Once in a Blue Moon (1995)
- Country
- Canada
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1967, a Canadian family takes in an indigenous orphan as a foster child. He and the family's son decide to build a rocket to fly to the Moon.
lightheartednostalgicwhimsicalhopefulgentleadventurousfamily-oriented
What happens
Once in a Blue Moon is a Canadian children's adventure film, directed by Philip Spink and released in 1995. Set in 1967, the film centres on the suburban Piper family; after they take in indigenous orphan Sam (Simon Baker) as a foster child, he and the family's son Peter (Cody Serpa) decide to build a rocket in an attempt to travel to the Moon. The cast also includes Mike MacDonald and Cheryl Wilson as Mr. and Mrs. Piper, and Deanna Milligan as their older daughter Emily. The film premiered at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into wider commercial release in 1996. Crystine Booth received a Genie Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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