Roving Mars

Name: Roving Mars
Genre: Documentary, Short
Released: 2006-01-27
Duration: 40 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Paul Newman, Steve Squyres, Rob Manning, Charles Elachi, Wayne Lee

IMDb ID: tt0436595 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.2 (1,153 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Short

Through the eyes of two state-of-the-art rovers, and with NASA scientists at your side, you'll see Mars in a way no one ever has before-direct from the surface of the amazing red planet.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSpain: Conquistando Marte
Germany: Der rote Planet - Expedition Mars
Brazil: Explorando Marte
United States: Mission to Mars (Working Title)
France: Objectif Mars
United States: Roving Mars
Poland: Spacer po Marsie
Russia: Катание по Марсу
Mission to MarsContent RatingGRelease Date2006-01-27Runtime40 minutesMetascore58IMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews24Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsengineering challenge
imax
galaxy
water
rockProduction CompaniesWalt Disney Pictures
Lockheed Martin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Official SitesOfficial site - http://movies.disney.com/roving-marsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436595/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0436595.jpgUpdated At2025-08-25T07:57:04

Stars

Paul Newman
Steve Squyres
Rob Manning
Charles Elachi
Wayne Lee
Nagin Cox
John Beck Hofmann

Directors

George Butler

Writers

George Butler
Robert Andrus

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Paul Newman | Character: Self - Introduction by
Actor: Steve Squyres | Character: Self
Actor: Rob Manning | Character: Self
Actor: Charles Elachi | Character: Self
Actor: Wayne Lee | Character: Self
Actor: Nagin Cox | Character: Self - single headshot
Actor: John Beck Hofmann | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: George Butler | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: George Butler | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Andrus | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Caroline Alexander | Role: Producer
Name: George Butler | Role: Producer
Name: Tara Grace | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Marshall | Role: Producer
Name: Scott Swofford | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Philip Glass | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: T.C. Christensen | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nancy Baker | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Rick Gordon | Role: Production Manager
Name: Scott Swofford | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Christopher Cole | Role: Art Department
Name: Stefan Kocev | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: John P. Fasal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steven C. Laneri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael L. McDonough | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Phenix | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ryan Purcell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary A. Rizzo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karl Rosengren | Role: Sound Department
Name: Onofre Ortega | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Johnathan R. Banta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Aja Bogdanoff | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Booth | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris Brown | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tim Enstice | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Colin Feist | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jason Jue | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dan Maas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alan G. Markowitz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jeremy Nicolaides | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John Niehuss | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Piedmont | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Benjamin Schweighart | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Watanabe | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Justin Wick | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Robert Adams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryan Ashford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Denise Bailie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ron Batzdorff | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brandon Christensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zep Christensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lynn Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rhett E. Fernsten | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Foss | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cary Fukinaga | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Hoffman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Lovasen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Al Magallon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tyler Meiners | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Murray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Neihouse | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Elmer Oukrop | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dennis L. Peterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jake Roquemore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jed Seus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bernard Sissel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sandi Sissel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Reed Smoot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Stelling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack Tankard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Todd Taylor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Turek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henry Valus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryan Watson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fred Weigle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kat Westergaard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Williams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Beck Hofmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Hulme | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Eric DeJong | Role: Animation Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tina Ballou | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chi Yoon Chung | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Larry Matson | Role: Location Management
Name: Laura Bemis Rollison | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: John Carbonara | Role: Music Department
Name: Jonathan Dinklage | Role: Music Department
Name: Susan Jacobs | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel Nielsen | Role: Music Department
Name: Suzana Peric | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Riesman | Role: Music Department
Name: Christian Rutledge | Role: Music Department
Name: Neil Balm | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jeff T. Miller | Role: Production Department
Name: Terri Pappas | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Brett Miller | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: John Dowling | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edwin Escalante | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cliff Fleming | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Kubricky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Mertens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Passon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary T. Radford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Bemis Rollison | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Daniel Holton-Roth | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Armenia: March 4, 2005
Brazil: March 18, 2005
Botswana: March 18, 2005
Curaçao: March 18, 2005
Chile: June 10, 2005
Spain: June 10, 2005
Iraq: June 10, 2005
Canada: January 27, 2006
United States: January 27, 2006
Australia: April 6, 2006
Germany: May 25, 2006
France: October 25, 2006
Philippines: July 31, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: July 31, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Belgium: June 22, 2015 (internet)
Netherlands: June 22, 2015 (internet)

Awards

Box Office