Way...Way Out

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Way...Way Out
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Malcolm Stuart
Written by	William Bowers Laslo Vanday
Starring	Jerry Lewis Connie Stevens Robert Morley Dick Shawn Anita Ekberg James Brolin
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 21, 1966
Running time	106 minutes
Language	English
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Way...Way Out was filmed from January 24-March 30, 1966. It was released on October 21, 1966 by 20th Century Fox.

[edit] Plot

The year is 1989, and the United States decides to send a married couple to live on the moon and operate a U.S. weather station. Peter Lattemore (Jerry Lewis) is the only man who is eligible for the position, but he is not married. In order for him to accept the position he must marry Eileen Forbes (Connie Stevens), who insists that they should be married in name only. The union is made official only forty-five seconds before launch.

When they arrive on the moon, the discover that there are two Russsians living nearby at a Soviet lunar station. The Russians, Anna Soblova (Anita Ekberg) and Igor Baklenikov (Dick Shawn) are suspected of trying to sabatoge the U.S. station, but they are soon vindicated.

Eileen then tricks Igor into marrying him by declaring she is pregnant. Once they are married she tells him the truth, and the Americans, who are now in love themselves, declare their intentions to have a "moon baby." A race is soon on between the two couples to see who will be parents first.

[edit] Trivia

• The narrator is John "Shorty" Powers, who was NASA's public affairs announcer at the time.

• The title song is performed by Gary Lewis & the Playboys led by Lewis' son, Gary.

[edit] External links

• Way...Way Out on imdb.com