Beyond the Stars

Beyond the Stars

1989 · 88 min · EN · PG · 5.1 (27 votes)
Dir. David Saperstein · Starring Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Robert Foxworth, Olivia D'Abo, F. Murray Abraham
Science FictionDrama

Teenager Eric, the son of a computer scientist who worked for the Apollo mission which sent the first human to the moon, is determined to become an astronaut himself one day, and befriends Paul Andrews, the first man on the moon. Paul is avoided by other astronauts nowadays, because he was very rude and rebuffing when he returned from space. Only slowly Eric learns, that he discovered something during his excursion on the moon, that he keeps as a secret.

VIBE

A wistful journey into the lingering echoes of ambition and the quiet weight of extraordinary experiences. It feels like a melancholic gaze at the stars, wrapped in a sense of wonder and a subtle undercurrent of mystery, exploring the human spirit's reach and its retreat.

nostalgicmysteriousdreamymelancholichopefulslow-burncharacter-driven sci-fiintimate drama80s aestheticcontemplativeexplorationlegacydiscoveryisolationchildhood dreams
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