An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.
Movie tag line: "He's just taking up space!"
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Character: Fred Z. Randall
Character: Julie Ford
Character: Wild Bill Overbeck
Character: Paul Wick
Character: Ben Stevens
Character: Bud Nesbitt
Character: Gary Hackman
Character: Le Chirurgien du Vol
Character: Mission Controller
Character: Mission Controller
Character: Gordon A. Peacock
Character: British Reporter
Character: NASA Lab Tech
Character: Reporter
Character: Gary's Nurse
Character: The President
Character: Bartender
Character: Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Randall (uncredited)