Beyond the Rising Moon | |
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Directed by | Philip J. Cook |
Written by | Philip J. Cook |
Produced by | John R. Ellis |
Starring | Hans Bachmann |
Cinematography | Philip J. Cook |
Edited by | Philip J. Cook |
Music by | David Bartley |
Production company | Common Man Motion Pictures Corp. [1] |
Distributed by | VidAmerica [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $175,000 [1] |
Beyond the Rising Moon (also known as Star Quest and Starquest - Beyond the Rising Moon) [3] is a 1988 direct-to-video science fiction film by Philip J. Cook.
Philip J. Cook and John R. Ellis (formerly an inker and illustrator for Marvel Comics) had both worked at Broadcast Arts as a director of photography and animator respectively during Broadcast Arts' initial years in Washington, D.C., and had stayed in the area after the company relocated to New York City. [1] Ellis was introduced to Cook during a company screening of one of Cook's 8 mm film projects that showed impressive effects work in spite of the limitations and lead to the two collaborating on a film. [1] The majority ofBeyond the Rising Moon was filmed in a warehouse outside Alexandria, Virginia with sets torn down to make way for new ones as filming proceeded in an area of approximately 2,000 square feet. [1]
The film was released on home video under the title Star Quest: Beyond the Rising Moon on February 28, 1990, by VidAmerica on VHS and LaserDisc. [1] [2] Three versions of the movie exist with the home video release running 84 minutes, a 90-minute version broadcast sporadically on the Sci-Fi Channel from March 1994 to November 1996, and a 97-minute director's cut that has not seen release. [2]
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