E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Charlie Englehardt
Jeremy Slate
Astronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence
Jim McMullan
Astronaut Ben Pelham
Morgan Paull
Astronaut Dave Anderson
Michael Link
Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr.
John Carradine
Jacob Avril
Jack Callahan
Dr. Jack Smathers
Charles Conrad
Himself
Walter Brooke
Whitehead
Keene Curtis
Tom Estes
Edward Faulkner
Eli Mackernutt, Sr.
Jon Cedar
Hans Hartman
Barbara Faulkner
Mrs. Mary Mackernutt
Stephen Rogers
Joey Williams
Crew
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
Jon Boothe
Writer
William R. Shelton
Novel
John F. Schreyer
Editor
J.J. Jones
Director of Photography
Jack Barry
Assistant Director
Mark Evans
Production Supervisor
John Cutts
Producer
Carl Kugel
Associate Producer
Joseph Silver
Post Production Supervisor
Jack Baur
Casting
Joe Zomar
Special Effects
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Lionel Newman
Music Supervisor
Robert De Vestel
Set Decoration
Joe W. Schmitt
Technical Advisor
Maurie M. Suess
Unit Production Manager
Allen E. Smith
Art Direction
