
The first half of "Capricorn One" is all about the conspiracy, that the men in dark suits would fake a NASA mission in order to keep their funding.

Despite not being happy the astronauts go along with things except between journalist Robert Caulfield ( Elliott Gould - MASH) smelling a rat and an issue with the actual mission things don't go as anyone plans. Due to political pressure NASA can't afford for a failed mission and with cost cutting leading to faulty equipment the men in suits want the astronauts to fake the first landing on Mars in a mocked up studio and if they don't agree well their families are in danger.

Except at the last minute they are ordered to leave and under a shroud of secrecy are jetted off to an out of the way abandoned airfield where they are met by Dr. Simpson) and Willis (Sam Waterston) board the spacecraft ready for lift off. "Capricorn One" opens as people gather for the launch of a mission to Mars, we watch as family and politicians as well as the press gather at the observatory platform whilst astronauts Brubaker ( James Brolin - Westworld), Walker (O.J. It is a terrific idea which mixes conspiracy with thriller and whilst some directional choices sadly make it a little cheesy "Capricorn One" is still exciting. Here we have a mission to Mars which is faked, with three astronauts forced to make out they walked on Mars or else their families will be killed.

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Did man really walk on the moon or was it faked, a false landing created in a secret studio somewhere? That is one of many popular conspiracy theories and back in 1977 writer and director Peter Hyams gave us a movie built around a similar theory with "Capricorn One".
