Pontiac Moon Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Peter Medak
Genres: Drama
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A dysfunctional family reunites during the Apollo XI moon landing in this drama starring real-life couple Ted_Danson and Mary_Steenburgen. In 1969, eccentric teacher Washington Bellamy (Danson) turns the arrival of men on the moon into a science project for his son Andy (Ryan_Todd). They drive across the country to Idaho's Spires of the Moon National Park, where the odometer of Washington's classic Pontiac Chief will read 238,857, the exact mileage traveled by Apollo XI. Left behind is wife and mother Katherine (Steenburgen), an agoraphobic who never recovered emotionally from a miscarriage seven years earlier. On the road, Washington and Andy encounter a Native American soldier (Eric_Schweig), a flirty barfly (Cathy_Moriarty) and Washington's long-lost brother (Max_Gail). Back home, Katherine nervously ventures outside to follow her family. When Washington's car breaks down, he steals a new engine, bringing the authorities after him and leading to a rendezvous at the park between father, son, mother, and cops, as the astronauts simultaneously land on the moon. Pontiac Moon (1994) was a critical lemon for director Peter_Medak, who enjoyed more success with his British crime dramas such as The_Krays (1990) and Let_Him_Have_It (1991). Karl Williams, Rovi
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