Moonwalkers (film)
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| Directed by | Antoine Bardou-Jacquet |
| Produced by | Georges Bermann |
| Written by | Dean Craig |
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| Cinematography | Glynn Speeckaert |
| Edited by | Bill Smedley |
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| Distributed by | Alchemy |
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| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $135,566[1] |
Moonwalkers is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet in his directorial debut, and written by Dean Craig. The film stars Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint, and Robert Sheehan. The film is based on Moon landing conspiracy theories. The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 14, 2015. The film was released on January 15, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand by Alchemy.
Plot
Based on Moon landing conspiracy theories, the film revolves around a CIA agent Kidman (Ron Perlman), failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, teams up with a rock-band manager Jonny (Rupert Grint) to develop a staged moon landing.
Cast
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- Ron Perlman as Kidman
- Rupert Grint as Jonny
- Robert Sheehan as Leon
- Eric Lampaert as Glen
- Tom Audenaert as Renatus
- Kerry Shale as Mr. White
- John Flanders as CIA Agent Murphy
- Andrew Blumenthal as Kozinsky
- Jay Benedict as Colonel Dickford
- Kevin Bishop as Paul
- James Cosmo as Dawson
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Derek Kaye
- Erika Sainte as Ella
Production
In June 2014, it was announced that Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Kevin Bishop and James Cosmo had joined the cast of the film.[2] It was also announced Antoine Bardou-Jacquet would be directing the film, from a screenplay by Dean Craig.[3] It was also announced Kinology had signed on to finance the film and handle international sales.[4] Principal photography began on May 14, 2014.[5]
Release
The film premiered on March 14, 2015, at South by Southwest.[6] On March 16, 2015, Alchemy picked up distribution rights to the film.[7] The film was released in the United States on January 15, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand.[8]
Critical reception
Moonwalkers received negative reviews from film critics. It holds a 42% "Rotten" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 39 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews.[10]
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review writing: "Too much faith has been put in the comic value of Dean Craig's screenplay, which offers plenty of mishaps and shocking violent outbursts, but not so many laughs. Aside from a look at Renatus's pretentiously goofy most recent film, the funniest thing here is the most predictable scene, a sequence in which crew-cut, all-business Kidman gets dosed with acid. For a moment, Johnny turns into the grown-up of the bunch — a terrifying prospect for a plan that was counting on having a perfectionist cinematic genius at the helm."[11] Susan Wloszczyna of RogertEbert.com gave the film a negative review, writing: "Forget a fake moon landing. “Moonwalkers” is a fake comedy, one that mistakes an endless bloody splatter-fest of a finale for the height of hilarity and never quite gets off the ground after takeoff."[12]
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External links
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