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Release year: 1986

Storyline

The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.

Top credits

Directors

Harry Winer

Writers

Cast

Kate Capshaw — Andie
Lea Thompson — Kathryn
Kelly Preston — Tish
Larry B. Scott — Rudy

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Did you know

• Joaquin Phoenix's feature film debut. He is credited as Leaf Phoenix.

• What was supposed to be a somewhat light-hearted action/adventure movie turned into a marketing nightmare. SpaceCamp was originally scheduled to be released in early 1986 but on January 28 of that year the real-life space shuttle Challenger exploded 74 seconds after liftoff, claiming the lives of seven American astronauts. After the Challenger disaster the release was pushed back months. When it was finally sent to theaters, it grossed less than $10 million in the U.S. Like the Challenger accident, the malfunction in the film involved a solid rocket booster.

• The interior of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was filmed in the Atlantis simulator at the real Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.