4.4 / 10(38 votes)IMDbPG-1319921h 52mJapan, United States of America

Solar Crisis

“In the year 2050, the battle to save the earth will be fought on the sun.”

Topics:#space marine #artificial intelligence (a.i.)#bomb #sun #astronaut

Synopsis

A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial Intelligence and a Japanese pilot at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else.

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Solar Crisis (1990) Trailer

Type: Trailer • Published 2009-08-25

Top Cast

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Tim Matheson

Steve Kelso

Charlton Heston

Adm. "Skeet" Kelso

Peter Boyle

Arnold Teague

Annabel Schofield

Alex Noffe

Corin Nemec

Mike Kelso

Tetsuya Bessho

Ken Minami

Jack Palance

Travis

Dorian Harewood

Borg

Paul Koslo

Haas

Sandy McPeak

Gurney

Silvana Gallardo

T.C.

Dan Shor

Harvard

Scott Allan Campbell

McBride

Frantz Turner

Lamare

Richard S. Scott

Meeks

Eric James

Louisiana

David Ursin

Kovac

Paul Williams

Freddy the Bomb (voice)

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

November 25, 1992

Wide Cinema Exhibition

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

January 21, 1993

Physical Home Media

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

$55M

Filming & production cost

Worldwide Gross

Pending

Total global ticket sales

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee
Screenplay & Story: Joe Gannon, Tedi Sarafian
Original Score: Maurice Jarre
Original Title: Solar Crisis
Country of Origin: Japan, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 52m
Production Budget: $55M
Production Studios: Trimark Pictures, Gakken, NHK Enterprises, Japan America Picture Company

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee

Screenplay & Story

Joe Gannon, Tedi Sarafian, Takeshi Kawata

Original Score & Music

Maurice Jarre

Director of Photography

Russell Carpenter, Steven Finestone

Film Editing

Richard Trevor, Charles V. Coleman

Producers

Richard Edlund, Morris Morishima, James Nelson, Takehito Sadamura, Takeshi Kawata

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Takeshi Kawata

Department Leadership Roster

Richard C. Sarafian

Director

Joe Gannon

Screenplay

Richard Edlund

Producer

Morris Morishima

Producer

James Nelson

Producer

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Russell Carpenter

Director of Photography

Richard Trevor

Editor

Joan McCormick-Cooper

Producer

Steven Finestone

Director of Photography

Charles V. Coleman

Editor

Alan Smithee

Director

Tedi Sarafian

Screenplay

Age Classification & Content Advisories

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Primary: PG-13

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned — May contain intense action, language, or mature themes.

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United States (MPAA)PG-13

Parents Strongly Cautioned — May contain intense action, language, or mature themes.

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