Neuman Productions


Andrew V. McLaglen
Patrick Williams