Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D

Name: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
Genre: Documentary, Animation, Short
Released: 2005-09-23
Duration: 40 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Tom Hanks, John Corbett, Andrew Husmann, Bryan Cranston, Aaron White

IMDb ID: tt0401623 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.9 (1,059 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Animation · Short

This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the moon peppered by their quotations of thei...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Magnificent Desolation (Working Title)
United States: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
United Kingdom: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
France: Magnifique désolation: marchons sur la lune
Denmark: Månen
Poland: Wspaniałe pustkowie. Spacer po Księżycu 3D
Ukraine: Подорож на Місяць
Russia: Путешествие на Луну
Japan: ウォーキング・オン・ザ・ムーン 3D (Japanese)
Magnificent DesolationContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2005-09-23Runtime40 minutesMetascore71IMDb Popularity0User Reviews20Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsouter space
simulated scene
reference to yuri gagarin
3d
1970sFilming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesIMAX
Playtone
Herzog-Cowen EntertainmentOfficial SitesOfficial site (United States) - http://www.imax.com/magnificentdesolationIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401623/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0401623.jpgUpdated At2026-04-14T23:35:11

Directors

Mark Cowen

Writers

Tom Hanks
Mark Cowen
Christopher G. Cowen

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tom Hanks | Character: Narrator
Actor: John Corbett | Character: Jack Schmitt
Actor: Andrew Husmann | Character: Astronaut Scott
Actor: Bryan Cranston | Character: Buzz Aldrin
Actor: Aaron White | Character: Astronaut Irwin
Actor: Matt Damon | Character: Al Shepard
Actor: Gary Hershberger | Character: Astronaut Grace
Actor: Morgan Freeman | Character: Neil Armstrong
Actor: Scott Wilder | Character: Astronaut Wallace
Actor: Brandy Blackledge Derrick | Character: Future Astronaut
Actor: Scott Glenn | Character: Charles Duke
Actor: Rick Gomez | Character: Alpha Station Commander
Actor: Colin Hanks | Character: Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Actor: Bo Stevenson | Character: Conspiracy Grip
Actor: Frank John Hughes | Character: Future Houston Capcom
Actor: Tim Matheson | Character: Houston Capcom
Actor: Matthew McConaughey | Character: Al Bean
Actor: Neal McDonough | Character: Reservoir Commander
Actor: Paul Newman | Character: Dave Scott
Actor: Bill Paxton | Character: Ed Mitchell
Actor: Barry Pepper | Character: John Young
Actor: Kevin Pollak | Character: Director
Actor: Julie Shimer | Character: Future Astronaut
Actor: Gary Sinise | Character: Gene Cernan
Actor: Peter Scolari | Character: Pete Conrad
Actor: John Travolta | Character: Jim Irwin
Actor: Donnie Wahlberg | Character: Helium 3 Commander
Actor: Rita Wilson | Character: Beta Station Commander

