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| Director: | Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee |
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| Writer: | Takeshi Kawata, Joe Gannon, Tedi Sarafian |
| Staring: |
| A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial Intelligence and a Japanese pilot at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 06, 1992 |
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| Director: | Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee |
| Writer: | Takeshi Kawata, Joe Gannon, Tedi Sarafian |
| Genres: | Science Fiction |
| Keywords | bomb, artificial intelligence (a.i.), sun, space marine, astronaut |
| Production Companies | Japan America Picture Company, Trimark Pictures, NHK Enterprises, Gakken |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $55,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tim Matheson | Steve Kelso |
| Charlton Heston | Adm. "Skeet" Kelso |
| Peter Boyle | Arnold Teague |
| Annabel Schofield | Alex Noffe |
| Corin Nemec | Mike Kelso |
| Tetsuya Bessho | Ken Minami |
| Jack Palance | Travis |
| Dorian Harewood | Borg |
| Paul Koslo | Haas |
| Sandy McPeak | Gurney |
| Silvana Gallardo | T.C. |
| Dan Shor | Harvard |
| Scott Allan Campbell | McBride |
| Frantz Turner | Lamare |
| Richard S. Scott | Meeks |
| Eric James | Louisiana |
| David Ursin | Kovac |
| Paul Williams | Freddy the Bomb (voice) |
| Brenda Bakke | Claire Beeson |
| Rhonda Dotson | Waitress |
| William Wallace | Pohl |
| Michael Berryman | Matthew |
| Roy Jenson | Bartender |
| Jimmie F. Skaggs | Biker |
| Chris Nash | “Corvette” Driver |
| H.M. Wynant | IXL Executive #1 |
| Paul Carr | IXL Executive #2 |
| Milt Kogan | IXL Man #2 (Baldy) |
| Arnold Quinn | IXL Man #3 (Ponytail) |
| Louie Elias | IXL Man #4 (Action Louie) |
| John Blyth Barrymore | Avery |
| Carole Hemingway | Rhonda |
| Don Craig | TV Anchorman |
| Jerry Hauck | Corporal Flynn |
| John Hugh | Dr. Dufait |
| Bob Maroff | Camel Rider |
| Steve Welles | Prophet |
| Rick Dorio | Bandit #2 |
| Mindy Rickles | Astronaut #2 |
| Nick Gambella | Astronaut #3 |
| Lehua Reid | Astronaut #4 |
| Jimmy Austin | Tech |
| Sherwood Ball | Little Al's Singer |
| Carmen Twillie | Army Band Singer |
| Richard Eden | Medical Tech |
| Roy T. Fukagawa | Little Al’s Cook |
| Robert Hawkins | Security Officer #1 |
| Jonathan Tabler | Security Officer #2 |
| Tammy Maples | Mrs. Steve Kelso |
| Ted Montue | Bridge Officer |
| Richard Terrile | Hologram Operator |
| Michael Stanhope | Astronomer |
| Kathryn Spitz | IXL Receptionist |
| Ann C. Fink | Vidphone Operator |
| Saida Pagan | Correspondent |
| Stephen R. Kujala | Robotruck (voice) |
| Tracy Jones Stateman | Helios Computer (voice) |
| Terrence Beasor | Narrator (voice) |
| Mario Roberts | Bandit |
| Vince Deadrick Jr. | Bandit |
| Larry Duran | Bandit |
| Stacy Elias | Bandit |
| Eurlyne Epper | Bandit |
| Bill Hart | Bandit |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard C. Sarafian | Director |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Russell Carpenter | Director of Photography |
| Takeshi Kawata | Novel |
| Joe Gannon | Screenplay |
| Richard Trevor | Editor |
| Diane Dimeo | Casting |
| John P. Bruce | Art Direction |
| Alan Smithee | Director |
| Hideki Furuoka | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Yuki Taira | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| George Jenson | Production Designer |
| Neil Krepela | Visual Effects Producer |
| Robert Turturice | Costume Designer |
| Michael Boddicker | Additional Music |
| Leonid Zisman | First Assistant Director |
| Robert Roda | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael-McCloud Thompson | Second Assistant Director |
| Donna Stamps | Set Decoration |
| Connie Barzaghi | Script Supervisor |
| Jill M. Ohanneson | Costume Supervisor |
| Paula Sutor | Key Makeup Artist |
| Larry Waggoner | Key Hair Stylist |
| Steven Finestone | Director of Photography |
| Charles V. Coleman | Editor |
| Jerry Sobul | First Assistant Director |
| Carole Keligian | Second Assistant Director |
| Scott Tomlinson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Bonita DeHaven | Key Makeup Artist |
| Susan Mills | Key Hair Stylist |
| Bo Hardwood | Sound Mixer |
| Annie Welles | Script Supervisor |
| Dennis Carr | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jerry Ziesmer | First Assistant Director |
| Steven Lambert | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Robert J. Anderson | Production Manager |
| Tedi Sarafian | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Edlund | Producer |
| Morris Morishima | Producer |
| Takehito Sadamura | Executive Producer |
| Takeshi Kawata | Executive Producer |
| Barbara Nelson | Associate Producer |
| Joan McCormick-Cooper | Producer |
| James Nelson | Producer |
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