Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood

2022 American film by Richard LinklaterTemplate:SHORTDESC:2022 American film by Richard Linklater

## Apollo <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />10+1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood

### **Produced by**

* Richard Linklater
* Tommy Pallotta
* Mike Blizzard
* Femke Wolting
* Bruno Felix

### **Starring**

* Glen Powell
* Zachary Levi
* Jack Black

### **Production company**

* Netflix Animation
* Minnow Mountain
* Submarine
* Detour Filmproduction

### **Release date**

* March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) (SXSW)
* April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) (United States)

### **Country**

United States

***Apollo <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />10+1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood*** is a 2022 American animated film set during the events preceding the Apollo 11 Moon landing, loosely based on the childhood of writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater. It presents a fictional tale of a fourth-grader who becomes the first person to land on the Moon and stars Glen Powell, Jack Black, Zachary Levi and Josh Wiggins. *Apollo <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />10+1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood* premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2022, and was released in select theaters on March 24, 2022, before premiering on Netflix on April 1. The film received positive reviews, with praise for its writing, visuals, and nostalgic feel.

## Plot

The story of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969 from two interwoven perspectives. It captures both the astronaut and mission control view of the triumphant moment, and the lesser-seen bottom up perspective of what it was like from an excited kid's perspective, living near NASA but mostly watching it on TV like hundreds of millions of others. It's ultimately both an exacting re-creation of this special moment in history and a kid's fantasy about being plucked from his average life in suburbia to secretly train for a covert mission to the moon.

## Voice cast

* Milo Coy as young Stanley
* Jack Black as adult Stanley
* Glen Powell as Bostick, NASA official
* Zachary Levi as Kranz, NASA official
* Josh Wiggins as Steve
* Lee Eddy as Mom
* Bill Wise as Dad
* Natalie L'Amoreaux as Vicky
* Jessica Brynn Cohen as Jana
* Sam Chipman as Greg
* Danielle Guilbot as Stephanie

## Production

Richard Linklater originally got the idea for the film in 2004. In February 2018, it was announced Richard Linklater would direct the film from a screenplay he wrote. In July 2020, it was announced Glen Powell, Jack Black, Zachary Levi, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam Chipman and Danielle Guilbot had joined the cast of the film, with Netflix distributing.

Richard Linklater was planning to create the film in live action but instead decided to go with an animation style influenced by Saturday morning cartoons because of the playful nature of animation. Home movies created in Houston, Texas during the 1960s were used for research, some were also included in the film.

Principal photography began in February 2020 at Robert Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas, and wrapped in March 2020. Linklater spent much of the time editing the film during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Setting

The film is set in Houston in the 1960s, during the Space Race.

### Filming

Parts of the filming were done in front of a green screen, and everything the characters did not interact with or touch was animated in post-production. Parts of the film, which were shot in live-action, were animated during post-production using a technique similar to the rotoscoping used in Linklater's *Waking Life* (2001) and *A Scanner Darkly* (2006).

## Release

*Apollo <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />10+1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood* premiered as a headliner at the 2022 South by Southwest film festival on March 13, 2022. When the official trailer was released, the release date was announced for April 1, 2022, which is when it premiered on Netflix. The film was screened in select theaters on March 24, 2022.

## Reception

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of 113 sampled critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "The sweetly nostalgic *Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood* finds Richard Linklater reusing visual and thematic ingredients in a deeply personal, freshly inspired way." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

## References

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1. ↑ How to Watch 'Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood': Where to Stream the Richard Linklater Movie (1 April 2022).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Richard Linklater created 'an animated universe' for 'Apollo 10 ½' (en). Entertainment Weekly.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Darling, Cary (March 22, 2022). Interview: Richard Linklater's 'Apollo 10 1/2' a love letter to growing up in Houston in the '60s.
4. ↑ Raup, Jordan (February 8, 2018). Richard Linklater Sets Sights on 1969 Moon Landing for Next Film. Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
5. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (July 16, 2020). Glen Powell, Jack Black to Star in Richard Linklater Animated Netflix Movie 'Apollo 10 ½'. Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Motamayor, Rafael (March 18, 2022). "Richard Linklater And Glen Powell Talk Apollo 10 1/2 And Recreating 1960s Houston In Animation [Interview]". *SlashFilm*. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
7. ↑ 'Apollo 10 1/2' (January 15, 2020). Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 16, 2020). Netflix Sets New Animated Movie With Richard Linklater: 'Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure'. Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
9. ↑ Richard Linklater's 'Apollo 10' Movie Open Casting Call (Pay is $250/Day) (March 1, 2020). Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Template:Cite magazine
11. ↑ Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (en).
12. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (March 7, 2022). Trailer: Linklater's *Apollo 10 ½* Brings a Kid's Space Age Dreams to Life (en-us).
13. ↑ APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD.
14. ↑ Template:Cite Rotten Tomatoes
15. ↑ Template:Cite Metacritic

## External links

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* *Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood* at IMDb

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