Space Station 3D

Space Station 3D (simply known as Space Station in 2D format) is a 2002 Canadian-American 3D short documentary film about the International Space Station written, produced, edited and directed by Toni Myers.[4] Narrated by Tom Cruise, it is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space.

Space Station 3D
Directed byToni Myers
Produced byToni Myers
Written byToni Myers
Narrated byTom Cruise
Music byMicky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon
CinematographyJames Neihouse
Edited byToni Myers
Distributed byIMAX Corporation
Release date
  • April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
Running time
47 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[2]
Box office$127.6 million[3]

Content

Space Station 3D was the first 3D live-action film to be shot in space. Using advanced 3D technology, the film tells the story of the greatest engineering feat since a man landed on the Moon; the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500 mph. The film included sequences that portray the force of a rocket launch, look into the depths of space, experience life in zero gravity and accompany astronauts on a space walk."[5]

Release

The film is the highest-grossing film never to have placed in the top 10 domestic box office, grossing $93,376,342 domestically and $34,971,266 overseas for a total worldwide gross of $128,347,608.[6]

Reception

Space Station 3D has received positive reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 87%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[7] Metacritic gives the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

See also

References
  1. "SPACE STATION (U)". British Board of Film Classification. April 25, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Space Station 3D at Box Office Mojo Retrieved June 7, 2015
  4. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/space_station/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Top Grossing Movies That Never Hit the Top 10 at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. "Space Station". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. "Space Station 3D". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 4, 2015.


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