Editing Mission to Mars (section)

{{Short description|2000 film by Brian De Palma}}
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{{Infobox film
| name            = Mission to Mars
| image           = mission_to_mars.jpg
| caption         = Theatrical release poster
| director        = [[Brian De Palma]]
| based_on        = {{Based on|[[Walt Disney]]'s [[Mission to Mars (attraction)|Mission to Mars]]}}
| producer        = Tom Jacobson
| screenplay      = [[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim Thomas]]<br />[[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]]<br />[[Graham Yost]]
| story           = Jim Thomas<br />John Thomas<br />Lowell Cannon
| starring        = {{plain list|
* [[Gary Sinise]]
* [[Don Cheadle]]
* [[Connie Nielsen]]
* [[Jerry O'Connell]]
* [[Kim Delaney]]
* [[Tim Robbins]]}}
| music          = [[Ennio Morricone]]
| cinematography = [[Stephen H. Burum]]
| editing        = [[Paul Hirsch (film editor)|Paul Hirsch]]
| studio         = [[Touchstone Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
| released       = {{Film date|2000|3|10}}
| runtime        = 114 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $100 million<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missiontomars.htm |title=Mission to Mars |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2011-10-18}}</ref> 
| gross          = $111 million<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo/>
}}

'''''Mission to Mars''''' is a 2000 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Brian De Palma]], written by [[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim]] and [[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]], and [[Graham Yost]], and suggested by [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney]]'s [[Mission to Mars (attraction)|theme park attraction of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/06/26/mission-to-mars-the-ride-that-inspired-the-movie-that-inspired-the-ride/ |title=Mission to Mars: The Ride That Inspired the Movie That Inspired the Ride |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2015-06-26 |website=Oh My Disney |publisher=Disney |access-date=2019-06-23 }}</ref> The film depicts the first crewed [[Mars]] exploration mission going awry; American [[astronaut]] Jim McConnell ([[Gary Sinise]]) helps to coordinate a rescue mission for a colleague. Principal support actors were [[Tim Robbins]], [[Don Cheadle]], [[Connie Nielsen]], [[Jerry O'Connell]], and [[Kim Delaney]].

Released theatrically by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]] through [[Touchstone Pictures]] on March 10, 2000, the film was both a critical and commercial disappointment.