Space Station 3D (simply known as Space Station in 2D format) is a 2002 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.
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 men 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 6.93/10.[7] Metacritic gives the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
See also
- List of films featuring space stations
- List of highest-grossing documentary films
External links
References
- SPACE STATION (U) British Board of Film Classification, 2002-04-25, retrieved 2013-06-13^
- Archived copy retrieved 2016-10-05^
- Retrieved June 7, 2015^
- Space Station Rotten Tomatoes^
- Space Station 3D IMAX Cinema London - Science Museum retrieved 2012-04-30^
- Top Grossing Movies That Never Hit the Top 10 at the Box Office Box Office Mojo, Amazon.com, retrieved 2015-06-07^
- Space Station (2002) Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved December 18, 2020^
- Space Station 3D Reviews Metacritic, CBS Interactive, retrieved August 4, 2015^