The Last Man on the Moon

Name: The Last Man on the Moon
Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, Documentary
Released: February 26, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Eugene Cernan

2016

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: February 26, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: Eugene Cernan

Summary: When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. [Gravitas Ventures]

Director: Mark Craig

Genre(s): Adventure, Biography, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Richard Roeper

Feb 25, 2016

This is a great documentary about a great man. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Feb 23, 2016

The Last Man on the Moon puts you there and then asks why in the world we haven't gone back. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Feb 25, 2016

The Last Man on the Moon is one of those movies we didn't realize we needed, but turns out to be just the thing for our fractured, cynical times. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Feb 25, 2016

Take a pinch of Top Gun, stir in a generous dollop of The Right Stuff, add a light sprinkling of Mad Men and you have the formula for this uplifting documentary portrait of former Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan. Read full review

Empire Andrew Lowry

Apr 11, 2016

Given the wealth of footage available, you can’t really go wrong with docs on the Apollo era – and yet amongst all that, Cernan is compellingly frank about the human costs of spaceflight. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Feb 25, 2016

Using a rich trove of archival footage and interviews with Cernan, members of his family, other former astronauts and key Apollo mission figures, director Mark Craig charts the flight path of Cernan’s life. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Feb 26, 2016

This is not my favorite kind of documentary filmmaking. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the subject of this film, who’s also the older fellow watching the bucking bronco, is a man deserving of a tribute such as this movie aspires to give him. The filmmakers, attempting to jazz up their material, get in the way a lot. Read full review

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EpicLadySponge

May 3, 2016

Gene Cernan gives us a perfect example of how it takes to be as said... the Last Man on the Moon! You'll have to watch the entire thing to see the ultimate surprise.

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geewah

Jan 7, 2021

Was some what disappointed in this doco. Just seemed to be going through the motions at times.

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lancekoz

Jun 24, 2016

This is ultimately an unsatisfying recounting of the times and people. It is fairly straightforward and covers a lot of ground, meaning parts are sped through with little explanation. After a lot of family talk and ground footage, there is really quite little film of the actual last mission.This is ultimately an unsatisfying recounting of the times and people. It is fairly straightforward and covers a lot of ground, meaning parts are sped through with little explanation. After a lot of family talk and ground footage, there is really quite little film of the actual last mission. I never found Cernan that relatable, he seems in the end like an elderly sports star trading on an amazing past that he was not really able to be articulate about. THat's not anyone's fault... but the film should've picked less to focus on and please people who were interested in the details of the moonshot program or complete a character study of someone that would reveal more. It was somewhere in-between.… Expand

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