[Directors Group]
Name: Mark Cowen | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Tom Hanks | Role: Writer
Name: Mark Cowen | Role: Writer
Name: Christopher G. Cowen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Neal Allen | Role: Producer
Name: Christopher G. Cowen | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Cowen | Role: Producer
Name: Jini Durr | Role: Producer
Name: Greg Foster | Role: Producer
Name: Gary Goetzman | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Hanks | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Herzog | Role: Producer
Name: Hugh Murray | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: James Newton Howard | Role: Composer
Name: Blake Neely | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Sean MacLeod Phillips | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Billy Schinski | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Chris Bustard | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Charles Dwight Lee | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Jon Danniells | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kathleen Crawford | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Neal Allen | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Neal Allen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Frank Kostenko Jr. | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Joe Branam | Role: Art Department
Name: Shane Buckallew | Role: Art Department
Name: Gustavo R. Ferreyra | Role: Art Department
Name: David French | Role: Art Department
Name: Matt Hausmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Brook Mansbridge | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas Meikle | Role: Art Department
Name: Eric P. Paczkowski | Role: Art Department
Name: Charles Randolph | Role: Art Department
Name: William Small | Role: Art Department
Name: Butch West | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: James Ashwill | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Austin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christopher Barron | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Beachy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Bedaux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Courtney Bishop | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Bowerman | Role: Sound Department
Name: John T. Cucci | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Greber | Role: Sound Department
Name: Howie Hammermann | Role: Sound Department
Name: P.K. Hooker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Magerkurth | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Morioka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Morris | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan O'Connell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Juan Peralta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Ross | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ronald G. Roumas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jayme Roy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christopher Scarabosio | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rob Scott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Summers | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cory Mandel | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Michael Adkisson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Romulo Adriano Jr. | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kristen Andersen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Johnathan R. Banta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Bas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Barry Berman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Bloom | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tatjana Bozinovski | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris Brown | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Erik Bruhwiler | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jim Carbonetti | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jason Crosby | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris Del Conte | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Colin Feist | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mitch Gates | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jack Geist | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Benoit Girard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Neil Greenberg | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Christopher Hagerthy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul Haman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eric Hanson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Harris | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Travis Wade Ivy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael G. Jackson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brandi Johnson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jason Jue | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Taryn P. Kelly | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Harimander Singh Khalsa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Val Kharitonashvili | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John Knoll | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Anthony Kramer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Fred S. Kuentz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Lehrack | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alan G. Markowitz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Marshall | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Landon Medeiros | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Justin Mitchell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jerome Morin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jeremy Nicolaides | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Pelisek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sean MacLeod Phillips | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Piedmont | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chad Ridgeway | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrew Roberts | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eric Robinson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matt Rosenfeld | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Rubin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tim Sassoon | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Erick Schiele | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul Schneider | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Scott Simmons | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brian Smallwood | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ryan T. Smolarek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marion Spates | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tammy Sutton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Don Taylor | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alexandre Thiery | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Phi Tran | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tong Tran | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Leandro Visconti | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Wendy Whaley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Melissa Widup | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Travis Yohnke | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Christian Zurcher | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sean Looper | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Federico Rivia | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Joe Branam | Role: Stunts
Name: Damon Caro | Role: Stunts
Name: Marvin Francis | Role: Stunts
Name: Samuel Le | Role: Stunts
Name: Denney Pierce | Role: Stunts
Name: Rex Reddick | Role: Stunts
Name: Mario Fernando Rodriguez | Role: Stunts
Name: Karin Silvestri | Role: Stunts
Name: Marcus Young | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Robert Adams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Amaral | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne Baker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Bentley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Cantrell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pete Escobar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Melinda Sue Gordon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steven A. Guerrero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Hintermeister | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jesse Jaraczewski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim McEachen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Selsor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey T. Sweet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James M. Wykoff | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Claudia Huerta | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kory Kruckenberg | Role: Music Department
Name: Beth Neely | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Puff | Role: Music Department
Name: David Sabee | Role: Music Department
Name: Patrick Spain | Role: Music Department
Name: John Carrington | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Kaylene Carlson | Role: Production Department
Name: Cory Johnson | Role: Production Department
Name: Lizette Kilmer | Role: Production Department
Name: Melissa Reynolds | Role: Production Department
Name: Brad Wilder | Role: Production Department
Name: Paul Wilson-Young | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Deborah Bacquel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wes Ball | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Barber | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cassandra Barbour | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Douglas Bilitch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brandon Carroll | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Coons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Crockett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Franks | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Passon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Sevier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue Terry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Torvinen | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4053205273/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4053205273/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563480601292.mp4?Expires=1788397569&Signature=gWG2Qx09AJJthoy7iVm7m3iTewgaizhI8glmgH3D6S72Ga6PO-qnRZJ3-5s5iMnFwdFyi0rfkY2w6WFRe~O-WJYTx~LzB9fwEkDvNBDapegco3QrfmAdy5f8~WO4U0lSW7ivQJiBJQ4V4Js1~DxbMpVwgso2fDCcH1myBU7dCEDR51-N~ZZKwc8CHLGD-gtAoVNMPhsArZVX3gLl1sBMZG75qcXq9rq343WSys~aeKftfOysfHtkm-GtMCH5jBztJS58XOovv5vLOwW6533wVX4M2MP~p27~jjKIY-Tv6VmUnXSgZ4iIL6q4hRK4iNbLJrFygPVi~ujy670WSbHhcg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: September 23, 2005
France: September 28, 2005
Mexico: October 21, 2005 (Cuernavaca, IMAX version)
Mexico: October 21, 2005 (Mexico City, IMAX version)
Denmark: January 14, 2006 (IMAX version)
Poland: February 24, 2006 (IMAX version)
Russia: April 12, 2006
Japan: April 29, 2006

Awards

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