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  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. [Gravitas Ventures]

Directed By: Mark Craig

Written By: Eugene Cernan, Mark Craig

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 35 m

The Last Man on the Moon

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
78
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Summary When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. [Gravitas Ventures]

Directed By: Mark Craig

Written By: Eugene Cernan, Mark Craig

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100
Feb 25, 2016
This is a great documentary about a great man.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 25, 2016
Take a pinch of Top Gun, stir in a generous dollop of The Right Stuff, add a light sprinkling of Mad Men and you have the formula for this uplifting documentary portrait of former Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan.
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80
Feb 25, 2016
The film traces Cernan's career trajectory, going back to his days in San Diego as a hot-shot naval aviator, blending terrific archival footage with contemporary perspectives to quietly poetic effect.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 25, 2016
The Last Man on the Moon is one of those movies we didn't realize we needed, but turns out to be just the thing for our fractured, cynical times.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 25, 2016
Using a rich trove of archival footage and interviews with Cernan, members of his family, other former astronauts and key Apollo mission figures, director Mark Craig charts the flight path of Cernan’s life.
By Soren Andersen FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 25, 2016
Cernan is proud of what he accomplished, calling himself the luckiest man in the world for all that he got to see. But he also expresses regret at having done it at the expense of his family.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
63
Feb 26, 2016
This is not my favorite kind of documentary filmmaking. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the subject of this film, who’s also the older fellow watching the bucking bronco, is a man deserving of a tribute such as this movie aspires to give him. The filmmakers, attempting to jazz up their material, get in the way a lot.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Mark Stewart Productions
Release Date Feb 26, 2016
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
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Tagline One man's part in mankind's greatest adventure.
Website http://www.thelastmanonthemoon.com/
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Awards

Newport Beach Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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