Trailer Trash: Moon

Moon is the directoral debut of Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie. The film looks like an amazingly emotional mash-up of Apollo 13, Castaway and the Machinist (wait… huh?). The plot involves a solitary astronaut (Sam Rockwell) who is nearing the end of a 3 year stint on a lunar farm. His only companion is the station’s robot (voiced by Kevin Spacey!). Of course, things go wrong when he finds someone else on the moon. You can’t tell in the trailer, but the film was shot on an indie budget and looks far more emotional and character-driven than any previous space movies (Armaggedon? Red Planet?). The film did well at Sundance and Sam Rockwell has garnered a lot of attention for his role.

The film will be given a limited release in June, 2009

(ps - the song in the trailer is “In the Backseat” by the Arcade Fire)