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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107 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $135,566 |
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.
In the days leading up to the moon landing, CIA agent Tom Kidman is tasked with hiring Stanley Kubrick to film a fake moonwalk, in the event the astronauts fail in their mission. The CIA views the moon landing as an ideological victory over the USSR, necessary for American morale. The CIA provides Kidman with a large sum of cash money in a briefcase to act as an incentive for Kubrick, with the orders to murder Kubrick upon completion of the mission to prevent the story from leaking out. Unbeknownst to the CIA, Kidman is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder due to time spent in Vietnam, and feels compelled to respond to any frustration with extreme violence.
Kidman travels to England to speak with Kubrick's agent, only to accidentally hold a meeting with the agent's cousin, Jonny, a struggling band promoter in debt to a East End gangster named the Iron Monger. Jonny agrees to arrange a sit-down between Kidman and Kubrick, then convinces his stoner roommate Leon to pose as the director. Leon and Kidman meet, and Jonny accepts the briefcase of money, promising that the movie will be made. Thinking that Kidman is simply a Hollywood producer, the pair go on a spending spree before the Iron Monger's henchman break into Jonny's house, beat him, and steal the briefcase.
Kidman sees a news story about Stanley Kubrick on television and realizes he didn't meet with the real man. He confronts Jonny, who confesses his scheme. Seeing an opportunity to establish himself as a success, Jonny promises that a friend of his, a director named Renatus, can film a fake moon landing. Jonny takes Kidman to meet Renatus at the director's mansion, which he has turned into a commune. Thinking that he's being hired for an art project, Renatus accepts. Meanwhile, a hippie girl named Ella takes an interest in Kidman.
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