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E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.Read moreLess
E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.
The story
E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.
Cast & crew
Lloyd BridgesCharlie Englehardt
Jeremy SlateAstronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence
Jim McMullanAstronaut Ben Pelham
Morgan PaullAstronaut Dave Anderson
John CarradineJacob Avril
Charles ConradHimself
Walter BrookeWhitehead
Keene CurtisTom Estes
Edward FaulknerEli Mackernutt, Sr.
Jon CedarHans HartmanExplore the crew
- Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Writer
- Jon Boothe
- Director of Photography
- J.J. Jones
- Original Music Composer
- Patrick Williams
- Editor
- John F. Schreyer
- Producer
- John Cutts