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'''''Plymouth''''' is a 1991 [[science fiction]] television film that was shown on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] in the same year, as a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a planned series. It was created by [[Lee David Zlotoff]] and funded by the American Broadcasting Corporation, [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]] and [[RAI|Rai uno radiotelevisione]], with [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] acting as [[technical advisor]]s. |
'''''Plymouth''''' is a 1991 [[science fiction]] television film that was shown on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] in the same year, as a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a planned series. It was created by [[Lee David Zlotoff]] and funded by the American Broadcasting Corporation, [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]] and [[RAI|Rai uno radiotelevisione]], with [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] acting as [[technical advisor]]s. |
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The film features a fictional small "all American" [[Pacific Northwest]] [[logging]] |
The film features a fictional small "all American" [[Pacific Northwest]] [[logging]] and [[Mining#Underground mining|mining]] town called Plymouth that is destroyed by a [[Love Canal]]-style ecological disaster, in this case in the form of a [[Radioactive contamination|severe radiation leak]] from a nearby factory. The [[corporation]] responsible, UNIDAC, compensates the surviving townsfolk for the loss of their homes, possessions, and accustomed lifestyle by establishing a [[Colonization of the Moon|moon colony]] on the site of a previously struggling [[In situ resource utilization|mining project]]. UNIDAC offers to pay each member of the town to emigrate and start their lives over in the new outer space colony named after their former town. |
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The film then focuses on their new lives as they adjust to space hazards such as radiation from [[Solar flare|solar storms]], [[Extravehicular activity|extravehicular excursions]] in airless environs, and medical crises in the [[Gravitation of the Moon|micro-gravity]] of the moon. The film starred [[Dale Midkiff]], [[Cindy Pickett]], [[Richard Hamilton (actor)|Richard Hamilton]], and [[Jerry Hardin]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Vincent |last=Terrace |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows |publisher=McFarland |year=2008 |isbn=0786486414}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Fraser A. |last=Sherman |title=Cyborgs, Santa Claus, and Satan: science fiction, fantasy, and horror films made for television |publisher=McFarland |year=2000 |isbn=078640793X}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Variety Television Reviews, 1991-1992 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1994 |isbn=0824037960}}</ref> |
The film then focuses on their new lives as they adjust to space hazards such as radiation from [[Solar flare|solar storms]], [[Extravehicular activity|extravehicular excursions]] in airless environs, and medical crises in the [[Gravitation of the Moon|micro-gravity]] of the moon. The film starred [[Dale Midkiff]], [[Cindy Pickett]], [[Richard Hamilton (actor)|Richard Hamilton]], and [[Jerry Hardin]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Vincent |last=Terrace |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows |publisher=McFarland |year=2008 |isbn=0786486414}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Fraser A. |last=Sherman |title=Cyborgs, Santa Claus, and Satan: science fiction, fantasy, and horror films made for television |publisher=McFarland |year=2000 |isbn=078640793X}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Variety Television Reviews, 1991-1992 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1994 |isbn=0824037960}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:21, 5 October 2015
Plymouth is a 1991 science fiction television film that was shown on ABC Network in the same year, as a pilot for a planned series. It was created by Lee David Zlotoff and funded by the American Broadcasting Corporation, Walt Disney and Rai uno radiotelevisione, with Lockheed acting as technical advisors.
The film features a fictional small "all American" Pacific Northwest logging and mining town called Plymouth that is destroyed by a Love Canal-style ecological disaster, in this case in the form of a severe radiation leak from a nearby factory. The corporation responsible, UNIDAC, compensates the surviving townsfolk for the loss of their homes, possessions, and accustomed lifestyle by establishing a moon colony on the site of a previously struggling mining project. UNIDAC offers to pay each member of the town to emigrate and start their lives over in the new outer space colony named after their former town.
The film then focuses on their new lives as they adjust to space hazards such as radiation from solar storms, extravehicular excursions in airless environs, and medical crises in the micro-gravity of the moon. The film starred Dale Midkiff, Cindy Pickett, Richard Hamilton, and Jerry Hardin.[1][2][3]
The film was first broadcast on Sunday, May 26, 1991. At the time it was considered to be one of the most expensive such movies ever made.[4] The movie's soundtrack was scored by Brad Fiedel. Elements of the film's set and prop design would show up in a number of later TV and film productions.
Despite apparently successful showings of the pilot on ABC, the show was ultimately not picked up as a series.
Cast
- Dale Midkiff as Gil Eaton
- Cindy Pickett as Addy Mathewson
- Lindsey Price as April Mathewson
- Jerry Hardin as Lowell
- Richard Hamilton as Mayor Wendell Mackenzies
- James Rebhorn as Ezra
- Fran Bennett as Debra
- Sab Shimono as Hiro
- Pete Conrad (Apollo 12 mission member) in a Cameo role
References
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows. McFarland. ISBN 0786486414.
- ^ Sherman, Fraser A. (2000). Cyborgs, Santa Claus, and Satan: science fiction, fantasy, and horror films made for television. McFarland. ISBN 078640793X.
- ^ Variety Television Reviews, 1991-1992. Taylor & Francis. 1994. ISBN 0824037960.
- ^ "Plymouth - Moon Colony". Far Future Horizons. February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
- Plymouth at IMDb
- Plymouth opening - Youtube clip
- Say; Hello Spaceman blog - Some images of the Lunar EVA suits designed for Plymouth, and a bit of information on their reuse in one form or another in later productions.
- 1991 television films
- American television films
- American films
- Television films as pilots
- Television pilots not picked up as a series
- Television series about the Moon
- Television series set in the future
- Hard science fiction
- American Broadcasting Company
- The Walt Disney Company
- Rai (broadcaster)
- Lockheed Corporation