Astronaut sam bells sam rockwell threeyear shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end. Each entry tells a different story set within the same universe. Looking back at moon, a surprising and seminal scifi movie gq. Sam bell is nearing the completion of his 3yearlong contract with lunar industries, mining earths primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. He became well known for his leading roles in lawn dogs 1997, confessions of a dangerous mind 2002, matchstick men 2003, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy 2005, moon 2009, seven psychopaths 2012, mr. Dec 04, 2018 moon was clearly inspired by 2001 on many levels, including typography, but even so, its a refreshing movie. Sam bell sam rockwell is nearing the completion of his 3yearlong contract with lunar industries, mining earths primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. Sam rockwell celebrity profile check out the latest sam rockwell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sam rockwell is also great the was a nice discovery you probably watched this movie man many times and now with these new insights on board its time for me to do so myself like like. How we made moon by sam rockwell and duncan jones film. The one exception is, of course, sam rockwell, who plays sam bell, a remote technician who works for lunar industries aboard a purposebuilt. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of.
Moon is a 2009 british science fiction drama film cowritten and directed by duncan jones. Duncan jones kickstarter for graphic novel that ends. Nov 17, 2008 it looks dark like the hard core scifi movies from the 1970s and the 1980s. Sam rockwell born november 5, 1968 is an american actor. Sam bell sam rockwell, frostnixon, charlies angels is nearing the completion of. The best scene from the movie moon from 2009, starring sam rockwell as the zany men on the moon. We built the moon base as a full 360degree set and we would seal. Feb 01, 2014 the film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. He works for lunar industries, making sure automated harvesters successfully retrieve fusion energy laden rocks that are then returned to earth for fuel.
Watch moon full movie online for free streaming hd fmovies123. Since his only communication with earth is through the use of prerecorded messages, and his only assistant a computer named gerty voiced by kevin spacey, isolation begins to take an. I wanted sam rockwell to play the villain in mute, a film i later made for. Click here for full awards list view trailer enter site. He suffers painful headaches and hallucinations, and almost has a fatal accident.
Jul 16, 2009 moon is set in a futureworld that has solved its energy crisis by mining fuel from the moon. Moons cast has sam rockwell as the lonesome astronaut on the moon, hes brilliant. In multiple scenes in mute, the main character leo alexander skarsgard is near a tv. When sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which point he and his father moved to san francisco, where. Will there ever be more of him in one movie than there is here. Finally, the moon script is here for all you fans of the sam rockwell movie.
With john turturro, sam rockwell, catherine keener, lisa blount. Moon script transcript from the screenplay andor the sam. The pacing is absolutely perfect with one event happening and the movie quickly. Final destinations 1990 full movie superman ii 1980 full movie the life and ti. The family moved to new york when he was two years old, living first in the bronx and later in manhattan. Boosted by sam rockwell s intense performance, moon is a compelling work of sciencefiction, and a promising debut from director duncan jones. Released june 12th, 2009, moon stars sam rockwell, dominique mcelligott, kaya scodelario, benedict wong the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 67 out of 100 on. An engineer finds his first gray hair, takes 6 days off from wife, son and work, rents a car and meets different people. Jun 12, 2009 sam bell sam rockwell, an employee of the company that extracts this resource, is reaching the end of his threeyear stint as the only human inhabitant of a remote mining station. With a cast mostly consisting of one person in the wonderfully charismatic and underused sam rockwell, moon entertains, enthralls, and delivers its story, concept, and world in one of the best original sciencefiction films of the last two decades. Moon 123movies fmovies putlocker gomovies yify yts full movie streaming online for free watch full movie online for free. Suddenly, sam s health takes a drastic turn for the worse.
Mute has been described as a spiritual sequel to director duncan jones debut feature moon, but the connection between the two movies goes further than both being old school scifi dramas. Jun 19, 2009 moon might be a onceinalifetime experience for fans of sam rockwell. Sam rockwell was born on november 5, 1968, in san mateo, california, the only child of two actors, pete rockwell and penny hess. Astronaut sam bells sam rockwell threeyear shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and hes looking forward to his reunion with his wife dominique mcelligott and young daughter. Duncan jones on mutes connection to moon and what comes next. Of course, weve known this for almost as long as mute has been a thing. With sam rockwell, kevin spacey, dominique mcelligott, rosie shaw. Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia streaming service. Jones moon, starring sam rockwell in a dual role, was a critical favorite and has become a cult favorite over the last decade. As he nears the end of a lonely threeyear stint on the moon base sarang, astronaut sam bell begins to hear and see strange things. Moonfantasy movies adventure 2016 drama, mystery sci fi. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a. Jones first feature film is both ambitious and simple.
Jul 23, 2019 sam rockwell, actor theres a part of every actor that wants to control every scene, so when youre playing both parts you have that. They are actually set in the same world, with several key aspects and characters from the 2009 film appearing in the netflix release. Jun 12, 2009 sam rockwell may be engaging enough to convince audiences that moon is what it means to be. Planet earth is blue and far away in duncan joness film. Alone with only the bases vigilant computer gerty as his sole companion, bells extended isolation has taken its toll. Aug 03, 20 sam bell sam rockwell is nearing the completion of his 3yearlong contract with lunar industries, mining earths primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. Astronaut sam bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a threeyear. See more ideas about sam rockwell movies, movies and moon film. As he nears the end of a lonely threeyear stint on the moon base sarang. He meets what appears to be a younger version of himself. In moon, the interior design of the new lunar station was influenced by. Sam rockwell full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In 1870s england, two footballers on opposite sides of a class divide forge a bond that helps.
He longs to return home, but a terrible accident on the lunar surface leads to a disturbing discovery that contributes to. Duncan jones passion project has been gestating for over a decade and pretty much from the beginning hes made clear it would feature a return of sam bell and his clones, played by sam rockwell. But the films plot goes slack just when it should be soaring. Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by duncan jones in his directorial debut and written by nathan parker from a story by jones. Astronaut sam bell sam rockwell is nearing the end of his three year contract of harvesting helium3, a precious energy source, from the far side of the moon. Jun 17, 2009 moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard sciencefiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. The pacing is absolutely perfect with one event happening and the movie. And on that tv is sam bell from moon, played by sam rockwell. Its the near future and sam bell sam rockwell is an astronaut who has just two weeks left on his solitary, threeyear mission overseeing a mining operation on the moon.
Sam rockwell plays sam bell, a guy with an eerie, lighthousekeeper job. Movie plot ending explained moon is a 2009 sciencefiction film directed by duncan jones, who has directed films like source code and warcraft. Moon is one of those actor vehicle movies, like castaway or swiss army man. Sam rockwell serves up a hypnotic performance with an assist from kevin spaceys voice in this acclaimed scifi. Starring sam rockwell, matt berry, robin chalk, dominique mcelligott and kevin spacey as the robot. Astronaut sam bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his threeyear stint on the moon, where he, working alongside his computer, gerty, sends back to earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planets power problems.
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