The Cold Equations
Brief Synopsis
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When a military pilot volunteers to deliver medicine to miners on a far-off planet, his efficient space ship is designed with equipment and fuel allowance for only one person. Shortly after takeoff, he is alerted to an excess weight that is causing a fuel shortage. He discovers a young stowaway and
Cast & Crew
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Peter Geiger
Director
Billy Campbell
John Barton
Poppy Montgomery
Marilyn "Lee" Cross
William R. Moses
Adrian
Heidi Swedberg
Board Member
Daniel Roebuck
Mitch
Film Details
Also Known As
Cold Equations
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; CAST Security, Inc.; Cinelease, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Fantasy Ii Film Effects Inc; Fotokem Film & Video; Kent Hamilton; Kino Flo Inc; Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc.; Modern VideoFilm; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Syfy; Truman Van Dyke Company
Location
Culver City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
When a military pilot volunteers to deliver medicine to miners on a far-off planet, his efficient space ship is designed with equipment and fuel allowance for only one person. Shortly after takeoff, he is alerted to an excess weight that is causing a fuel shortage. He discovers a young stowaway and realizes that the ship won't land with both of them on board. Although he is ordered to throw her off the ship, the two develop a strong bond and search frantically for something else to jettison before potential tragedy strikes.
Director
Peter Geiger
Director
Cast
Billy Campbell
John Barton
Poppy Montgomery
Marilyn "Lee" Cross
William R. Moses
Adrian
Heidi Swedberg
Board Member
Daniel Roebuck
Mitch
John Prosky
Nathan
Derk Cheetwood
Corporal
Nicki Micheaux
Ground Controller
Albert Hall
Keynes
Crew
Yoran Barzilai
Producer
Tish Beckman
Costumes
Stephen Bergen
Screenwriter
Keith Burtons
Dialogue Editor
Billy Campbell
Co-Executive Producer
Jason Childs
Art Department
Sara Chomuides
Hair
Sara Chomuides
Makeup
Alisa Christensen
Stunts
Patrick G Courad
Assistant Camera Operator
Ted Denos
Set Decorator
George Deveau
Special Effects Foreman
Robert Devico
Production Designer
Glenn Divincenzo
Steadicam Operator
Tracey Dodokin
Executive In Charge Of Production (Alliance)
Kirk Douglas
Assistant Camera Operator
Louie Escobar
Gaffer
Annie Etheridge
Assistant Production Coordinator
George Flores
Sound Mixer
Peter Geiger
Screenwriter
Tom Godwin
From Short Story
Patrick M Griffith
Supervisor
Michael Gurbin
Key Grip
Kent Hamilton
Production Insurance
Dwight Hovey
Other
Reeve Howard
Assistant Director
Leslie Huntley
Segment Producer
Valerie A Jackson
Hair
Valerie A Jackson
Makeup
Michael Kaschalk
Animator
Roberta Kirkpatrick
Animator
Karl Knapp
Other
Malina Koani-guzman
Production Assistant
Sharon Levy
Publicity
Birgitte Mann
Costume Designer
Mary Jo Markey
Editor
Juan Martinez
Electrician
Scott Mceroy
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Melzer
Video
Jana Sue Memel
Executive Producer
Tim Molinder
Supervisor
Robert Morgenroth
Video
Shane Nagle
Electrician
Jesse Panurup
Dialogue Editor
Julie Pearce
Hair Stylist
David C Perry
Dolly Grip
Andrea Pilat
Craft Service
Craig Plost
Medic
Norman Plotkin
Screenwriter
Paul Rabjohns
Music
Karen Reynolds
Publicity
Hillary Anne Ripps
Associate Producer
Mike Rodriguez
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Jimmy Sandeval
Assistant Editor
Paula Sever
Art Department Coordinator
Jennifer Solvan
Makeup Assistant
G Bruno Stempel
Special Effects Coordinator
Kenneth Strain
Boom Operator
Lee Stranahan
Graphics
Lee Stranahan
Video
Kathryn Tckis
Production Coordinator
Josh Uberman
Electrician
Joe Vincshy
Post-Production Supervisor
Chris Walling
Director Of Photography
Gene Warren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Randy Westgate
Makeup
Angela Whiting
Property Master
Angela Whiting
Set Decorator
Rick Woodall
Sound Mixer
Scott Wuze
Costumes
Film Details
Also Known As
Cold Equations
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; CAST Security, Inc.; Cinelease, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Fantasy Ii Film Effects Inc; Fotokem Film & Video; Kent Hamilton; Kino Flo Inc; Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc.; Modern VideoFilm; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Syfy; Truman Van Dyke Company
Location
Culver City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 14, 1996
Completed shooting July 10, 1996.
