Because then-CEO Michael Eisner was “nervous” about releasing movies based on rides, the connection between the two was downplayed. It’s “unclear” whether De Palma himself even knew that the movie had ties to the Disneyland simulator, which began as “Rocket to the Moon” when the park first opened and was later rebranded as “Mission to Mars” in 1975, before closing in the early ‘90s. Despite the fact that the movie bombed, the ride was eventually resurrected in 2003 as “Mission: SPACE” featuring Mission to Mars co-star Gary Sinise.
So remember when you’re watching Jungle Cruise with your family this weekend that, in a way, it owes a debt to the director of Dressed to Kill and Body Double.
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