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Escape from Mars (1999) is a made-for-TV film produced for the UPN Network. The story concerns five astronauts who make the first crewed trip to Mars in 2015.

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Escape from Mars
Directed by	Neill Fearnley
Written by	Peter Mohan Jim Henshaw
Produced by	Peter Lhotka Michael Scott Arvi liimatainen
Cinematography	Peter Woeste
Edited by	Paul Mortimer
Music by	Peter Allen
Production companies	Credo Paramount Television
Distributed by	CBS Television Distribution
Release date	February 25, 1999 (February 25, 1999)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Cast

• Christine Elise as Lia Poirier, Sagan Cocommander
• Peter Outerbridge as John Rank, Sagan Cocommander
• Allison Hossack as Andrea Singer, Mission Chemist
• Michael Shanks as Bill Malone, Mission Architect
• Ron Lea as Jason, Mission Control Weasel
• Kavan Smith as Sergei Andropov, Mission Biogeochemist
• David Kaye as Steve Yaffe
• Peter Kelamis as David Adams, Mission Control Weasel
• Julie Khaner as Gail "Mack" McConnell, Mission Control
• Tammy Isbell as Stephanie Rank, John's Ex-Wife
• Arlene MacPherson as Remi
• Aaron Pearl as Robert, Lia Poirier’s Fiancé
• Jonathan Barrett as Richard Singer, Andrea's Husband
• Darrell Nicholson as Andy Singer
• Sophia Sweatman as Amanda Singer

Home Release

Released on VHS.[1]

Reception

Radio Times gave the movie two out of five stars.[2] Moria gave the movie the same rating, finding the scientific realism of the movie a plus, but that the direction and characters were lacking.[3] TV Guide gave the movie one of four stars, finding the movie spends too much time in the Earth bound control room.[4]

See also

• List of films set on Mars
• List of television films produced for UPN

Notes

External links

• Escape from Mars at IMDb
• Escape from Mars at AllMovie

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