''Escape from Mars'' (1999) is a made-for-TV film produced for the

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Network. The story concerns five astronauts who make the first crewed trip to

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in 2015. The film was filmed in

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Cast

Christine Elise Christine Elise McCarthy, professionally known as Christine Elise, is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Emily Valentine in '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' BH90210'' and Kyle in the ''Child's Play'' f ...

as Lia Poirier, Sagan Cocommander *

Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series ''Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in ''Orphan Black'', Bob Corbett ...

as John Rank, Sagan Cocommander *

Allison Hossack Allison Hossack (born January 26, 1965) is a Canadian actress. Early years Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, Hossack grew up in Killarney, Manitoba, and participated in musical theatre productions while a student there. She began her studie ...

as Andrea Singer, Mission Chemist *

Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and as Charles Harris on ...

as Bill Malone, Mission Architect *

Ron Lea Ron Lea is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles in '' Doc'', '' Street Legal'', and '' This is Wonderland''. Lea also served as a director on some episodes of ''Doc''. Filmography Film Television External links *Lea bio {{DEFAUL ...

as Jason, Mission Control Weasel *

Kavan Smith Kavan Joel Smith (born May 6, 1970) is a Canadian actor known for playing Major Evan Lorne in ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate SG-1'', as Agent Jed Garrity in ''The 4400'', and as Leland Coulter in '' When Calls the Heart''. Early life and ...

as Sergei Andropov, Mission Biogeochemist * David Kaye as Steve Yaffe *

Peter Kelamis Peter Kelamis (born December 11, 1967) is an Australian-Canadian actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He is known for playing Tail Terrier in ''Krypto the Superdog'', Dr. Adam Brody in ''Stargate Universe'', Goku in Ocean's English dubs ...

as David Adams, Mission Control Weasel *

Julie Khaner Julie Khaner (born December 5, 1957) is a Canadian television and film actress, best known for her roles in as Alana Newman Robinovitch in '' Street Legal'', Emily Henchpaw in the 1995 version of '' Jake and the Kid'', Sidney Dernhoff in '' The N ...

as Gail "Mack" McConnell, Mission Control * Tammy Isbell as Stephanie Rank, John's Ex-Wife * Arlene MacPherson as Remi * Aaron Pearl as Robert, Lia Poirier’s Fiancé * Jonathan Barrett as Richard Singer, Andrea's Husband * Darrell Nicholson as Andy Singer * Sophia Sweatman as Amanda Singer

Home Release

Released on VHS.

Reception

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gave the movie two out of five stars. Moria gave the movie the same rating, finding the scientific realism of the movie a plus, but that the direction and characters were lacking.

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gave the movie one of four stars, finding the movie spends too much time in the Earth bound control room.

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