Death in Space

TV Movie
1974
1h 13m

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Charles S. Dubin, George Maharis, Cameron Mitchell, and Margaret O'Brien in Death in Space (1974)

The commander of a spaceship orbiting 250 miles above Earth disappears through the airlock and is ejected into space. Although at first it appears to have been an accident, some of the crew ... Read allThe commander of a spaceship orbiting 250 miles above Earth disappears through the airlock and is ejected into space. Although at first it appears to have been an accident, some of the crew come to suspect that it may have actually been a murder.The commander of a spaceship orbiting 250 miles above Earth disappears through the airlock and is ejected into space. Although at first it appears to have been an accident, some of the crew come to suspect that it may have actually been a murder.

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Cue the stock footage

One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Charles Dubin; Produced by Harold Lipstone for Alan Landsburg Productions; taped feature broadcast by ABC-TV. Screenplay by Lou Shaw; Music by George Kleinsinger. Starring: George Maharis, Cameron Mitchell, Jeremy Slate, Robert Walker, Margaret O'Brien, Susan Oliver, Lynette Mettey, Bill Bryant and Sandy Kenyon.

Poor TV space thriller using stock outer space documentary footage extensively. Embarrassing acting in ersatz slow motion to simulate weightlessness. A tired veteran cast is supplemented by a pretty new heroine: Lynette Mettey.

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I recall it mostly for its poor production values

ABC had a big success with its "Wide World of Sports," so starting in 1973 it tried to build off the brand by calling other things part of the "Wide World of Entertainment." "Death in Space" was billed as a "Wide World: Mystery, " which usually lost the colon in newspaper listings and appeared as "Wide World Mystery." There were also "Wide World: Special," which could be concerts or comedy specials of any type. "Death in Space"was run after hours in a 90-minute slot at 11:30 pm on Monday, June 17, 1974, up against Johnny Carson. I had had always been fascinated by Robert Walker Jr., who was very good as "Ensign Pulver" and in an early episode of "Star Trek," but seldom never got the roles I thought he deserved. And I was interested in seeing Margaret O'Brien in an adult role. But the "movie" was a disappointment. What I recall mostly were its cheap, videotaped production values, comparable to a daytime soap opera, and not particularly watchable or interesting.