The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Joaquin Phoenix
- Max
- (as Leaf Phoenix)
Scott Coffey
- Gardener
- (as T. Scott Coffey)
Daryl Keith Roach
- NASA #1
- (as Daryl Roach)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJoaquin Phoenix's feature film debut. He is credited as Leaf Phoenix.
- GoofsThe shuttle program had several abort options prior to achieving orbit. There was a return to launch site abort, meaning after dropping the solid rocket boosters they would turn about and go right back. There was also a transatlantic abort (land in a friendly foreign country in Europe) or abort once around (one orbit and back in). In all cases, the shuttle could've returned pretty quickly. Of course, then there would've been no movie. However, it should be noted that NASA never actually tested any of these space shuttle launch abort functions which was noted in the Challenger accident report. So there's no way to know if they would have actually worked.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Goldbergs: Smother's Day (2016)
- SoundtracksWalk of Life
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Featured review
Simplistic, but does tap into the space-faring dream
I only saw bits and pieces of "SpaceCamp" when I was a kid, which is why only the '80s robot stayed n memory. And it's not long into the movie's runtime hat you know this is targeted at the young adult crowd. So watching this for the first time as an adult somewhat spoils the ideal viewing experience; the first half or so has some awkward character scenes and its own pacing issues. That said, I did enjoy the movie once they actually lifted off. By then, the fantasy elements take hold and you just kinda go along for the ride (at least I did).
But it's not lost on me that you couldn't make "SpaceCamp: today. I don't pretend my finger's on the pulse of today's youth but do you see the next generation's iPad culture going for something like this. With that in mind, this movie's optimistic streak is rather endearing.
6/10
But it's not lost on me that you couldn't make "SpaceCamp: today. I don't pretend my finger's on the pulse of today's youth but do you see the next generation's iPad culture going for something like this. With that in mind, this movie's optimistic streak is rather endearing.
6/10
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,697,739
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,918,072
- Jun 8, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $9,697,739
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