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The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick. It features some surprising guest appearances, most notably by Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Buzz Aldrin and Stanley Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick.
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I always have to laugh when people bring up "Dark Side of the Moon" as some sort of evidence of a hoax, because it immediately alerts me to the fact that they have not the foggiest idea what that movie is actually about.
Here's a clue, DrdB:
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The origin of the fictitious characters' names:
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The movie is a send-up - the conspiracy nut's version of 'Spinal Tap'. I suggest you actually sit down and watch it all the way through - especially through the closing credits.
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