Beyond the Rising Moon | |
Director: | Philip J. Cook |
Cinematography: | Philip J. Cook |
Editing: | Philip J. Cook |
Producer: | John R. Ellis |
Starring: | Hans Bachmann |
Music: | David Bartley |
Studio: | Common Man Motion Pictures Corp.[1] |
Distributor: | VidAmerica |
Runtime: | 97 minutes |
Released: | [2] |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Budget: | $175,000 |
Beyond the Rising Moon (also known as Star Quest and Starquest - Beyond the Rising Moon)[3] is a 1988 direct-to-video science fiction film by Philip J. Cook.
Philip J. Cook and John R. Ellis (formerly an inker and illustrator for Marvel Comics) had both worked at Broadcast Arts as a director of photography and animator respectively during Broadcast Arts' initial years in Washington, D.C., and had stayed in the area after the company relocated to New York City.[1] Ellis was introduced to Cook during a company screening of one of Cook's 8 mm film projects that showed impressive effects work in spite of the limitations and lead to the two collaborating on a film.[1] The majority ofBeyond the Rising Moon was filmed in a warehouse outside Alexandria, Virginia with sets torn down to make way for new ones as filming proceeded in an area of approximately 2,000 square feet.[1]
The film was released on home video under the title Star Quest: Beyond the Rising Moon on February 28, 1990, by VidAmerica on VHS and LaserDisc.[1] [2] Three versions of the movie exist with the home video release running 84 minutes, a 90-minute version broadcast sporadically on the Sci-Fi Channel from March 1994 to November 1996, and a 97-minute director's cut that has not seen release.[2]