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SpaceCamp

1986 · 107 min

A gentle, wide-eyed adventure that mixes summer-camp high jinks with earnest peril, making space feel both wondrous and within reach.

Directed by
Harry Winer
Genres
Family, Adventure, Science fiction
Tagline
The stars belong to a new generation.
Overview
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home.

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Directed by
Harry Winer
Genres
Family, Adventure, Science fiction
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • survival
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • space
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Harry Winer
Written by
Casey T. Mitchell, Clifford Green
Starring
Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Tate Donovan, Tom Skerritt, Barry Primus
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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