The Last Man on the Moon (2014)

When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss. When Apollo astronaut stepped off the moon in 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now, forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story. Cernan’s burning ambition carried him to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space and to the moon. But there was a heavy price to pay for the fame and privilege that followed. As his wife famously remarked, ‘If you think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home.’ ‘The Last Man on the Moon’ combines rare archive material, compelling Visual FX and unprecedented access to present an iconic historical character on the big screen. Astronaut Gene Cernan looks back on the exciting history of NASA’s lunar landings and how being the last man to stand on the moon changed his life. A dozen people have walked on the moon. Everyone knows the first. But the last could tell you quite a story.

The Last Man on the Moon (2014)
95 min|Documentary, Adventure, Biography|26 Feb 2016
7.6Rating: 7.6 / 10 from 634 usersMetascore: 78
When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss.