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Apollo 18

Apollo 18

There's a reason we've never gone back to the moon.

20115.31h 26m

Overview

Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
Written by Brian Miller
Produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Michele Wolkoff
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $25.6M

Top Cast

Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins

Lt. Col. John Grey

Warren Christie

Warren Christie

Capt. Benjamin Anderson

Lloyd Owen

Lloyd Owen

Cdr. Nathan Walker

Andrew Airlie

Andrew Airlie

Mission Control

Michael Kopsa

Michael Kopsa

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Ali Liebert

Ali Liebert

Nate's Girlfriend

Kurt Max Runte

Kurt Max Runte

Lab Tech

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Kim Wylie

Laura Anderson

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Noah Wylie

Ryan Anderson

Erica Carroll

Erica Carroll

John's Fiancée

Themes & Keywords

moonnasainfectionmoon landingalienastronautalien infectionfound footagealienspseudo-documentary

About Apollo 18

Apollo 18 is a horror, thriller, science fiction film released in 2011 exploring themes of moon, nasa, infection, moon landing, alien, astronaut. Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, it stars Ryan Robbins, Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen. Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

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