The Cold Equations

The Cold Equations

92 mins | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | Dec. 7, 1996

Lieutenant John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she stays on board. They have gone too far to turn back, and Barton's superiors make it clear: the mission takes precedence and Lee has to be dumped into space. But she won't go quietly.

The Cold Equations

92 mins | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | Dec. 7, 1996

The Cold Equations
Lieutenant John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she stays on board. They have gone too far to turn back, and Barton's superiors make it clear: the mission takes precedence and Lee has to be dumped into space. But she won't go quietly.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Alliance Communications Corporation
Original title The Cold Equations
Directors Peter Geiger
Writers Norman Plotkin, Peter Geiger, Stephen Berger

Cast

Billy Campbell

as John Barton

Poppy Montgomery

as Lee Cross

Daniel Roebuck

as Mitch

William R. Moses

as Adrian Cross

John Prosky

as Markham

Albert Hall

as Captain Keynes

Heidi Swedberg

as Board Member

Derk Cheetwood

as Corporal

Nicki Micheaux

as Ground Controller