Red Planet

The science-fiction film Red Planet tells an exciting story that holds together well. One may therefore wonder why this film never got a Danish cinema release. One contributing factor may be that none of the cast are among the really big film stars.

In the near future, the Earth's resources are close to exhausted, so humanity is trying to find new, suitable places to live. A spaceship crewed by six Americans under the command of Captain Kate Bowman (a name that rings a bell in sci-fi films) is to investigate conditions on the red planet Mars, where attempts have been made to increase the oxygen concentration in the air through special planting.

Even before the spaceship arrives at Mars it is damaged, and the problems do not stop there. While Bowman stays on the spaceship and tries to repair the damage, the other crew members find a completely wrecked base that was supposed to supply them with oxygen and other necessities. At the same time, the robot AMEE they brought along has run amok, and it is now programmed to kill.

It becomes a fight for survival, and one by one the astronauts drop out. Bowman, who more than anyone can keep a cool head, does not give up, however, but works single-mindedly to get the spaceship airworthy again and bring her men back.