Awatmath.2352
net.space
utzoo!decvax!watmath!pcmcgeer
Mon May 10 10:16:59 1982
fund raising idea
This may be a little silly, but...
It occurs to me that NASA owns several thousand (perhaps several
million) feet of some of the best special-effects stuff ever done in
the history of either TV or motion pictures. Moreover, these pictures form
a backdrop for what is surely one of the most exciting dramas in the history
of man - the first brave leap of humanity into space.
Surely, given the amount of interest in Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica,
Star Trek and so forth, there must be a market for a feature-length motion
picture or two based on the space program. Such a film would be cheap to make
(most of the footage, as mentioned, already exists), and might gross a great
deal - perhaps enough to pay for the Halley's Comet probe.
Has NASA considered making and releasing such a film? Are there any
legal or political factors that make an endeavour such as this impossible
or inadvisable? Would former astronauts donate their time to such a project
for the good of the program? Is this whole idea completely crazy?
Cheers,
Rick
ps - even if NASA couldn't make and release the film, could the L-5 society?
NASA would certainly donate footage and technical help to the project if
it was to be the principal beneficiary.
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