Capricorn One (1977) Review

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[TheDaveCullenShow]

Apologies, I meant to say Telly Savalas, not Terry lol 🤦‍♂

[angrytigger]

Growing up in the 90's, I remember having the belief that the fundamental drive of a journalist was to expose the truth, even at the cost of the organisation they work for. It wasn't until the late 00's that I realised they were just employees, working for a monthly wage and trying to keep their head down til retirement like everyone else.

[bigdmac]

The ending of C1 is deeply satifying, especially with the expression on Kelloway's face as Brubaker emerges from the car.

[cmb]

This Film was a real eyeopener for me as a 10 year old, showed me the world is not as we are told and to never trust the media. Excellent reveiw of a brilliant film.

[RetroPages]

Frankly, this was the kind of thought-provoking stuff we got as kids that everyone would freak-out about today.

[ajvonline]

I've always loved this incredible, vastly underrated movie. Thank you for featuring it, good sir! 👍

[harbl]

"If We Did Fake It", NASA edition.

[chrisdanks]

Amusing how they tell the truth with these type of films.

[bensmith]

One of my favourite movies as a kid. The idea the govt would act so dishonourably and cover stuff up like this was crazy and wild.


Not so much nowadays....

[CowboyRobot]

Saw this in the theatre when I was a little kid. I was a space nut and loved watching all the NASA launches on TV. I never looked at NASA the same way again after this movie...🤯

[clonie]

Blew me away when I saw it as a teenager. The snake snack. The hunting helicopters. The ending. Brilliant film.

[Stringwar]

The 70s had many fantastic conspiracy and dark films.

[mogadeet]

I agree. Looking at the mainstream media now, they are the last people I would go to with a secret.

[thevilliageidiot]

I saw this film at a drive-in when it released, as part of a double-feature. I was a young kind and it didn't stick with me as I grew up like other films have, and my generational peers have no recollection of the film at all. However, just a couple years ago when watching Naked Gun, the OJ scenes juggle my memory and I decided to acquire and watch Capricorn One again. The relevancy was striking and it made the film stand-out to me and stick. It was really underrated and glad you put a light on it, I'm going to give this another watch this weekend with your comments in consideration. Thank you.

[TheKcrellin]

Capricorn One is on my list of all time great movies. It shows what is possible with truly great and intelligent writing. I would defend the end by noting that the reporter does not find Brubaker by chance: the pilot of the crop duster tells him he ha seen these military helicopters flying around for the last day or two, and so they decide to follow the helicopters.and are able to swoop in when the helicopters finish tracking him down. A twist Hollywood is incapable of writing today.

[bettysteve]

l have an American friend who said "there is no way they could have faked the moon landings, too many people would need to be kept silent, " all l said was "Capricorn one", "got me", he replied eventually.
the first 3 guys to "go where no man had gone before" where they survived the probably most dangerous exploration in human history, and at the news conference after? they are sitting there, not filled with elation, not pinging with excitement, but sitting there looking EMBARRESSED and ASHAMED, like they were children who had been caught out in mischief but don't want to say anything in case they implicated themselves.

[carloscolon]

I think it is an underrated gem of a thriller that still holds up and very enjoyable.

[billhumiston]

I remember the film being used as fodder for Conspiracy Theorists who claimed we never went to the Moon.

[canadiankewldude]

When I first saw it, it felt like a slap in the face, from our overlords.

Apollo Fraud.

[jsldj]

"Keep your fvcking head down!"😂