Gordon Cooper Movies
Everyone knows that famous SNL alum Dan Aykroyd can keep an audience in stitches, but in this release that teams the former Conehead with renowned author and UFOlogist David Sereda, startling new evidence and intriguing interviews with astronaut Gordon Cooper, Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer, NASA engineer John F. Schuessler, and even former U.S. president Ronald Reagan offer compelling evidence that humankind is not alone in the universe. In addition to a look at formerly classified military footage and NASA Space Shuttle video that lends legitimate credence to theories once considered outrageous by the mainstream, Aykroyd and Sereda sit down for an intelligent discussion on the existence of UFOs before Aykroyd speaks unguardedly about his personal views on quantum physics, UFOs, and life on other planets. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2000
Originally titled Mercury Project, this made-for-cable thriller focuses on 17-year-old Todd Baker (Ryan Merriman) and his ex-astronaut grandfather, Gus Baker (Robert Wagner). Hoping to honor the memory of his late father, likewise a space explorer, Todd collaborates with Gus in restoring a Mercury Redstone Rocket (purchased from a junk heap for a mere $80,000) as a high school science project. When Todd grafts the Rocket to a Mercury 10 capsule found in a space museum, he brings down the wrath of the Feds, who inform him that he's committed an infinite number of security breaches. Denied permission to complete his project, our hero is nonetheless redeemed when a space shuttle crew is trapped hundreds of miles above earth...and only Todd's rebuilt rocket and capsule is capable of going to the rescue! About as credible as anything else on the ABC Family Channel ever since, Rocket's Red Glare debuted on August 27, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
