Mission To Mars

Mission to Mars is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Brian De Palma from an original screenplay written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost. The film's story details a fictional portrayal of a manned Mars exploration mission gone awry in the year 2020. The motion picture was partially inspired by the Disney attraction of the same name, making it Disney's second film based on an attraction at one of its theme parks, following the made-for-TV film Tower of Terror, released in 1997. Incorporated in the plot is the character of Jim McConnell, played by actor Gary Sinise, as an American astronaut who coordinates a rescue mission to a distant planet to retrieve a missing colleague. Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell and Kim Delaney star in principal supporting roles.