Way... Way Out (1966)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- 26 Oct 1966 (USA)
- Movie
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base.
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| Jerry Lewis | ... |
Peter Mattemore
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| Connie Stevens | ... |
Eileen Forbes
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| Robert Morley | ... |
Harold Quonset
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| Dennis Weaver | ... |
Hoffman
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| Howard Morris | ... |
Schmidlap
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| Brian Keith | ... |
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
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| Dick Shawn | ... |
Igor Valkleinokov
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| Anita Ekberg | ... |
Anna Soblova
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| William O'Connell | ... |
Ponsonby
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Bobo Lewis | ... |
Esther Davenport
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| Sig Ruman | ... |
Russian Delegate
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| Milton Frome | ... |
American Delegate
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| Alexander D'Arcy | ... |
Deuce Hawkins
(as Alex D'Arcy)
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| Linda Harrison | ... |
Peggy
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| James Brolin | ... |
Ted Robertson
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| Michael Jackson | ... |
Roger Carlyle, BBC TV Announcer
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John 'Shorty' Powers | ... |
Narrator (voice)
(as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers)
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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| Ben Astar | ... |
Russian Premier Roskov (uncredited)
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| James Bacon | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Frank Baker | ... |
Delegate (uncredited)
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| George Blagoi | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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| Fritz Feld | ... |
Breckinridge, the Maitre d' (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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| James Gonzalez | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| George Holmes | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Jean Marie Ingels | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Naval Officer at Space Launch (uncredited)
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| Colin Kenny | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Mrs. Soblova (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Tom McDonough | ... |
Delegate (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Anthony Redondo | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tony Regan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Waclaw Rekwart | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Bill Richmond | ... |
Clergyman (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Strong | ... |
Delegate (uncredited)
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| Margaret Teele | ... |
Stella Mary (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Reporter / Air Force Officer at Space Launch (uncredited)
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| Rita Wilson | ... |
Ruby Pearl (uncredited)
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Judith Woodbury | ... |
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gordon Douglas | ||
Written by
| William Bowers | ... | (written by) and |
| László Vadnay | ... | (written by) (as Laslo Vadnay) |
Produced by
| Malcolm Stuart | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lalo Schifrin | ||
Cinematography by
| William H. Clothier | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Hugh S. Fowler | ||
Art Direction by
| Hilyard M. Brown | ... | (as Hilyard Brown) |
| Jack Martin Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| Stuart A. Reiss | ||
| Walter M. Scott | ||
Costume Design by
| Moss Mabry | ||
Makeup Department
| Margaret Donovan | ... | hair stylist |
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Nathan Barragar | ... | unit production manager (as Nathan R. Barragar) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ray Kellogg | ... | second unit director |
| Joseph E. Rickards | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| David Dockendorf | ... | sound |
| Al Overton | ... | sound (as Alfred Overton) |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | ... | special photographic effects |
| Howard Lydecker | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bob Young | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Ray Kellogg | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Lalo Schifrin | ... | conductor |
| Richard Hazard | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joe E. Stabile | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1966) (France) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- TF1 (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (in color via FR3 channel's network)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- California Institute of Technology (astronomical photographs copyrighted by)
- Carnegie Institution of Washington (astronomical photographs copyrighted by)
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
- Learjet Corporation (Lear Jet courtesy of)
- NASA Kennedy Space Center (grateful acknowledgment of cooperation)
- NASA (grateful acknowledgment of cooperation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1989, the Americans and the Russians each have a two-person base on the moon. The Americans have had to keep replacing their astronaut teams because they quickly go crazy; they have been using only male astronauts on the unspoken assumption that this would avoid any possibility of impropriety. The Russians, as godless Communists, are under no such constraints, and their male-female team has remained well-adjusted. At the start of the film, a male and female American astronaut team is sent up to replace the sex-starved all-male team. The government insists on them being married first to preserve morality. Most of the story revolves around the eventual consummation of this marriage of convenience, and around their relationship with their Russian neighbors, who keep casually dropping by. Written by Bob Kanefsky |
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| Taglines | The Space Race gets Racier when . . . See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,955,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some of the sets were recycled for Lost in Space (1965) that was being filmed around about the same time. See more » |
| Goofs | On their first night on the moon the valve on Pete's pillow appears and disappears. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Frankenstein (1931). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Way... Way Out See more » |
| Quotes |
[First lines]
Narrator: This is Colonel John "Shorty" Powers in Lunar Launch Control. This story takes place near the turn of the century -not the last century, the *next* century. Nothing very much has happened since the 1960's: There as still a United Nations, and peace in the world... or at least what we have come to accept as "peace". See more » |